Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms

Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away

Two of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms are in the Broad collection. Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013) is now open with reservations required in advance. Kusama’s Longing for Eternity (2017) is on view on the third floor and doesn't require reservations. Learn more below, and read our exclusive interview with the artist.

Artworks on view are subject to change. Please note that Longing for Eternity may be closed on short notice.

How to see Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away

  1. Obtain a timed-entry ticket for “Infinity Mirrored Room + General Admission” by booking online. This new reservation procedure will provide you access to this immersive installation at the start of your museum visit.

    For the best chance to get tickets to view this Infinity Mirrored Room, visit ticketing.thebroad.org and select “Infinity Mirrored Room + General Admission” at 10 a.m. PT on the day of our monthly ticket release. See our ticket release schedule.
  2. Please arrive on time. All members of your group must be present for entry. Early entry is not allowed, and entry is only guaranteed within 10 minutes of your ticketed time.
     
  3. After checking in with our Visitor Experience Staff outside of the museum, you will be instructed to proceed to the installation.
     
  4. After viewing this Infinity Mirrored Room, enjoy the rest of the museum! Tickets include general admission access. Special exhibitions require a separate paid ticket.

Notice: This installation is a mirror-lined room with flashing LED lights that you physically enter with a door that closes behind you. If you are uncomfortable with flashing lights and/or enclosed, dark spaces, please bypass this experience.

How to see Longing for Eternity

  1. Longing for Eternity is located on the third floor of The Broad. Ask any Visitor Experience Team Member for directions to this artwork.
     
  2. Once you have arrived at Longing for Eternity, join the line to view the artwork, or ask a Visitor Experience Team Member for help.

Notice: This installation is a mirror-lined chamber with flashing LED lights that viewers look into. If you are uncomfortable with flashing lights and/or enclosed, dark spaces, please bypass this experience.

Infinity Mirrored Room FAQ

The Infinity Mirror Rooms are part of the Broad collection. No end date has been announced for these artworks.

Yes! Two of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms, Longing for Eternity (2017) on the third floor and Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013) on the first floor, are now open.

Kusama's immersive installation Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013) has limited capacity, accommodating up to four visitors at a time for one minute.

This experiential artwork requires a separate free reservation. Timed tickets for “Infinity Mirrored Room + General Admission” are released monthly and available at ticketing.thebroad.org.

Please be aware that this installation consists of a mirror-lined chamber with LED lights that flicker. Visitors with sensitivity to flashing lights and enclosed spaces should be advised.

Unfortunately, repeat entry within a day is not allowed due to limited capacity.

Both of Kusama’s The Infinity Mirror Rooms at The Broad are free to view. Please note that although there is no charge, advance timed tickets tickets for “Infinity Mirrored Room + General Admission” are required to view Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013).

No, Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors was a limited engagement, traveling exhibition on view October 21, 2017-January 1, 2018, and is no longer on view at The Broad.

Located on the first floor, Infinity Mirrored Room —The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013) is an immersive room that you enter inside for 1 minute. 

Longing for Eternity (2017) is a chamber that you look into through a porthole-like window. It is on view on the third floor. 

You can view Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013) for up to 1 minute and Longing for Eternity (2017) for about 45 seconds. Same day re-entry is not allowed.

Yes, children can view both Infinity Mirror Rooms. Children under 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. To view Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013), all visitors ages 2 and up must book advance tickets for this installation. Longing for Eternity (2017) does not require reservations. 

Since the 1960s, Yayoi Kusama has been creating Infinity Mirror Rooms that provoke a sense of boundlessness and transcendence through extreme repetition. Learn more.