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Exhibition Opening—Spring 2025

Opening Eve: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Opening Day: Thursday, May 1, 2025

… 2025, 12:00–5:00 pm Opening Eve: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Opening Day: Thursday, May 1, 2025 Get a sneak peek or join us for opening day of our spring exhibitions! Enjoy FREE admission to two new exhibitions, mingle with artists and curators, take a spotlight tour (or two!), … peek the night before or join us for the opening day of Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity and Away in the Catskills: Summers, Sour Cream, and Dirty Dancing . During the evening of April 30, …
Investing in the Next Generation: An Interview with Getty Marrow Intern Olivia Lara

… from right. The Skirball’s Youth Programs create a continuum of opportunities for young people to learn, lead, and grow; from elementary and middle school students engaged through our School … sessions. They assist with school tours, public programs, and family events, receiving targeted workshops on early childhood learning and “slow looking.” Many go on to pursue careers in … Center? Having celebrated both my middle and high school graduations here, I have always admired Skirball’s blend of history, art, and community engagement. As an Interdisciplinary …
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Noah's Ark at the Skirball: The Art of Imagination

… Museums’ Superintendent’s Award for Excellence in Museum Education! Inspired by timeless flood stories, the Art of Imagination curriculum focuses on the ways that each of us, including the youngest members of our community, can make a difference. … narratives about everyday items and family heirlooms. Download Lesson 6 Taking Action Together Reflect on your community’s needs and create a service-learning action plan. Download …
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Skirball Hanukkah Celebration

Sunday, December 13, 2020
Now streaming on YouTube

… 13, 2020, 3:00–4:00 pm Sunday, December 13, 2020 Now streaming on YouTube About the Program Come one and all to celebrate the Festival of Lights online! Perfect for fans of our much-beloved annual Hanukkah … holiday extravaganza. Enjoy a heartwarming community candle lighting and a lively sing-along to get you feeling festive. Groove to the klezmer beat of LA’s own Mostly Kosher , jam to the …
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Holding Onto Humanity: Israelis and Palestinians for Peace

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

… 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 … around Israel and Palestine can be difficult, even divisive. But what if there was a way to approach these conversations with empathy, understanding, and a focus on humanity? This special conversation brings together Israeli and Palestinian members of The Parents Circle-Families Forum , a group of …
Press Release

Skirball Cultural Center, Grand Performances, and Zócalo Public Square present ZONA LIBRE

… Cultural Center, Grand Performances and Zócalo Public Square present ZONA LIBRE An Unforgettable Day of Music, Dance, and Conversation at the Skirball Cultural Center Latino LA takes … Center, Grand Performances, and Zócalo Public Square honor Latino Angelenos with deep ties to Mexico and Central America through Zona Libre , an afternoon and evening of music-based … concert stage. MARTHA GONZALEZ “For one Chicana rocker and memoirist, music is activism, and a way of life.”— Los Angeles Times Martha Gonzalez is a Chicana artivista (artist/activist) …
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Sabbath Queen (2024)

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

… years in the making, Sabbath Queen follows Amichai Lau-Lavie’s journey from radical drag queen to influential rabbi of a God-optional, artist-driven New York synagogue. A Q&A with Lau-Lavie … endeavors, including Storahtelling and Lab/Shul—until he shocks everyone with his decision to become a rabbi himself, studying in the Conservative tradition of Judaism. Sabbath Queen is … Globe and Mail , and BBC News . From 2009–2016, DuBowski worked with over 125 of the world’s best social justice documentaries as the Outreach Director of Doc Society’s Good Pitch. He is …
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Welcome Blanket Wrap-Up

Sunday, March 12, 2023

… Families Join us in packaging more than two hundred blankets for families newly arriving to the United States during this culminating event for Welcome Blanket 's installation at the Skirball! About the Program Take part in a new American … concludes, Welcome Blanket lives on as more and more individuals and community partners get involved. | “Political activism can take many forms. Welcome Blanket takes the notion one …
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Skirball Cultural Center details West Coast debut of Chloë Bass: Wayfinding

… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Emma Jacobson-Sive, EJS Media, emma@ejs-media.com , … , Download the press release Skirball Cultural Center details West Coast debut of Chloë Bass: Wayfinding For the first time in Skirball history, a continuous outdoor installation utilizes … LIFE IS COPING? and HOW MUCH OF BELIEF IS ENCOUNTER? A fifth question, HOW MUCH OF HOPE IS FORGETTING?, has been written by the artist specifically for the Skirball’s presentation. These …