The Broad opens Has the myth been shattered on 21 November
Published on 11/07/2026 at 16:42 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSCollection exhibition and museum setting
- The museum opens its collection exhibition on 21 November 2026.
- Guadalupe Rosales and Hank Willis Thomas are among the artists represented by new acquisitions.
- The 120,000-square-foot building was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with Gensler.
The Broad opens the collection exhibition Has the myth been shattered in Los Angeles on 21 November 2026. The free presentation brings together works spanning six decades and examines how media shapes history, memory and collective experience.
The exhibition is the latest visitor-focused programme at the contemporary art museum, which presents its collection on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. It begins during a period of expanded activity for the museum, with new collection works and future building plans also shaping the visitor offer.
The Broad exhibition examines media and memory
Has the myth been shattered is drawn entirely from the museum collection and runs from 21 November 2026 to 4 April 2027. The exhibition page confirms the opening date and describes a presentation covering a wide range of media and six decades of artistic work.
More than a dozen works will be shown at the museum for the first time. The exhibition includes new acquisitions by Guadalupe Rosales and Hank Willis Thomas, alongside works by Barbara Kruger, Glenn Ligon and Andy Warhol. The title comes from a work by Rosales that looks back at a charged moment in history and raises questions that remain unresolved.
The exhibition is included with free general admission. The museum says its general admission provides access to the third-floor galleries, while the exhibition itself is presented as a free collection show. Exhibition details and dates are published by the museum.
The museum's veil and vault frame the exhibition
The museum was founded by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad on Grand Avenue. Its building was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler and contains two floors of gallery space within a 120,000-square-foot structure.
The building's design links the exhibition experience to the collection itself. Its public galleries surround a central storage volume known as the vault, while an outer veil gives the building its porous, honeycomb-like appearance. This arrangement makes the museum's storage function part of the visitor route rather than an entirely separate back-of-house space.
The collection contains over 2,000 works by nearly 200 artists, including artists represented in the new exhibition. The relationship between the presentation and the building is therefore specific to this visit: visitors encounter a show about media and memory inside a museum designed around both public display and collection storage. The museum's building and collection information describes those elements.
The exhibition's subject also connects with the museum's wider role as a lending institution. The Broad Art Foundation has loaned works to museums around the world since 1984, while the Los Angeles museum continues to present rotating temporary exhibitions alongside its collection galleries.
Visiting The Broad: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Has the myth been shattered opens at The Broad on 21 November 2026 and remains on view through 4 April 2027.
- The exhibition is included with free general admission, and the museum states that walk-up entry is available without reservations.
- The museum is at 221 S. Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, close to the Metro Regional Connector station at 2nd and Hope streets.
- The building has two floors of gallery space and its central vault forms part of the architectural route through the museum.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
The exhibition provides a fixed reason to visit the museum during November 2026 and the following winter, while the building and collection offer context beyond the temporary presentation.
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Frequently asked questions about The Broad
When does Has the myth been shattered take place at The Broad?
The exhibition opens on 21 November 2026 and runs until 4 April 2027.
Where is The Broad and how do you get there?
The museum is at 221 S. Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, near the Metro Regional Connector station at 2nd and Hope streets.
What is The Broad?
It is a contemporary art museum with a collection of over 2,000 works by nearly 200 artists in a 120,000-square-foot building.
