Gallery Guide with visitors

We exist to inspire wonder.

As you walk through our galleries, you’ll discover moments of calm, inspiration, and awe. We warmly invite you to explore all that UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art in Irvine has to offer.

Gallery Guide with visitors
William Alexander Griffith In Laguna Canyon, 1928, Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 1/4 in. UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art. Gift of The Irvine Museum from prior gift of Josephine N. Milnor

Habitat: Making the California Environment

On view now through January 10, 2026

Discover a time capsule of California's ecological world through landscape painting from the late 19th and early 20th century.

William Alexander Griffith In Laguna Canyon, 1928, Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 1/4 in. UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art. Gift of The Irvine Museum from prior gift of Josephine N. Milnor
Tony Sheets, Thunderhead at Point Arena, 1989, Watercolor on paper, 28 3/4 x 36 3/4 in. The Buck Collection at UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art, ©Tony Sheets Estate

Meditative Mind: Reflections in Stillness

In Focus Gallery

On view now through January 10, 2026 

Drawn from The Buck Collection, these works encourage reflection, reconnection, and an appreciation for stillness.

Tony Sheets, Thunderhead at Point Arena, 1989, Watercolor on paper, 28 3/4 x 36 3/4 in. The Buck Collection at UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art, ©Tony Sheets Estate

Drop-In Art Studio

Swing by during open gallery hours for free, hands-on artmaking inspired by the exhibition. Fun for all ages, no experience needed!

UC Irvine has officially completed its acquisition of the Orange County Museum of Art, forming a unified institution now known as the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art.

Both the Costa Mesa and Irvine locations will continue to operate as scheduled, with exhibitions and public programming proceeding through 2027. 

Click here to learn more about the acquisition

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