Hours
Tue–Fri, 12:00–5:00 pm
Sat–Sun, 10:00 am–5:00 pm
Closed Mondays 

Skirball Cultural Center

Calendar

Display results as:

Current Exhibitions

Exhibition

Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories

Through March 12, 2023

Installation photo of Fabric of Nation exhibition with visitors in gallery

Exhibition

Together for Good: Caron Tabb and the Quilting Corner

Through March 12, 2023

Installation shot of exhibition Together for Good: Caron Tabb and the Quilting Corner

Exhibition

Chloë Bass: Wayfinding

Through March 12, 2023

A large reflective billboard on a hillside that says, "How much hope is forgetting?". An outdoor artwork by Chloe Bass.

Permanent Exhibition

Visions and Values

Ongoing

Photo inside the exhibition Vision and values showing a replica of the statues of liberty hand holding the torch among a large photo mural of immigrants on Ellis Island

Permanent Exhibition

Noah's Ark

Ongoing | One-hour time slots available

Visitor in Noah's Ark Gallery. Animal and ark made from wood and found materials. You can see giraffes, camels, snakes and birds.

Permanent Exhibition

Discovery Center

Ongoing

a rock cave at the entrance to the Discovery Center

Saturday Jan 28

    • Kids and Families

    Archaeology Dig

    Saturday–Sunday until 4:15 pm

    Saturday–Sunday until 4:15 pm

    Two girl in a sandbox sifting through the sand with screen to find artifact replicas of ancient pottery
    • Kids and Families

    Outdoor Art Making

    Ongoing

    Ongoing

    Photo of a family at a craft table outside at the Skirball
    • Kids and Families

    Story Time in the Amphitheater

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Three educator performing a story in front of an audience kids and adults in an outdoor theater. There are standing on green grass-like circular matt with a wooden backdrop with colorful potted plants.
    • Public Programs
    • Public Tours

    Public Tour—Fabric of a Nation

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Image from inside a gallery space in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Large quilts are hanging on all walls and three women stand in the center of the frame discussing a quilt in front of them.
    • Public Programs
    • Film

    Hearts and Hands

    Saturday, January 28, 2:00 pm

    Saturday, January 28, 2:00 pm

    Detail of a video quilt showing blocks of white text on black blocks and red and orange fabric all pieced together in a quilt pattern

Sunday Jan 29

    • Kids and Families

    Archaeology Dig

    Saturday–Sunday until 4:15 pm

    Saturday–Sunday until 4:15 pm

    Two girl in a sandbox sifting through the sand with screen to find artifact replicas of ancient pottery
    • Kids and Families

    Outdoor Art Making

    Ongoing

    Ongoing

    Photo of a family at a craft table outside at the Skirball
    • Kids and Families

    Story Time in the Amphitheater

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Three educator performing a story in front of an audience kids and adults in an outdoor theater. There are standing on green grass-like circular matt with a wooden backdrop with colorful potted plants.
    • Public Programs
    • Public Tours

    Public Tour—Fabric of a Nation

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Image from inside a gallery space in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Large quilts are hanging on all walls and three women stand in the center of the frame discussing a quilt in front of them.

Monday Jan 30

Skirball is Closed

Tuesday Jan 31

    • Public Programs
    • Public Tours

    Public Tour—Fabric of a Nation

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Image from inside a gallery space in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Large quilts are hanging on all walls and three women stand in the center of the frame discussing a quilt in front of them.

Thursday Feb 02

    • Kids and Families

    Outdoor Art Making

    Ongoing

    Ongoing

    Photo of a family at a craft table outside at the Skirball
    • Public Programs
    • Public Tours

    Public Tour—Fabric of a Nation

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Image from inside a gallery space in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Large quilts are hanging on all walls and three women stand in the center of the frame discussing a quilt in front of them.
    • Kids and Families

    Story Time in the Amphitheater

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Three educator performing a story in front of an audience kids and adults in an outdoor theater. There are standing on green grass-like circular matt with a wooden backdrop with colorful potted plants.

Friday Feb 03

    • Kids and Families

    Outdoor Art Making

    Ongoing

    Ongoing

    Photo of a family at a craft table outside at the Skirball
    • Public Programs
    • Public Tours

    Public Tour—Fabric of a Nation

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Image from inside a gallery space in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Large quilts are hanging on all walls and three women stand in the center of the frame discussing a quilt in front of them.
    • Kids and Families

    Story Time in the Amphitheater

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Three educator performing a story in front of an audience kids and adults in an outdoor theater. There are standing on green grass-like circular matt with a wooden backdrop with colorful potted plants.

Saturday Feb 04

    • Kids and Families

    Archaeology Dig

    Saturday–Sunday until 4:15 pm

    Saturday–Sunday until 4:15 pm

    Two girl in a sandbox sifting through the sand with screen to find artifact replicas of ancient pottery
    • Kids and Families

    Outdoor Art Making

    Ongoing

    Ongoing

    Photo of a family at a craft table outside at the Skirball
    • Public Programs
    • Public Tours

    Public Tour—Fabric of a Nation

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Image from inside a gallery space in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Large quilts are hanging on all walls and three women stand in the center of the frame discussing a quilt in front of them.
    • Kids and Families

    Story Time in the Amphitheater

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Three educator performing a story in front of an audience kids and adults in an outdoor theater. There are standing on green grass-like circular matt with a wooden backdrop with colorful potted plants.

Sunday Feb 05

    • Kids and Families

    Archaeology Dig

    Saturday–Sunday until 4:15 pm

    Saturday–Sunday until 4:15 pm

    Two girl in a sandbox sifting through the sand with screen to find artifact replicas of ancient pottery
    • Public Programs
    • Special Event

    Museums Free-for-All

    Sunday, February 5

    Sunday, February 5

    Photo of a museum gallery. Large, colorful quilts are hung on white walls and a myriad of people are looking at them. In the center of the photograph are a father and young son looking at a quilt together.
    • Kids and Families

    Outdoor Art Making

    Ongoing

    Ongoing

    Photo of a family at a craft table outside at the Skirball
    • Kids and Families

    Story Time in the Amphitheater

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Three educator performing a story in front of an audience kids and adults in an outdoor theater. There are standing on green grass-like circular matt with a wooden backdrop with colorful potted plants.
    • Public Programs
    • Public Tours

    Public Tour—Fabric of a Nation

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Image from inside a gallery space in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Large quilts are hanging on all walls and three women stand in the center of the frame discussing a quilt in front of them.
    • Public Programs
    • Performance

    Olivia Jones Comes Alive

    Sunday, February 5, 1:00 pm

    Sunday, February 5, 1:00 pm

    From left to right, author photo of Phillip Brown, cover art for the story, and photo of Rain Wilson

Monday Feb 06

Skirball is Closed

Tuesday Feb 07

    • Classes

    Skirball Book Groups: Novels that Ignite Controversy

    February–June 2023

    February–June 2023

    Covers of each book included in the course side by side
    • Public Programs
    • Public Tours

    Public Tour—Fabric of a Nation

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Image from inside a gallery space in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Large quilts are hanging on all walls and three women stand in the center of the frame discussing a quilt in front of them.

Thursday Feb 09

    • Kids and Families

    Outdoor Art Making

    Ongoing

    Ongoing

    Photo of a family at a craft table outside at the Skirball
    • Kids and Families

    Story Time in the Amphitheater

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Three educator performing a story in front of an audience kids and adults in an outdoor theater. There are standing on green grass-like circular matt with a wooden backdrop with colorful potted plants.
    • Public Programs
    • Public Tours

    Public Tour—Fabric of a Nation

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Image from inside a gallery space in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Large quilts are hanging on all walls and three women stand in the center of the frame discussing a quilt in front of them.

Friday Feb 10

    • Kids and Families

    Outdoor Art Making

    Ongoing

    Ongoing

    Photo of a family at a craft table outside at the Skirball
    • Public Programs
    • Public Tours

    Public Tour—Fabric of a Nation

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Image from inside a gallery space in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Large quilts are hanging on all walls and three women stand in the center of the frame discussing a quilt in front of them.
    • Kids and Families

    Story Time in the Amphitheater

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Three educator performing a story in front of an audience kids and adults in an outdoor theater. There are standing on green grass-like circular matt with a wooden backdrop with colorful potted plants.

Saturday Feb 11

    • Kids and Families

    Archaeology Dig

    Saturday–Sunday until 4:15 pm

    Saturday–Sunday until 4:15 pm

    Two girl in a sandbox sifting through the sand with screen to find artifact replicas of ancient pottery
    • Kids and Families

    Outdoor Art Making

    Ongoing

    Ongoing

    Photo of a family at a craft table outside at the Skirball
    • Kids and Families

    Story Time in the Amphitheater

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Thursday–Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am, 2:00, and 4:00 pm

    Three educator performing a story in front of an audience kids and adults in an outdoor theater. There are standing on green grass-like circular matt with a wooden backdrop with colorful potted plants.
    • Public Programs
    • Public Tours

    Public Tour—Fabric of a Nation

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Tuesday–Friday, 1:00 pm
    Saturday–Sunday, 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

    Image from inside a gallery space in Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories. Large quilts are hanging on all walls and three women stand in the center of the frame discussing a quilt in front of them.