Today the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles announced plans for its 30th anniversary gala, to take place on November 14. The benefit will be held at MOCA Grand Avenue, and will be chaired by Maria Arena Bell and Eli Broad, who will be joined by honorary gala chairs Larry Gagosian and Dasha Zhukova, along with artists, collectors, and patrons celebrating the museum's milestone anniversary in conjunction with the opening of the exhibition Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years. The largest, long-term installation of the museum’s acclaimed permanent collection will open to the public the following day at MOCA Grand Avenue and the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.

Following red carpet arrivals, the gala will begin with cocktails and a private preview of the exhibit. MOCA chief curator and exhibition organizer Paul Schimmel will be on hand, as will artists featured in the museum’s collection, including Chris Burden, Jeff Koons, and Ed Ruscha. After the preview, guests will enter a tented area in front of the museum along Grand Avenue. During dinner, a performance piece from artist Francesco Vezzoli will be presented for the first and only time. Vezzoli’s work, Ballets Russes Italian Style (The Shortest Musical You Will Never See Again), will star Lady Gaga and dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet performing the world premiere of Speechless.

Earlier this year, MOCA parted ways with its longtime event chief, Vanessa Gonzalez.