Debuting at LACMA this weekend, Samurai: Japanese Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection sends you back in time to discover a treasure trove of battle gear made for high-ranking Japanese warriors from as early as the 14th century. Discover the evolution of samurai equipment across decades, through more than 140 objects of warrior regalia, including full suits of armor, helmets, weapons, and more. Also opening to the public on Sunday, Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist uncovers the entire career of one of the most prominent artists of the Harlem Renaissance. This exhibition features paintings depicting African American culture in Chicago and Paris before the Great Depression and vivid dancehall scenes, reflecting the spirit of the period. Members receive early (and free!) access to both these exhibitions on Friday and Saturday.
On the silver screen, both October film series, Haunted Screens: Expressionism in the German Cinema and Its Influence and The Perfect Match: Hollywood Costume Collaborations, roll on with Faust (1926) and its reincarnation, Faust (1994), on Friday followed by Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and The Breakfast Club on Saturday. Stop by on Sunday for a special screening of Nicole Miller’s Believing Is Seeing at 12:30 pm, featuring oral histories of Torrance-area residents as captured by the LACMA9 Art+Film Lab.
Learn something new at the museum this weekend. On Saturday, take a free curator-led tour of African Cosmos: Stellar Arts at noon. The tour will give an overview of the exhibition and then hone in on Egyptian works on display. Later in the afternoon at 2 pm, The Woman Who Would Be King looks at the oft-overlooked legacy of Egyptian queen Hatshepsut. Sunday at 2 pm join University of Oregon professor Katharina Loew in discussion about special effects in Faust and Metropolis, both films in the center of our special exhibition Haunted Screen: German Cinema in the 1920s. This lecture is also free and open to the public.
Finally, bring your friends to Jazz at LACMA on Friday at 6 pm for a performance from the acclaimed Hiroe Sekine Quintet. At Sundays Live, taking place on Sunday at 6 pm, pianist Neal Stulberg and clarinetist Burt Hara perform selections from Johannes Brahms. And don’t miss Andell Family Sundays with your family to learn all about the art of drawing.