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Pay a visit to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, better known as Lacma 5905 Wilshire Blvd.; lacma.org .

Los Angeles 2012

Gucci, which will be dressing a number of stars for the gala's red carpet, sees its commitment to Lacma as long term.

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Brooke Anderson, charged with managing community outreach, is implementing a shuttle program to take people directly from Lacma to the towers, 18 miles away; the visit will include an immersion tour of the neighborhood.

The Watts Towers, Sturdy Survivors Arnie Cooper 2011

Gucci is the primary sponsor of Lacma's "Art + Film Gala," which set as its goal raising more than $2.5 million, with tables priced as high as $100,000.

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Mr. Govan "has been very clever" in establishing how Lacma can be an "encyclopedic museum" by pursuing such a broad variety in both its collections and its supporters, Ms. Chow says.

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Lacma is also working on winning over neighborhood residents, some of whom felt alienated in the past by what they saw as the superior attitude of outsiders.

The Watts Towers, Sturdy Survivors Arnie Cooper 2011

But that won't be available until July, so Lacma's associate vice president of communications and marketing, Barbara Pflaumer, drives Ms. Anderson and me in record time to the cul de sac on 107th Street where the towers are located and where Rodia once lived.

The Watts Towers, Sturdy Survivors Arnie Cooper 2011

Also on view through Nov. 13: "Burton Selects," a gallery of about 50 works chosen by Mr. Burton from Lacma's permanent collection.

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But just as the Met Ball enthralled the fashion world, Lacma's event could deepen its support from Hollywood.

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