Gary Baseman at the Skirball
Learn more about the exhibition Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open, the first major museum survey of artist Gary Baseman’s life and career. And be sure to check out some of these cool exhibition-related programs: |  |
GALLERY TALKS AND TOURS
Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open
Tuesday–Wednesday, Fridays, 1:00 p.m. and Thursdays, Saturday–Sunday, 1:00 and 2:30 p.m.
Enter the creative world of artist Gary Baseman on this “open-house” tour of the exhibition Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open.
Admission:
Included with Museum admission; no reservations
FOR FAMILIES
Last Weekends of the Month
Saturday, July 27–Sunday, July 28, 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Bring the whole family to the Skirball’s Last Weekends of the Month. These fun-filled Saturdays and Sundays feature special last-weekend-only performances and activities that change every month. Take part in related art activities in the Family Art Studio, too.
Admission:
Included with Museum admission; no reservations
FOR FAMILIES
Art After Dark
Skirball Family Sleepover
Begins Saturday, July 27, 6:00 p.m.; ends Sunday, July 28, 9:00 a.m.
Registration is now open for this sleepover influenced by the exhibition Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open.
Admission:
This program is sold out.
READINGS AND TALKS
Growing Up Fairfax
Sunday, July 28, 1:00 p.m.
In conjunction with the exhibition Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open, listen as Gary Baseman reminisces with two childhood friends, TV producer Seth Kurland (Friends) and educator/radio host Barry Smolin (KPFK), about growing up in L.A.’s Fairfax District in the '70s and '80s and how it influenced their careers.
Admission:
$10 General; $7 Members and Full-Time Students
FOR MEMBERS
Members-Only Gallery Tours
Tuesday, August 13 and Wednesday, August 14, 2:30 p.m.
During the closing week of the exhibition Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open, participate in a special Members-only gallery tour led by Skirball curators and the artist himself.
Admission:
FREE and open to Members only
PRIVATE GUIDED TOURS
Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open
Groups of 10 or more are invited to book a private, docent-led tour.
Explore the creative world of artist Gary Baseman by taking an “open-house” tour of the exhibition Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open. Available to groups of ten or more, Tuesday–Sunday, May 7–August 10, 2013.
Experience special occasions and holiday festivities in the “dining room”; travel around the world with his friend Toby in the “hallway”; learn of his family’s history in both war-time Poland and as immigrants to America in the “study”; revisit his success as a commercial artist in the “office”; and enjoy his sense of games and play in the “den”.
Admission:
The per-person fees for a private guided tour are as follows: $7 General, Seniors, and Full-Time Students; $4 Children 2–12; FREE to Children under 2
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