Marciano Art Foundation

[8] Following a recommendation by artist Alex Israel in 2013,[4] the Marciano Art Foundation paid $8 million to buy the former Scottish Rite Masonic Temple on Wilshire Boulevard.

[4][11] A 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) sculpture garden by the entrance featured works by Oscar Tuazon, Danh Vō and Thomas Houseago, among others.

[12] In order to avoid any conflicts of interest with Maurice Marciano's subsequent co-chairmanship of MOCA, the project was temporarily put on hold.

[12] The museum’s inaugural show, Unpacking: The Marciano Art Foundation, was organized by guest curator Philipp Kaiser.

Today, the foundation owns works by Yael Bartana, Wade Guyton, Glenn Ligon, Alex Israel, Albert Oehlen, Mai-Thu Perret, Seth Price, Sterling Ruby, Barbara Kruger, Mimi Lauter, KAWS, Charles Ray, Mike Kelley, Jonas Wood, Paul Sietsema, Rudolf Stingel, Kaari Upson, Adrián Villar Rojas, and Christopher Wool, among others.

Scottish Rite Masonic Temple in Los Angeles, California was purchased by The Maurice and Paul Marciano Art Foundation in July 2013. It opened as a contemporary art museum from 2017.