FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions

In 2016, The Irvine Museum generously donated a collection of plein air and California Impressionist art to UC Irvine in advance of the university building a new museum and institute focused on California art. After this donation, The Irvine Museum no longer had a need for its physical gallery space on Von Karman Avenue. Until a new museum building is constructed on campus, UCI Langson Institute and Museum of California Art (Langson IMCA) operates out of this space.

In 2017, UC Irvine was gifted The Buck Collection from the trust of Gerald Buck. This collection focuses primarily on Post-War contemporary art. Together, The Irvine Museum Collection and The Buck Collection form the heart of Langson IMCA. Langson IMCA is also actively acquiring new artworks to augment these collections and will continue to do so in the future.

In 2019, Langson IMCA renovated the space on Von Karman Avenue in order to properly care for the artworks on view, create a studio for educational activities, and provide expanded wall space for exhibiting art.

Learn more about Langson IMCA on the About page.

Museum staff members are actively engaged in facility planning with the university’s campus planning specialists. This website will be updated as further information becomes publicly available.

Langson IMCA's permanent collection includes California Art ranging from the late 19th and early 20th century to Post-War and contemporary. In the current, interim museum location on Von Karman Avenue Langson IMCA features a changing rotation of exhibitions that include works from our permanent collection, as well as those on loan from other institutions and collections.

Learn more about the benefits of becoming a member on the Support page.

The permanent collection is currently not available to view on the website, but Langson IMCA is actively working to create online collections for exhibitions and permanent holdings in the future.

For all questions regarding works in the permanent collection please contact us.

Please contact Amy Lim, Assistant Director, Registration and Collections Management, using the contact form with inquiries about access to works not currently on view.

Submit all institutional loan requests to Chanelle Mandell, Associate Museum Registrar, using the contact form.

Please visit the Past Exhibitions section of this website for more information about Langson IMCA exhibitions since 2017.

To request permissions and obtain an image of a work or installation images from Langson IMCA’s permanent collection, please contact Amy Lim, Assistant Director, Registration and Collections Management, using the contact form.

Langson IMCA cannot grant permission or supply images for works from other collections or institutions.

If you are an artist, or an artist's representative, and wish to receive documentation of your work at Langson IMCA for archival purposes, please contact Dawn Minegar, Assistant Museum Registrar, using the contact form.

For additional information about Langson IMCA image policies, please see our Terms of Use.

Langson IMCA gratefully accepts donations online, by phone, or mail.

Checks sent by mail should be payable to "UCI Langson IMCA." Please designate the purpose of your gift on the check memo line or in a note and mail to UCI Gift Administration, University Advancement, 100 Theory, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92617.

To provide credit card information by phone, please contact the Advancement office at 949-824-1429.

For questions or more information, please contact Kelsey Nemirov, Senior Director of Development, at knemirov@uci.edu or 949-824-1448.

Langson IMCA gratefully accepts offers of artworks and related materials that align with our collecting interests and policies. All prospective acquisitions must be reviewed by curatorial and collections staff before they are acquired into the collection.

For more information about donating works, please contact Mica Mohrmann, curatorial and research associate. using the contact form and indicate if you intend to offer the work for sale or as a gift. Please also include object information (artist, title, work date, process, dimensions, edition number, insurance value.)

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited deliveries of artworks to the museum.

If you are seeking information about an artist that you have been unable to discover through online research or the library, please submit your query using the contact form.

The American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works guides collectors on how to find and choose qualified conservators in their particular area of the country.

Langson IMCA does not provide authentications or appraisals concerning works of art. However, the organizations and resources below may help you find an appropriate appraiser or assist you with your questions regarding value, authentication, or provenance.

American Society of Appraisers
P.O. Box 17625
Washington, D.C., 20041
(800) ASA-VALU

Appraisers Association of America, Inc.
212 West 35th Street
11th Floor South, New York, NY 10001
(212) 889-5404 x10 or referrals@appraisersassociation.org

Art Dealers Association of America
575 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 940-8590

International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR)
500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 935
New York, NY 10110
(212) 391-6234

International Society of Appraisers
316 East 3rd Street
New York, NY 10009
(800) 645-6002

Please visit the Employment page for more information about about UCI student and career opportunities at Langson IMCA.