The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA) is a new museum housed in a renovated industrial building in Downtown Los Angeles. The ICA LA’s revelatory exhibitions of works by international artists, dynamic public programs, and inclusive community partnerships will reflect the diversity of Los Angeles and the world, fostering critique of the familiar and empathy with the different. Founded in 1984 as the Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA), the ICA LA is a non-collecting museum opening in a 12,700 square-foot industrial building designed by the architectural firm wHY, under the leadership of Kulapat Yantrasast. The building features ample spaces for exhibitions, public programs, offices and a café. ICA LA will build on the distinguished history of SMMoA, a museum that fostered artistic experimentation with bold curatorial choices and often presented the first West Coast solo exhibitions of artists who went on to celebrated stature. Designed by the interdisciplinary practice wHY under the leadership of Kulapat Yantrasast, the museum’s 12,700 square-foot facility features 7,500-square-feet of exhibition space, as well as areas for public programs, offices, and a café scheduled to open in 2018.  ICA LA supports art that sparks the pleasure of discovery and challenges the way we see and experience the world, ourselves, and each other. The museum will nourish the community through the arts: educating the eye, stimulating the intellect, and nurturing the life of the mind and the spirit. ICA LA is committed to making contemporary art relevant and accessible for all; as always, admission is free. For more information, visit theicala.org.