This is the email I received from LACMA detailing tonight's final move.
Note that this weekend only they are taking down the netting so you can get a good look at things before they cover it up to prepare for it to be 'levitated' onto its permanent perch.
For those of you who have been following the transport of the boulder that is part of Michael Heizer’s Levitated Mass, it is the moment you have been waiting for: The megalith will arrive at LACMA during the wee hours of the morning this Saturday, March 10.
The boulder will depart from its location on Figueroa Street, just north of Florence Avenue, Friday night, around 10–11 pm. Because of the complexity of the transport, however, we can’t definitively say when the megalith will be rolling onto the Miracle Mile. For now, we are estimating an arrival time between 2–6 am. Follow @LACMA on Twitter for live updates all night long.
We invite you and your family to join us in welcoming the boulder to the neighborhood. We’ve put together a handy guide to make witnessing the final leg of this journey to LACMA as enjoyable and memorable as possible. From parking to food trucks to Porta Potties—we’ve got you covered.
And there’s one more bonus for staying up late (or getting up early) to watch the boulder arrive: For this weekend only, we are removing the netting from the fences on the corner of Sixth Street and Fairfax Avenue so that the megalith and transporter will be in full view once it has reached its final destination behind the Resnick Pavilion. After this weekend, it all goes under wraps again until the entire Levitated Mass sculpture is complete.
The boulder will depart from its location on Figueroa Street, just north of Florence Avenue, Friday night, around 10–11 pm. Because of the complexity of the transport, however, we can’t definitively say when the megalith will be rolling onto the Miracle Mile. For now, we are estimating an arrival time between 2–6 am. Follow @LACMA on Twitter for live updates all night long.
We invite you and your family to join us in welcoming the boulder to the neighborhood. We’ve put together a handy guide to make witnessing the final leg of this journey to LACMA as enjoyable and memorable as possible. From parking to food trucks to Porta Potties—we’ve got you covered.
And there’s one more bonus for staying up late (or getting up early) to watch the boulder arrive: For this weekend only, we are removing the netting from the fences on the corner of Sixth Street and Fairfax Avenue so that the megalith and transporter will be in full view once it has reached its final destination behind the Resnick Pavilion. After this weekend, it all goes under wraps again until the entire Levitated Mass sculpture is complete.
