UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art Employee Directory
Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
The UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art is a regional museum organization formed through the University of California, Irvine's acquisition of the Orange County Museum of Art, and it operates across two campuses in Costa Mesa and Irvine. It sits within the museums sector and focuses on presenting and preserving contemporary art, hosting exhibitions and public programming for visitors in Orange County and beyond. Its origins trace back to 1962, when thirteen women opened a small gallery that evolved into Newport Harbor Art Museum in 1968, OCMA in 1997, and ultimately the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art in 2025. In 2025, UC Irvine completed its acquisition of OCMA, creating a unified institution that continues exhibitions and public programming across its two campuses in Costa Mesa and Irvine.