It is a museum that has been dedicated to collecting artwork spanning history and geography since its founding in 1965. In addition to representing the uniquely diverse population of Los Angeles. It is the largest art museum in the western United States with a collection of more than 120,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present. The museum houses collections of Asian art, Latin American art, Islamic art and masterpieces of ancient and contemporary artists, making it an important museum that includes the most important art collections in the world.