BERGAMOT STATION

Bergamot Station is the historical name for the site on which the gallery complex is located, dating back to 1875 when it was a stop for the Red Line trolley running from Los Angeles to the Santa Monica Pier. Bergamot is a flower of the mint family that once flourished in the area.

When the trolley cars stopped running in 1953, the site's warehouse buildings housed a celery packing operation, then an ice-making plant, and finally a factory for the manufacture of water heaters. Thereafter, the City of Santa Monica purchased the property which then sat abandoned, with plans for it to once again serve as an eventual transit stop, this time for a proposed light rail line running from Los Angeles to Santa Monica.

Plans for the light rail were eventually shelved and the City, seeking an interesting use for the site, asked a developer to conceive of an artistic use for the Bergamot Station site. Bergamot Station Arts Center, a campus-like complex that has retained its industrial and rustic look, held its official opening on September 17, 1994. To date, Bergamot Station boasts over 30 art galleries, The Santa Monica Museum or Art, an outdoor cafe and other arts-related businesses.

Since its launch, Bergamot Station has become a popular destination for visitors from around the country and the world. Bergamot Station provides a central location which allows visitors to park in one place and spend the day seeing art, rather than spending time driving from one gallery to the next. It now appears in every guide to Los Angeles as a primary cultural destination, with well over 600,000 visitors each year.

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2525 Michigan Avenue  #A3
Santa Monica, CA 90404

P: 310-828-4001
F: 310-828-4270

Monday 9am-4pm
Tuesday - Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Closed Sundays


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