Art lovers will flock to this spacious warehouse dedicated to contemporary artists. The vast building often features interactive exhibitions and cutting-edge work. After exploring the exhibitions, museum-goers can leaf through obscure books in the Reading Room or pick out quirky accessories in the gift shop.

Rewind to 1983: During the construction of MOCA Grand Avenue, the museum opened an exhibition space called the Temporary Contemporary or the "T.C." The space, built in the 1940s, had been used as a hardware store, a city warehouse, and a police car garage. Initially the city leased it to the museum for five years at the affordable price of $1 a year. After Frank Gehry renovated the Temporary Contemporary critics and patrons took notice and raved about the space's accessibility and informal atmosphere. The city of LA granted MOCA an extended lease in 1986, but the museum kept "Temporary" in the name for another decade. In 1996, the T.C. became the Geffen Contemporary when the David Geffen Foundation gifted the museum five million dollars. Today, the Geffen Contemporary is used for art installations that are too expansive for MOCA Grand Avenue. The site is also used for special events including the recent "Skin + Bones" opening night party, and artist Jason Rhoades' funeral. After being closed for a spell, the multi-level museum re-opened in March 2007 with two new exhibitions: "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution" and "Andrea Zittel: Critical Space." —Margo Fortuny