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Broad leaning toward downtown art museum

6 May 2010
Eli Broad
Eli Broad
(via Los Angeles Times)

Billionaire Eli Broad envisions a 120,000-square-foot building to display and store his 2,000-piece collection, which includes works by Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

He just hasn't decided where to build it. Still in the competition are sites in downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica.

His recent remarks indicate a downtown preference at 2nd Street and Grand Avenue, next to Walt Disney Concert Hall and across from the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Read more at LA Times blog