The Broad opens Has the myth been shattered on 21 November

The Broad opens Has the myth been shattered in Los Angeles on 21 November 2026, giving the contemporary art museum a new collection exhibition focused on media, history and memory. The exhibition runs until 4 April 2027 and is drawn entirely from the museum's collection.

The show presents the museum's collection as a conversation between historical records, images and artworks. Its title comes from a work by Guadalupe Rosales that incorporates a Los Angeles Times front page from the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising, together with LED lights and a two-way mirror.

Has the myth been shattered opens on 21 November

The Broad's official exhibition page lists 21 November 2026 as the opening date and 4 April 2027 as the closing date. It describes a free presentation spanning six decades and a wide range of media, with a full season of public programming planned alongside the exhibition.

New acquisitions by Guadalupe Rosales and Hank Willis Thomas are among more than a dozen works being shown at the museum for the first time. They appear alongside works by Barbara Kruger, Glenn Ligon and Andy Warhol, linking newer additions to artists already central to the collection.

The exhibition also includes Black Survival Guide, or How to Live Through a Police Riot by Hank Willis Thomas and The Charnel House (Resist #5) by Mickalene Thomas. A series of paintings of Nelson Rockefeller by Leon Golub and Mark Tansey's Matrix extend the presentation into questions about power, images and the construction of public narratives.

The exhibition programme places the Rosales work at the entrance, where a historical newspaper page becomes part of an installation that asks visitors to consider how media frames collective experience.

Media, memory and the collection at The Broad

The presentation is tied closely to the museum's own holdings rather than to an outside loan. That gives the opening a particular role in Los Angeles: it introduces new acquisitions while setting them beside works that have shaped the institution's contemporary art collection.

The subjects are not confined to one medium. Print material, archival imagery, painting, photography and installation are brought together, while works made in the 1980s and 1990s sit beside more recent pieces. The result is a display organised around the way stories are recorded, circulated and challenged.

Several works address social and political issues through the language of mass media. The Thomas work recreates a historic pamphlet through retroreflective material, while the Mickalene Thomas painting draws on archival images and civil rights signage. These choices connect the exhibition's opening date with the museum's continuing presentation of contemporary art in downtown Los Angeles.

As the organiser, The Broad says the exhibition will be accompanied by a full season of public programming. Details beyond the exhibition dates are not required for the opening visit, but the programme places the collection show within the museum's wider activity in 2026 and 2027.

Visiting The Broad: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Has the myth been shattered opens on 21 November 2026 at The Broad and remains on view until 4 April 2027.
• The exhibition is included with general admission, which the museum states is free. Walk-up visitors are welcome, while timed-entry booking is available for those who want to avoid the standby line.
• The museum is at 221 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, in the downtown area. The exhibition occupies the museum galleries and is presented by the museum itself.

The official visitor information confirms that the exhibition is part of general admission and that the museum's third-floor galleries include the collection presentation. The separate Infinity Mirrored Room requires its own arrangement and is not part of this exhibition report.

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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.

What is Has the myth been shattered about?

It examines how media shapes history, memory and collective experience through works from The Broad's collection.

Where is The Broad and how do you get there?

The museum is at 221 S. Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, California.