The Broad will mark a major construction milestone Wednesday with a topping-out ceremony celebrating the placement of the final steel beam for the museum’s expansion project in downtown Los Angeles.
Civic leaders, museum officials and construction partners are expected to gather at the museum at 8 a.m. Wednesday for a ceremonial beam signing before the beam is lifted into place by crane, completing the building’s steel framework.
Scheduled speakers include Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, Los Angeles City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado and Joanne Heyler, the museum’s founding director and president.
“This new building reinforces a core belief in access to art that has guided The Broad’s approach in our first decade,” Heyler said in an earlier statement.
The expansion is scheduled to open in 2028 ahead of the Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games. Museum officials said the project will increase gallery space by 70% and allow more works from the Broad’s contemporary art collection to be displayed publicly.
The Broad’s “future gallery and programming space will bring you closer to the work of artists you can consistently see in depth only at The Broad — by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons, Kara Walker, and so many others — as well as artists new to the collection — such as Cauleen Smith, Lauren Halsey, and Patrick Martinez,” according to museum officials.
The new structure will include galleries across multiple floors, outdoor courtyards and flexible live programming spaces for performances, concerts and educational events, museum officials said.
Visitors will also gain expanded access to the museum’s art storage vaults through new exhibition-style viewing areas.
On April 9, 2025, Heyler and co-founder Edythe L. Broad joined civic, cultural and business leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction on the expansion.