Sadly enough, as Italy put on its best face for the nationwide celebration of Jubilee 2000, a series of corruption scandals (tangenti) revealed the dirty and deep-rooted hold of politicians and business tycoons alike that began in the early to mid 1990s.
Lots of scandals happened in Italy.
The museum's annex, the Geffen Cetemporary, is a few blocks away in Little Tokyo (at 152 North Central Ave. ) and features zany installations, multi-media, and the last 60 years of the museum's permanent collection.