▁that ▁exp ire ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁vi ability ▁of ▁the ▁institution ▁has ▁come ▁into ▁question ▁under ▁Broad ' s ▁leadership . ▁As ▁of ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Art ▁and ▁the ▁private ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁are ▁in ▁tal ks ▁about ▁a ▁possible ▁partners hip . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁first ▁for ▁MO CA , ▁a ▁two - day ▁S othe by ' s ▁au ction ▁of ▁don ated ▁works ▁by ▁artists ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁raised ▁$ 2 2 . 5 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁museum ▁end ow ment ; ▁the ▁sale ▁included ▁works ▁by ▁Mark ▁G rot j ahn , ▁Tak ashi ▁Mur ak ami ▁and ▁Ed ▁Rus cha . ▁ ▁Att endance ▁MO CA ▁exhib itions ▁draw ▁roughly ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁their ▁visitors ▁from ▁the ▁L . A . ▁area ; ▁their ▁attend ance ▁tot aled ▁ 2 3 6 , 1 0 4 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁up ▁by ▁nearly ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Effect s ▁of ▁the ▁financial ▁crisis ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 9 ▁on ▁museum s ▁ ▁Jo el ▁W ach s , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁City ▁Council ▁member ▁hon ored ▁with ▁Jo el ▁W ach s ▁Square ▁near ▁the ▁museum ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Pacific ▁Design ▁Center ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Art ▁museum s ▁and ▁gall eries ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Category