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Skirball Cultural Center Presents Ancient Wisdom for a Future Ecology: Trees, Time, and Technology

… August 1, 2024 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Emma Jacobson-Sive, EJS Media, emma@ejs-media.com , (323) 842-2064 Download the press release Skirball Cultural Center Presents Ancient … Exhibition by Artists Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg Fuses Art with the Science of Tree-Ring Dating and Artificial Intelligence as Part of Getty’s Region-Wide Initiative PST ART: Art & … with editor Jenny Traig, and University of California, Berkeley students in implementing the website. About the Artists Creative partners Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg have collaborated …
Exhibition

Women Hold Up Half the Sky

October 27, 2011–May 20, 2012

… Among them was Saima Muhammad, who lived in fear of her abusive husband and whose community ignored her suffering until she received a $65 microloan and built an embroidery … families in her Pakistani village. The exhibition also spotlighted visionaries like Edna Adan Ismail, the former first lady of Somalia, who used her life savings to build a maternity … but it was too late. She was diagnosed with eclampsia and fell into a coma. Her baby daughter died three days later. Women enrolled in Women for Women International's programs in Rwanda and …
Decorative Paper Dreidels

… meaning. Every year, friends and family gather around to spin the dreidel, collect chocolate coins, sing songs, and celebrate a variety of Hanukkah traditions. We invite you to create your own four-sided decorative paper dreidel to honor the holiday traditions and memories you hold dear. Remember, each side can represent a different … Explore your home for four unique pieces of paper to use. These could be options like old holiday cards, wrapping paper, magazine pages, or printed family photos. 2. Use a pen and ruler to …
Family Art Activities

… Welcome to the Skirball’s Family Art Activities page! Here you’ll find imaginative, eco-friendly … the world. Every year, friends and family gather around to spin the dreidel, collect chocolate coins, sing songs, and celebrate a variety of Hanukkah traditions. We invite you to create your … in your home or neighborhood! As you assemble your Hanukkah lamp, remember that even the smallest flame can give light to many. Ask yourself, how can I spread hope and light to the world? …
Program

Holding Onto Humanity: Israelis and Palestinians for Peace

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

… Public Programs Words and Ideas Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 11:00 am–12:00 pm Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Take this opportunity to generate empathy, cultivate understanding, and deliver compassion with Israelis and Palestinians who lost loved ones due to the Israeli-Palestinian … in Bethlehem in the West Bank. In 2002, her 6-month-old son, Qussay, became ill and Israeli soldiers prevented Layla from taking him to the hospital for more than five hours. Qussay soon died …
Program

In the Spotlight: The Skirball Collection

Select Wednesdays and Thursdays, April 18–December 18, 2:00 pm

… Special Event Thursday, April 18, 2024, 2:00 pm|Thursday, May 30, 2024, 2:00 pm|Thursday, August 15, 2024, 2:00 pm|Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 2:00 pm|Thursday, October 17, 2024, …
Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions

… use, protect, and disclose information and data when you use the Skirball Cultural Center websites at skirball.org and shop.skirball.org (collectively, the “ Site ”) and any application … Services. The Site and Services are provided by the Skirball Cultural Center (“ Skirball ,” “ Company ,” “ we, ” “ our, ” or “ us ”). BY USING THE SITE OR SERVICES, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO … THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE IN DISCOVERY EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN AAA RULES, AND THE RIGHT TO CERTAIN REMEDIES AND FORMS OF RELIEF. OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU OR WE WOULD HAVE IN COURT ALSO MAY NOT BE …
Exhibition

The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited

June 1–September 2, 2018

… The Muppet Show, the Muppet movies, and Sesame Street to Fraggle Rock , The Dark Crystal , and Labyrinth —through character sketches, storyboards, scripts, photographs, … organized by Museum of the Moving Image (Astoria, New York) in cooperation with The Jim Henson Company, The Muppets Studio, and Sesame Workshop, and toured worldwide by Flying Fish. The … Times | June 4, 2018 Skirball's Jim Henson Exhibit Will Satisfy and Surprise Even the Most Die-Hard Muppet Fan LA Weekly | May 31, 2018 Historic Muppets and Other Jim Henson Artifacts …
Press Release

Skirball Cultural Center announces the opening of STAR TREK:  EXPLORING NEW WORLDS October 7, 2021

… RELEASE: August 12, 2021 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Laura B. Cohen, LC Media, lcmediapr@gmail.com , (310) 867-3897 Skirball Cultural Center, communications@skirball.org , Download the press … of Star Trek ’s fictional future, and the key to what made the series so appealing to its audiences. Star Trek ’s universe feels hopeful because the characters live these values, and we … • (310) 440-4500 Tickets for October visits will open for advance sale on the Skirball website beginning September 2 at Noon. Tickets for November visits will open for advance sale on …
Program

Bam! Crack! Dot! An Introduction to Mah Jongg

Tuesdays, May 13–June 3, 2025
Wednesdays, May 14–June 4, 2025

… Classes Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 10:00 am–12:30 pm|Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 11:00 am–1:30 pm|Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 10:00 am–12:30 pm|Wednesday, May 21, … West in the 1920s and is played with four players seated around a table. Tiles are shuffled, die are cast, and rituals involving the allocation of tiles and then the exchange of tiles …