Museum of Dream Space
DETAILS:
Location: The Beverly Center (Level 6, near Macy’s) - 8500 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Hours of Operation:
Monday thru Friday: 10AM to 9PM
Saturday: 10AM to 8PM
Sunday: 11AM to 6PM
Parking: Beverly Center Parking Lot - $1 per hour for the first 4 hours / $2 each additional hour / $18 maximum (the museum does not validate).
Cost:
General Admission: $32 Adult / $28 Seniors, Students & Military / $10 Kids 6-12 (kids 5 & under are free)
VIP: $60 ($100 for 2) - Allows you to skip the line, get your own personal photographer for 20 minutes and a special gift.
Time Commitment: 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Miscellaneous: At the time of this post, you can find discounted tickets on Groupon and Goldstar. The Museum of Dream Space website (provided below under “resources”) also offers various discounts and promotions.
From 29Rooms to Happy Place to Partywith and all the various art installations in-between, there’s certainly been no shortage of these selfie opportunities (guilty as charged) to chose from in Los Angeles to satiate your camera roll and social media accounts. The Museum of Dream Space can now be added to that growing list of pop-ups. MODS, located in the Beverly Center Shopping Mall, considers itself the first U.S. museum dedicated primarily to digital arts. When it first came onto my radar, I was pretty excited because I thought it might be associated with the Digital Art Museum in Tokyo presented by teamLab Borderless, but while there are some fairly striking similarities (imitation is the sincerest form of flattery), I would eventually learn that the two share no affiliation. I guess that just gives me yet another reason to visit Japan! (did someone say robot restaurant?!)
Regardless, we still decided to check it out. To call it a museum would be a little bit of an overstatement. Ultimately, the space is comprised of six immersive rooms that’s probably more about grabbing that choice photo that viewing the digital art being presented there. But to the museum’s credit, each room was fairly distinctive and you could definitely see how they drew inspiration from the work of Yayoi Kusama. While I wouldn’t tell you to rush to the Museum of Dream Space at your earliest convenience, I wouldn’t dissuade you from visiting either if you felt so inclined. No doubt, you’ll end up with some pretty cool pictures and it will definitely wet your tastes buds to visit Tokyo or any Yayoi Kusama exhibition.
RESOURCES:
Museum of Dream Space website.
