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Rain Room at LACMA
Photograph: Michael JulianoRain Room at LACMA

Rain Room's run at LACMA is extended through July; tickets are on sale now

Michael Juliano
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The rainy season may be wrapping up in Los Angeles, but the same can't be said for LACMA's blockbuster installation.

Rain Room, which was initially slated to close this weekend, will reopen on Thursday, May 19, following a conservation effort. Tickets are on sale now for dates through July 12.

For the uninitiated, the wet wonder from art collective Random International is quite literally a massive room filled with water raining from the ceiling—the twist being you stay dry while the room downpours around you. The timed exhibition only allows up to 22 people in the gallery space during 15-minute sessions, so, as you might expect, reservations for the installation's first run filled up quickly. In other words, try to grab your tickets now.

While tickets will inevitably be tough to come by, LACMA has continued to make a wise choice by having required timed reservations. Rain Room's limited capacity caused hours-long lines at the Barbican in London and MoMA PS1 in New York; at LACMA, it's been a matter of minutes.

We surrendered to the hype and checked out the exhibition before it opened last November and were completely won over. The installation gives visitors the delusion of being able to control the weather—walk up to the wall of rain and it stops—though it's the underlying technology that's always in control. Most importantly, the rainmaking machine consistently churns out a unique experience in a gallery setting: fun.

 
Rain Room at LACMA

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Rain Room reopens May 19 and runs through July 12. Tickets cost $30 for museum admission and Rain Room entry, and $40 if you include the Mapplethorpe and Reigning Men specially ticketed exhibitions.

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