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LACMA, Miracle Mile, Koreatown & Mid-Wilshire

Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias

Self-cleaning kitchens and plastic houses: LACMA revisits the promises—and exclusions—of the future American home.

Photo: Gunnar Klack · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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A futuristic kitchen can say as much about social ambition as engineering. This exhibition pairs inventive household design with questions about who was left outside the dream.

What to expect

Move between models, photographs, drawings, films and objects such as sinks and televisions in LACMA’s Resnick Pavilion.

Good to know

  • Opens September 27, 2026.
  • On view through March 14, 2027.
  • Find the exhibition in the Resnick Pavilion.
  • Use LACMA’s exhibition booking link for admission.

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Common questions

What period does the exhibition cover?

It examines visions of American domestic life between 1925 and 1985.

Is it only about architecture?

No. Household objects, media and appliances join architectural material in the exhibition.