The Broad Expansion
Exterior rendering of the future Broad expansion from Hope Street. Courtesy of The Broad. © Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R). Rendering by Plomp.
Exterior rendering of the existing and expanded Broad. Courtesy of The Broad. © Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R). Rendering by Plomp.
Rendering of a future gallery in the expanded Broad, featuring artworks from the Broad collection (L to R, front gallery): Amy Sherald, Kingdom, 2022; Elliott Hundley, Changeling, 2020; Patrick Martinez, Migration is Natural, 2021, picture me rollin’, 2016, Psychic Friends (Malcolm X), 2022, and They Tried to Bury Us, They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds (Dinos Christianopoulos), 2022; (back gallery): Mark Bradford, Corner of Desire and Piety, 2008 and Helter Skelter I, 2007. Courtesy of the artists and The Broad. © Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R).
“This new building reinforces a core belief in access to art that has guided The Broad’s approach in our first decade.”
— Joanne Heyler, Founding Director
The Design Concept
The expansion, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), the architects of the existing museum, opens a new perspective on the “veil and vault” concept they introduced in 2015, with the building’s iconic white honeycomb “veil” enveloping the “vault,” the sculptural grey core that contains art storage. The exterior of the expansion echoes the surface appearance of the vault—as if this core had been exposed and “unveiled”—symbolically expressing The Broad’s commitment to access while playfully inverting the visual vocabulary of the current building. Inside the addition, there will be large new galleries on the first, second, and third floors, as well as second-floor spaces in which visitors will be able to move among racks filled with artworks from the collection, creating a zone that serves simultaneously as gallery and art storage.
What's Inside the Expansion?
More on View
With 70% more gallery space, you'll see more of the museum’s growing collection, including its uniquely extensive single-artist holdings.
Outdoor Courtyards
Two top-floor, open-air courtyards to gather, relax, and enjoy art outdoors.
New Live Programming Space
Encounter boundary-breaking performances, concerts, or multimedia installations, or participate in a family weekend workshop or school program.
Next-Level Vault Views
A new experience of the art storage vault that invites visitors into a room with painting racks, allowing unexpected themes to emerge as various works are pulled out from visit to visit.
“Expanding the museum reflects our belief in the importance of art as a resource for everyone and in the vision Eli and I shared for Los Angeles as a world art capital.”
— Edythe L. Broad, Co-founder
A Groundbreaking Moment
On April 9, 2025, Joanne Heyler, Founding Director and President of The Broad, and philanthropist Edythe L. Broad, co-founder of The Broad, welcomed civic, cultural, and business leaders to break ground. The ceremony marked the start of construction, honored the resilience of Los Angeles and its arts community, and looked ahead to future program offerings that will build upon the museum’s momentum.
Speakers included Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, L.A. County Chair Pro Tem and Supervisor to the First District Hilda L. Solis, and L.A. City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, Dominic Ng, Chairman and CEO of East West Bank, and Elizabeth Diller of Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), architects of the original Broad and the expansion. With over 170 people in attendance, the ceremony featured performances by Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles and Medusa, and a poetry reading by Lynne Thompson, Los Angeles Poet Laureate Emerita, co-commissioned by The Broad and the Los Angeles Public Library.
The Broad Expansion Groundbreaking Ceremony: performance by Medusa. Photo by Jojo Korsh, courtesy of The Broad
The Broad receives a proclamation from Supervisor Solis (L-R): L.A. County Chair Pro Tem and Supervisor to the First District, Hilda L. Solis; Joanne Heyler, Founding Director and President of The Broad; and Edythe L. Broad. Photo by Jojo Korsh, courtesy of The Broad.
The Broad Expansion Groundbreaking Ceremony, (L – R): Dominic Ng, Chairman and CEO of East West Bank, Jane Fonda, Edythe L. Broad, co-founder of The Broad; and Joanne Heyler, Founding Director and President of The Broad. Photo by Jojo Korsh, courtesy of The Broad.
The Broad Expansion Groundbreaking Ceremony: Lynne Thompson, Los Angeles Poet Laureate Emerita, opened the ceremony by reading a new poem commissioned by The Broad in partnership with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Public Library. Photo by Jojo Korsh, courtesy of The Broad.
“I think of the new building as a companion to the existing Broad. The pair shares DNA, but each has its own distinct character and purpose in constant dialogue with its counterpart.”
— Elizabeth Diller, Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Project Timeline
Announcement
The Broad announces plans for an expansion that will build upon the success of The Broad’s first decade by providing enhanced public access to the growing collection, extend The Broad’s standard-setting visitor engagement, and make possible deeper offerings in live programming.
Groundbreaking Ceremony
The Broad welcomed civic, cultural, and business leaders to break ground on the expansion.
Construction Begins
Foundational work begins within the museum's parking garage.
Anticipated Grand Opening
The expansion is expected to be completed before the 2028 Olympics, hosted in Los Angeles.