Welcome Blanket at LAX

Two exhibitions. One Global Gateway. Countless stories of welcome.

A welcome, made by hand

Airports are places of movement: people depart, arrive, reunite, relocate, and begin again. Across LAX, Welcome Blanket brings handmade artworks and the personal histories carried within them into this shared space.

Every Welcome Blanket is made by hand and accompanied its maker’s story about immigration, migration, relocation, or the meaning of home. The blankets are displayed publicly before being gifted, along with their notes, through partners refugee organizations to our newly arrived neighbors.

Together, the Terminal 4 and Terminal 7–8 installations ask a simple question: What could it mean to welcome and be welcomed?

On view at Los Angeles International Airport:

Terminal 4: American Airlines Arrivals / Baggage Claim
On view through January 2027
Accessible without a ticket

Terminal 7-8: United Airlines Departures / Connector
On view through March 2027
Post-TSA

Terminals 7–8

A welcome encountered in transit

Location: United Terminals 7–8, beyond TSA
On view through: March 2027
Access: Available to ticketed passengers after security.

In United’s connected Terminals 7 and 8, Welcome Blanket meets travelers in the space between where they have been and where they are going. Handmade blankets and personal stories offer a pause within the rhythms of departure and connection. It’s reminder that movement is a human, and that welcome is something we make together.

Terminal 4

Welcome at the moment of arrival

Location: American Airlines Baggage Claim, Terminal 4
On view through: January 27, 2027
Access: Located in the arrivals/baggage-claim area, and accessible for all airport visitors.

In Terminal 4, Welcome Blanket is encountered at a threshold: the moment a traveler collects their belongings, meets a loved one, or steps into Los Angeles. Surrounded by handmade blankets and stories of migration, arrival becomes an opportunity to reflect on the many journeys that shape a home, and the care a new neighbor deserves.

WELCOME, BY THE NUMBERS
8,000+ blankets made and gifted
30+ resettlement partners
40 × 40 inches
36,521-blanket global goal

CONTINUE THE WELCOME [Make a Blanket] [Write a Welcome Note] [Share the Exhibition]

FROM ARTWORK TO GIFT:

Each blanket is made by hand → exhibited publicly → gifted to a newly arrived refugee neighbor.

Press, interviews, and images

For media walkthroughs, artist interviews, photography requests, and exhibition information.
[Download Press Kit] [Request a Walkthrough] [Download High Resolution
Press Images]
Press: media@welcomeblanket.org

Presented with [LAX/LAWA/LAX Arts logos and exact credits]