UC Irvine officials Monday announced the acquisition of the Orange County Museum of Art.

The institution will now be called the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art.

“UC Irvine is committed to ensuring that the region benefits from a world-class art museum that enriches the cultural fabric of Orange County, advances groundbreaking scholarship, nurtures the next generation of creators and thinkers, and inspires curiosity and connection across diverse audiences,” UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman said.

The new name incorporates the legacy of the museum while also honoring notable UCI arts donors Jack and Shanaz Langson.

The new institution will include about 9,000 works of art near the UCI campus and the 53,000-square-foot museum which opened three years ago at the Segerstrom Center

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