UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art

The county's modern and contemporary art museum, now run by UC Irvine with the Langson California art collection. It is always free and runs weekly tours, artist talks, toddler art-and-play mornings and hands-on MAKE days.

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Oct24Public TourSATURDAYS · 1:00 PM · next Sat, Oct 24, 1:00 PMA 45-minute guided walk through highlights of the current exhibitions at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art, with room for questions and discussion. Tours meet in the Atrium at 1 p.m. on Saturdays (none on Nov 14 or Nov 28) at 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa; OCTA bus routes on Bristol St and Sunflower Ave stop near the Segerstrom campus. The calendar does not print a price for the tour.See listing
Oct24Jon L. Pitt: Okamura Boshicho, Free-Form Haiku, and the Prewar Little Tokyo Art SceneSaturday, 2:00 PMJon L. Pitt gives a talk on Okamura Boshicho, free-form haiku and the art scene of prewar Little Tokyo. It starts at 2 p.m. at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art, 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa; OCTA buses on Bristol St and Sunflower Ave stop nearby. The calendar does not print a price. A public tour runs an hour earlier, at 1 p.m.See listing
Nov4Bring Your Own Baby Tour & TeaWednesday, 11:00 AMA museum tour for parents and caregivers who come with their babies, paired with tea. It starts at 11 a.m. at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art, 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa (OCTA buses on Bristol St and Sunflower Ave stop near the campus). The calendar does not print a price. The museum's Art & Play sessions for ages 0–2 and 3–5 follow on Nov 11 and Nov 18.See listing
Nov6Art Happy HourFriday, 4:30 PMAdmission is free; drinks available for purchase
Nov7Antics: A Poetry and Fiction ReadingSaturday, 2:00 PMAntics is an afternoon reading of poetry and fiction at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art. It starts at 2 p.m. at 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa, where OCTA buses on Bristol St and Sunflower Ave stop nearby. The calendar does not print a price. The Saturday public tour runs at 1 p.m. the same day.See listing
Nov11Art & Play (Ages 0–2)Wednesday, 11:00 AMFree · tickets available two weeks before at 3 p.m.
Nov14Public Opening: Fall 2026Nov 14 – Nov 14A free, all-day, all-ages party for the museum's two new fall exhibitions, Hello Again and Tokio Ueyama: The Hollows Between Mountains, with tours, hands-on art making, live music and refreshments. It runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art, 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa; OCTA buses on Bristol St and Sunflower Ave stop near the Segerstrom campus. The drop-in MAKE: Painting Poetry program follows the next day.Free
Nov15MAKE: Painting PoetryNov 15 – Nov 15A free drop-in art-making program where visitors of any age use watercolor and oil pastels to make a picture inspired by a poem or other text; families work together at the same table. It runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Level 2 of UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art, 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa (OCTA buses on Bristol St and Sunflower Ave stop nearby). It repeats on Nov 22.Free · drop-in
Nov18Art & Play (Ages 3–5)Wednesday, 11:00 AMAn art session for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 and their grown-ups at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art. It runs 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa; OCTA buses on Bristol St and Sunflower Ave stop nearby. This listing does not print a price; the companion session for ages 0–2 on Nov 11 is free with tickets released two weeks ahead.See listing
Nov22MAKE: Painting PoetryNov 22 – Nov 22Drop in to paint with watercolor and oil pastels, turning a poem or short text into an artwork, in this all-ages program on the museum's second level. It runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa; OCTA buses on Bristol St and Sunflower Ave stop near the campus. The calendar lists no fee; the Nov 15 session of the same program is free.See listing
Dec13Amanda Ross-Ho: Grand GesturesSunday, 2:00 PMArtist Amanda Ross-Ho gives a talk titled Grand Gestures at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art. It begins at 2 p.m. at 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa; OCTA buses on Bristol St and Sunflower Ave stop near the Segerstrom campus. The calendar does not print a price.See listing

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