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

Free on-site parking

Skirball Cultural Center

Calendar

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Current Exhibitions

Exhibition

Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity

May 1, 2025–March 1, 2026

A comic book cover with super hero Captain America punching Hitler in the face.

Spotlight

Later in Life: Adult B'nai Mitzvah

April 30, 2024–Summer 2026

Chandelier in the shape of a five-pointed Jewish "Star of David"

Exhibition

Common Ground

On view through January 3, 2027

A pattern of a plate, bowl, and cup stacked and put in rows. The dishes are made of brown earthy pottery.

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

Discovery Center

Reopens November 2025

Photo of a artifact gallery with cases and a large rock ancient tomb with a big text wall that reads Discovery Center

Campus Activation

In Memoriam

Ongoing

stones lay on top of a plinth next to a wood bench

Exhibition

Glass Sukkah: This Home Is Not a House

October 7, 2025–March 1, 2026

Three glass walls surround a table with colorful objects. Above the walls, larger-then-life feathers suspend from the ceiling up into a skylight.

Exhibition

TORN Project by Susan Lerner

October 7, 2025–March 1, 2026

Photo of a gallery corner with a flat screen displaying a colorful video next to 18 framed collages hung in a grid.

Exhibition

Draw Them In, Paint Them Out: Trenton Doyle Hancock Confronts Philip Guston

October 16, 2025–March 1, 2026

Colorful painting depicting Hancock’s character Torpedo Boy looking at a large red apple being offered to him by a hooded, white figure.

Monday Jan 19

Skirball is Closed

Tuesday Jan 20

    • Classes
    • Online

    Skirball Art History: Golden Girls of the Old Testament

    Tuesdays, January 20–February 24, 10:00–11:30 am

    Tuesdays, January 20–February 24, 10:00–11:30 am

    This tumultuous scene shows Adam and Eve, the first man and woman in the Hebrew Bible, being driven out of the Garden of Eden.
    • Classes

    Nazarian Applied Arts: Acrylic Painting

    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 10:00 am–1:00 pm
    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 1:00–4:00 pm

    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 10:00 am–1:00 pm
    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 1:00–4:00 pm

    Detail of blue, white, and yellow acrylic paint spread onto a surface.

Wednesday Jan 21

    • Classes

    Bam! Crack! Dot! An Introduction to Mah Jongg

    Wednesdays, January 7–28, 10:00 am–12:30 pm
    Wednesdays, February 11–March 11, 10:00 am–12:30 pm

    Wednesdays, January 7–28, 10:00 am–12:30 pm
    Wednesdays, February 11–March 11, 10:00 am–12:30 pm

    The words, The Marvelous Mrs. Mahj appear in pink, funky letters on a black table surrounded by mahjong tiles.
    • Classes

    Bam! Crack! Dot! Intermediate Mah Jongg

    Wednesdays, January 7–28, 1:00–3:30 pm
    Wednesdays, February 11–March 11, 1:00–3:30 pm

    Wednesdays, January 7–28, 1:00–3:30 pm
    Wednesdays, February 11–March 11, 1:00–3:30 pm

    The words, The Marvelous Mrs. Mahj appear in pink, funky letters on a black table surrounded by mahjong tiles.

Thursday Jan 22

    • Kids and Families

    Family Art Making

    Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays

    Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays

    Art studio filled with young people and adults interacting around tables
    • Classes

    Broadway's Dynamic Duos

    Thursdays, January 8–February 19, 1:00–3:00 pm

    Thursdays, January 8–February 19, 1:00–3:00 pm

    Broadway's Dynamic Duos collage photo.

Saturday Jan 24

    • Kids and Families

    Family Art Making

    Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays

    Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays

    Art studio filled with young people and adults interacting around tables

Sunday Jan 25

    • Public Programs
    • Film

    TORN: The Israel-Palestine Poster War on New York City Streets (2024)

    Sunday, January 25, 2:00 pm

    Sunday, January 25, 2:00 pm

    Still from TORN with Nim Shapira looking at posters on the ground.

Monday Jan 26

Skirball is Closed

Tuesday Jan 27

    • Classes

    Nazarian Applied Arts: Acrylic Painting

    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 10:00 am–1:00 pm
    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 1:00–4:00 pm

    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 10:00 am–1:00 pm
    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 1:00–4:00 pm

    Detail of blue, white, and yellow acrylic paint spread onto a surface.
    • Classes
    • Online

    Skirball Art History: Golden Girls of the Old Testament

    Tuesdays, January 20–February 24, 10:00–11:30 am

    Tuesdays, January 20–February 24, 10:00–11:30 am

    This tumultuous scene shows Adam and Eve, the first man and woman in the Hebrew Bible, being driven out of the Garden of Eden.
    • Classes

    Nazarian Applied Arts: Acrylic Painting

    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 10:00 am–1:00 pm
    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 1:00–4:00 pm

    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 10:00 am–1:00 pm
    Tuesdays, January 6–February 24, 1:00–4:00 pm

    Detail of blue, white, and yellow acrylic paint spread onto a surface.

Wednesday Jan 28

    • Classes

    Bam! Crack! Dot! An Introduction to Mah Jongg

    Wednesdays, January 7–28, 10:00 am–12:30 pm
    Wednesdays, February 11–March 11, 10:00 am–12:30 pm

    Wednesdays, January 7–28, 10:00 am–12:30 pm
    Wednesdays, February 11–March 11, 10:00 am–12:30 pm

    The words, The Marvelous Mrs. Mahj appear in pink, funky letters on a black table surrounded by mahjong tiles.
    • Classes

    Bam! Crack! Dot! Intermediate Mah Jongg

    Wednesdays, January 7–28, 1:00–3:30 pm
    Wednesdays, February 11–March 11, 1:00–3:30 pm

    Wednesdays, January 7–28, 1:00–3:30 pm
    Wednesdays, February 11–March 11, 1:00–3:30 pm

    The words, The Marvelous Mrs. Mahj appear in pink, funky letters on a black table surrounded by mahjong tiles.

Thursday Jan 29

    • Kids and Families

    Family Art Making

    Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays

    Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays

    Art studio filled with young people and adults interacting around tables
    • Classes

    Broadway's Dynamic Duos

    Thursdays, January 8–February 19, 1:00–3:00 pm

    Thursdays, January 8–February 19, 1:00–3:00 pm

    Broadway's Dynamic Duos collage photo.

Saturday Jan 31

    • Kids and Families

    Family Art Making

    Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays

    Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays

    Art studio filled with young people and adults interacting around tables
    • Kids and Families
    • Special Event

    Skirball at the Central Library

    Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2:00–3:00 pm

    Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2:00–3:00 pm

    A view of the Los Angeles Public Library's central location.

Sunday Feb 01

    • Kids and Families

    Family Art Making

    Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays

    Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays

    Art studio filled with young people and adults interacting around tables

Monday Feb 02

Skirball is Closed