Learn something new at the Skirball! Our enrichment classes feature expert instructors and a friendly and welcoming environment to flex your creativity, explore history and culture, ask questions, and gain insights into Skirball collections and exhibitions.
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Skirball Book Groups: Modern Takes, Timeless Tales
September 2025–January 2026
These lively discussion groups are quick to sell out for a reason! This semester dives into fresh, imaginative retellings of literary favorites that reframe familiar characters and plots through a contemporary lens.
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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 pmJourney into the creative and expressive sides of acrylic painting through personal expression and locating your inner artist.
Please note: Nazarian Applied Arts courses were previously held at Milken Community School. They will now take place on the Skirball campus.
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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 pmLearn to play this enjoyable, social, and thought-provoking game! This course introduces the beginner to the basic rules and simple strategies.
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Bam! Crack! Dot! Intermediate Mah Jongg
Wednesdays, January 7–28, 1:00–3:30 pm
Wednesdays, February 11–March 11, 1:00–3:30 pmThis class is designed for players who already understand the basic rules of play and have had some experience playing the game and wish to further develop their skills.
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Broadway's Dynamic Duos
Thursdays, January 8–February 19, 1:00–3:00 pm
Join us for this celebration of Broadway’s greatest music, written by three iconic duos: Rodgers & Hart, Rodgers & Hammerstein, and Lerner & Loewe.
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Skirball Art History: Golden Girls of the Old Testament
Tuesdays, January 20–February 24, 10:00–11:30 am
Using painting and sculptures beginning with Eve and Lilith, this course will examine the role of the women who ranged from virtuous to wickedly seductive.
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Creative Writing at the Skirball—Writing Los Angeles: Exploring the City of Angels Through Stories
Tuesdays, January 27–March 17, 12:00–2:30 pm
Explore some of the stories told about our fabled city using the anthology Writing Los Angeles, and write your own LA stories, both fiction and creative non-fiction.
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Nazarian Applied Arts: Handbuilt Pottery
Tuesdays, February 3–March 10, 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Spark your creativity through the tactile joy of working with clay!
Please note: Nazarian Applied Arts courses were previously held at Milken Community School. They will now take place on the Skirball campus.
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Skirball Book Groups: The American Tapestry
February–June 2026
These lively discussion groups are quick to sell out for a reason! This semester journeys from the Civil War to the present day in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
