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Sat–Sun, 10:00 am–5:00 pm
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Skirball Cultural Center

Public Programs

Drawing on Jewish values and tradition, the Skirball presents a wide array of public programs for people of all cultural backgrounds. Explore our upcoming offerings below and join us for experiences that promote hope, discovery, and connection.

Upcoming Events

  • Audience
    Public Programs
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    Words and Ideas

    Ukraine. War. Stories.

    Tuesday, June 6, 7:00 pm

    Actors Sarah Drew (Grey’s Anatomy), Zachary Gordon (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Susan Sullivan (The Kominsky Method), and Steven Weber (Wings) share stories from both Germany’s invasion of Ukraine in 1941 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine today. A conversation and Q&A follows the staged reading.

    Details and reservations

    Photo of a Ukrainian soldier in a field with his dog. Both are looking at something off camera to the left. Behind the man is a large plume of black smoke filling the skyline.
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    Film

    Outdoor Movies at the Skirball: Roman Holiday (1953)

    Friday, June 9, 8:30 pm (doors and Museum open at 7:00 pm)

    Our summer outdoor movie screenings kick off with the timeless classic Roman Holiday, ghostwritten by Hollywood Ten member Dalton Trumbo and starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck! Arrive early to catch the exhibition Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare. 

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    Still from the film Roman Holiday showing Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck outside on a street in Rome. Hepburn is eating ice cream, and Peck is looking at her.
  • Audience
    Public Programs
    Category
    Film

    Outdoor Movies at the Skirball: High Noon (1952)

    Friday, June 23, 8:30 pm (doors and Museum open at 7:00 pm)

    Written as an allegory for the Blacklist, this nail-biter Western stars Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly as newlyweds struggling with whether to fight or flee from a band of outlaws. Arrive early to catch the exhibition Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare.

    Details and reservations

    Still from the movie showing Gary Cooper walking towards the camera wearing dark clothing and a cowboy hat. He is surrounded by western buildings and a bright sky.
  • Audience
    Public Programs
    Category
    Film

    Outdoor Movies at the Skirball: The Way We Were (1973)

    Friday, July 7, 8:30 pm (doors and Museum open at 7:00 pm)

    Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Way We Were! Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford shine in this film following a leftist activist and her screenwriter husband as the Blacklist looms. Arrive early to catch the exhibition Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare.

    Details and reservations

    Still from the film showing Streisand and Redford standing together. She is looking at the camera and he is looking down.
Mother holding young daughter dancing and smiling outside during a festival

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