Dr. Diana Magaloni-Kerpel Tickets

Dr. Diana Magaloni-Kerpel is a preeminent art historian and curator specializing in the art and material culture of the ancient Americas. She serves as Deputy Director, Program Director, and the Dr. Virginia Fields Curator of the Art of the Ancient Americas at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Her previous leadership includes serving as Director of the National Museum of Anthropology (MNA) in Mexico City from 2009 to 2013. With a PhD in Art History from Yale University and a BA in Conservation from INAH, she brings a rigorous scholarly approach to museum practice, conservation, and public programming.

Magaloni-Kerpel is the author of Colors of the New World: Materials, Artists, and the Creation of the Florentine Codex (Getty Research Institute, 2016), a work that examines materials, techniques, and cross-cultural exchanges that shaped one of the most influential sources on Indigenous life in the Americas. Her curatorial work at LACMA includes co-curating the immersive exhibition We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art (Sept 2024–Sept 1, 2025) and contributing to its associated public programs, including the 2025 virtual symposium We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art (March 20–21, 2025).

Beyond the gallery, she is a sought-after speaker, widely cited for talks and lectures that illuminate art history, conservation, and the cultural contexts of the ancient Americas. This page highlights her biography, key publications, notable exhibitions, and upcoming speaking engagements.

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