The Museum of Neon Art, currently in a space in downtown Los Angeles, is moving to a more permanent spot on Brand Boulevard in nearby Glendale, Calif., reported the Los Angeles Daily News.
According to the article, MONA has signed a 15-year lease for a building across the street from the Americana shopping and entertainment complex in Glendale, in about the 100 block of South Brand.
For Kim Koga, MONA’s executive director since 1999, the new space with its 10,000 square feet, glass lightbox design and neon fabricating facility, will be a perfect home for a collection that includes an original Brown Derby sign and dragons from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. […]
She doesn’t find the prospect of anchoring an ambitious new arts district the least bit intimidating, either.
“Daunting? Oh no,” Koga said. “I would use the word exciting.”
The museum is responsible for the current outdoor display of classic neon pieces on Santa Monica Boulevard (aka Route 66) in West Hollywood. The museum also keeps a few old Route 66 neon signs in its collection.
In case you’re wondering, the new location is about 2.5 miles west of the nearest Route 66 alignment, on Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock, Calif.