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Noah's Ark

Ongoing

… Ark at the Skirball! This award-winning children's and family destination invites visitors of all generations to play, climb, build, explore, make-believe, and make friends—all while … and caring for the world. Inspired by those lessons, the Skirball is partnering with the Getty Foundation and Shemesh Farms of Shalom Institute. The Getty Global Art and Sustainability … and the only one in the United States—will collaborate with Shemesh Farms to create meaningful ways for visitors of all ages and abilities to connect with nature and Jewish values. Join us to …
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Skirball Cultural Center unveils two exhibitions opening May 4, 2023

… May 4, 2023 Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare Explores this defining moment in American history and the contemporary implications for civil liberties, propaganda, and shifting definitions … years. In addition, the Skirball is extending its first-ever outdoor exhibition, Chloë Bass: Wayfinding , which features sculptures placed around the institution’s fifteen-acre campus. All … also shape the entire country. Peter Krasnow: Breathing Joy and Light May 4–September 3, 2023 Get lost in the organic forms and vibrant colors of paintings by Peter Krasnow, a Jewish …
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Skirball Cultural Center presents The American Library by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA

… September 18, 2023 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 The American … reflects on the myriad voices in the ongoing debate about immigration in the U.S. October 21, 2023–September 1, 2024 LOS ANGELES, CA— The Skirball Cultural Center presents an … own efforts to explore the values of equality and inclusion in the U.S. in new and unexpected ways.” The vibrant fabrics that cover the books in Shonibare’s installation are Dutch wax print …
Glatt Kosher Events

… The Skirball Cultural Center is pleased to offer Glatt Kosher events in Herscher Hall and the adjoining 9,000 square-foot ballroom, … Glatt Kosher event, the Skirball provides an event concierge to serve you every step of the way. A Step-by-Step Planning Guide Choose one of two select caterers Pricing Snapshot … will work directly with your caterer of choice to obtain a custom quote and book a tasting. Come for a site visit and plan the details —Two months before your event, you and your event …
Exhibition

Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories

November 17, 2022–March 12, 2023

… November 17, 2022–March 12, 2023 Discover the extraordinary stories behind three hundred years of American quilts. Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories … with quilts Los Angeles Times | November 22, 2022 Quilting exhibit at Skirball stitches together art, activism Spectrum News 1 | November 21, 2022 | Image Gallery Bisa Butler (American, … , 2004. Cotton plain weave, cotton filling; pieced and quilted with polyester thread. Gift of Wayne E. Nichols. Reproduced with permission. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Photograph © Museum …
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Skirball Cultural Center reopens to the public with SoCal debut of large-scale installation AI WEIWEI: TRACE

… April 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Emma Jacobson-Sive, EJS Media, emma@ejs-media.com , (323) 842-2064 Skirball Cultural Center, communications@skirball.org , Download the press release Skirball Cultural Center reopens to the public with SoCal debut of large-scale installation AI WEIWEI: TRACE May 15–August 1, … Skirball President and CEO. “We are honored to present this monumental work, which, by way of a disarmingly playful medium, examines courage and conscience in the face of …
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Skirball Cultural Center unveils first details of three exhibitions opening October 21, 2023

… RELEASE: July 24, 2023 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Laura B. Cohen, LC Media, lcmediapr@gmail.com , (310) 867-3897 Emma Jacobson-Sive, EJS Media, emma@ejs-media.com , (323) 842-2064 Download … the press release Skirball Cultural Center unveils first details of three exhibitions opening October 21, 2023 This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement Presents … enduring fight for voting rights taking place in Los Angeles and across the country, offering a way forward as our society continues to grapple with anti-Black violence and broad …
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Masters of Subversion: Confronting Cigar

Friday, February 27, 2026

… 2026, 7:00–7:45 pm|Friday, February 27, 2026, 8:00–8:45 pm Friday, February 27, 2026 Imagine a story behind the story of Philip Guston’s seminal painting, Cigar , interpreted through spoken … Them In, Paint Them Out exhibition. Featuring a talkback with artist Trenton Doyle Hancock and community leader Karen Mack , Founder and Executive Director of LA Commons. Directed by Nancy … our complicity in supporting false narratives? When and how did we become – each in our own way - masters of subversion? How do we distinguish personal fact vs. fiction to lighten our …
Capacities

… array of flexible indoor and outdoor spaces for your next function. Click on the facility name to view room details and images. Facility Name Area (ft²) Banquet Seating Theater Seating … can seat up to 670 banquet guests—or be partitioned into multiple rooms for events that always feel intimate, comfortable, and welcoming. The Guerin Pavilion is equipped with … and other events in the Taper Courtyard. Its hillside backdrop lends itself nicely for the very best of wedding photos. Area (ft²): 3,560 Capacity: Banquet seating: 200 Theater seating: 200 …
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The Skirball Cultural Center Presents Wild Things Are Happening The Art of Maurice Sendak

… The Art of Maurice Sendak , celebrating the work of Jewish American artist Maurice Sendak, creator of the acclaimed children’s books Where the Wild Things Are (1963), In the Night Kitchen … Kushner, and Twyla Tharp. The exhibition will also highlight Sendak’s love of Mozart and the way the composer’s life and work influenced not only Sendak’s designs for Mozart’s operas, such … Maurice Sendak Foundation. Weinberg also edited the richly illustrated catalog that brings together a diversity of perspectives, including Sendak’s own words about his career and a major …