Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
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Images for Human Rights: Student VoicesOn view now through March 7, 2010
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Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the student works in this exhibition are inspired by the powerful edicts put forth in this milestone document. More...
ADMISSION:
Free
RELATED PROGRAMS:
- Poster Power! (Sunday, February 21, 11:30 am)
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Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968On view now through March 7, 2010
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Making its West Coast debut at the Skirball, this acclaimed traveling exhibition features compelling photographs of the Civil Rights movement. More...
ADMISSION:
Included with Museum admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2–12; Free to Members and Children under 2; Free to all on Thursdays
RELATED PROGRAMS:
- Gin Hammond in Returning the Bones (Thursday, March 4, 8:00 pm)
- Road to Freedom Tour with Vivian Rothstein
- Speak Out! (Saturday, February 13, 1:00 pm)
- “My Legs Were Praying”: King, Heschel, and the Civil Rights Movement
- Road to Freedom Tour (Tuesday, February 9, 2:30 pm)
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Breach of Peace: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric EtheridgeOn view now through April 11, 2010
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See contemporary portraits of the courageous civil rights activists known as Freedom Riders along with their original mug shots. More...
ADMISSION:
Included with Museum admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2–12; Free to Members and Children under 2; Free to all on Thursdays
RELATED PROGRAMS:
- Breach of Peace Tour with Helen and Robert Singleton (Friday, February 19, 2:00 pm)
- Breach of Peace Tour (Tuesday, February 9, 1:00 pm)
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An Idea Called Tomorrow - 2On view now through March 7, 2010
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Experience an exhibition of contemporary art works that imagine what a more just, equitable, and peaceful future might look like. More...
ADMISSION:
Included with Museum admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2–12; Free to Members and Children under 2; Free to all visitors on Thursdays
RELATED PROGRAMS:
- An Idea Called Tomorrow—Artists’ Talk (Sunday, February 28, 2:00 pm)
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Making Faces: Playful Portraits of People You Know by Hanoch PivenMarch 10–July 11, 2010
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View delightfully witty and effortlessly cool portraits of famous people in this new exhibition, coming to the Skirball this spring. More...
ADMISSION:
Free
RELATED PROGRAMS:
- Making Faces: Playful Portraits Art Workshop (Sunday, March 21, 2:00 pm)
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Monsters and Miracles: A Journey Through Jewish Picture BooksApril 8, 2010–August 1, 2010
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Discover the history behind your favorite Jewish pictures books when Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books opens this spring. More...
ADMISSION:
Included with Museum admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2–12; Free to Skirball Members and Children under 2; Free to all visitors on Thursdays
Featuring changing displays of works from the Skirball’s permanent collection, this exhibition traces the history, accomplishments, and values of the Jewish people over 4,000 years. More...
APPROPRIATE FOR:
All Audiences; children must be accompanied by an adult
ADMISSION:
Included with Museum admission (tickets at the door): $10 General; $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2–12; Free to Members and Children under 2; Free to all on Thursdays
RELATED PROGRAMS:
- Jewish Life in China: Shanghai (Sunday, February 14, 12:00 pm)
- Visions and Values Tour (Tuesday, February 9, 1:30 pm)
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Noah’s Ark at the SkirballOngoing
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Noah’s Ark at the Skirball welcomes children and families to take a journey and play together inside a floor-to-ceiling wooden ark filled to the rafters with whimsical animals. More...
ADMISSION:
Included with Museum admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $5 Children 2–12; Free to Members and Children under 2; Free to all on Thursdays
