▁Tem por ary ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ge ffen ▁Contempor ary ) ▁changed ▁the ▁cultural ▁face ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ". ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁Tem por ary ▁Contempor ary ▁and ▁extraordinary ▁suit ability ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁for ▁exhib iting ▁contemporary ▁art , ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁board ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁extend ▁MO CA ' s ▁le ase ▁on ▁the ▁facility ▁for ▁ 5 0 ▁years , ▁until ▁ 2 0 3 8 . ▁That ▁request ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁city ▁extended ▁the ▁le ase ▁even ▁further . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁MO CA ▁received ▁a ▁$ 5 - mill ion ▁gift ▁from ▁The ▁David ▁Ge ffen ▁Foundation ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁end ow ment ▁drive , ▁and ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁this ▁extraordinary ▁gift , ▁the ▁Tem por ary ▁Contempor ary ▁was ▁renamed ▁The ▁Ge ffen ▁Contempor ary ▁at ▁MO CA . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁MO CA ▁received ▁another ▁$ 5 - mill ion ▁gift ▁from ▁W on mi ▁and ▁K ih ong ▁K won ▁to ▁transform ▁the ▁Ge ffen ▁Contempor ary ▁with ▁a ▁cross - dis cipl inary ▁series ▁that ▁will ▁emphas ize ▁varied ▁forms ▁of ▁performance ▁but ▁will ▁also ▁include ▁exper ient ial ▁install ations , ▁concert s , ▁screen ings , ▁read ings , ▁convent ions ▁and ▁other ▁events . ▁It ▁also ▁will ▁host ▁artist ▁res iden