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Voices of Heritage: Celebrating Indigenous and Jewish Languages and Cultures  

Sunday, November 17, 2024

… Indigenous peoples during this exciting multigenerational performance. Plus, learn more about community organizations that help support Indigenous communities as well as endangered … a food sample provided by culinary anthropologist Dr. Claudia Serrato featuring Indigenous ingredients, then take the recipe with you to make at home. | About the Participants B.A. Van Sise … Languages and directs the HUC-JIR Jewish Language Project, which features the Jewish Language Website and the Jewish English Lexicon . Gustavo Arellano is a columnist for the Los Angeles …
Press Release

Skirball Cultural Center to Honor Persian Jewish Culture

… TO HONOR PERSIAN JEWISH CULTURE From Iran to Los Angeles: Honoring Persian Jewish Culture and Community Is Part of Long-Term, Collaborative Effort Between the Skirball Cultural Center and … is FREE and open to the public. Reservations and more information are available on the Skirball website at skirball.org/persian-jewish-event . This community event serves as the official start … Family Foundation and a member of the Skirball’s Board of Trustees. “This ambitious proposal coincides with the Skirball’s process of reimagining its own ongoing exhibition of Jewish …
Directions and Parking

… Take public transportation to the Skirball via Metro Rapid 233/761. Visit the Metro LA website for bus schedules. Northbound —Metro Rapid 233/761 (toward Sylmar/San Fernando Valley): … Sepulveda Blvd and enter the Skirball through the Main Entrance. Where to Stay Whether you’re looking for nearby luxury or local convenience, the Skirball enjoys a relationship with select …
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Skirball Book Groups: The American Tapestry

February–June 2026

… as she can remember, finds herself on a buckboard journey with her mother, Eliza, who hasn’t spoken in more than a year. They arrive at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia, … the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what … America. Facilitator: Stacey Bieber attended Boston University for both her undergraduate studies and law school. She also has a Master of Law degree in Taxation from New York University. …
Meet Skirballer Hank Powell

… the UCLA Lion Dancers performance or having an almost private show from the Rasputin Marionette company are just a few of the amazing things that happen during the festival. No matter where … to last-minute things (running out of the specific color being used, the consistency doesn’t look correct, etc.) is part of the process. This actually overlaps with some of the work I do at … merchandise that we may never have had in and find ways to place it in the store as well as the website. Color and, depending on the item, the smell, can play a big part in what we order and …
Program

Sunset Concerts: Vagabon

Thursday, August 8, 2024

… 8, 2024, 8:00–10:00 pm Thursday, August 8, 2024 Cameroonian-American singer, songwriter, and indie-rock artist Vagabon takes audiences down the road to joy with atmospheric guitar melodies, … an airbrush tattoo station by We Adorn You. 7:00 pm: Gather in the main lobby for a special welcome to the exhibition Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak with Skirball Museum … debut Infinite Worlds . On the track “Fear and Force,” Tamko cries, “I’ve been hiding in the smallest space/ I am dying to go/ This is not my home.” Being Cameroon-born and NYC-raised can …
Press Release

The Skirball Cultural Center Invites the Public to Experience Common Ground by Adam Silverman

… Download the press release The Skirball Cultural Center Invites the Public to Experience Common Ground by Adam Silverman Display and Utilization of Community-Activated Artwork Extended Through 2027 A reflection of the Common Ground exhibition … are subject to change. Details and tickets for each dinner will be available on the Skirball website. About Common Ground With the participation of nearly one hundred people from across the …
Student Program

Noah's Ark at the Skirball—Summer Program

… Looking for a summer field trip? Ignite your students’ creativity and curiosity with a voyage aboard Noah’s Ark and learn the values of community and collaboration through hands-on experiences and play.  When Select weekdays in June … Inspired by their Noah’s Ark school tour, the Mindful Moment: Rainbow video on the Skirball website, and the Re-Discovered Animals lesson plan, 2nd grade students at Suva Elementary made …
Exhibition

The Official Unofficial Voting Station: Voting for All Who Legally Can’t

October 1–November 30, 2020

… Han Sifuentes. A wide-open extension of democracy, the playfully designed voting station welcomes everyone to cast a symbolic ballot—regardless of the legal barriers that prevent … practice, and performance artist who works to claim spaces for immigrant and disenfranchised communities. As an immigrant herself, Han Sifuentes often creates work that revolves around … came here without knowing what they would do for work. Luckily, someone in the small Korean community in the Central Valley of California hired them to work at their dry-cleaning business. …
Educators at the Center: STAC and a Three-Step Noah’s Ark Learning Journey

… goes far beyond consultation. These educators step into leadership roles—co-facilitating community events, piloting new models for professional development, and providing real-time … members of our community, can make a difference. In her classroom, students engaged in close-looking exercises and empathy-building discussions, exploring themes of community, environmental … before you even arrived on campus? I used all the videos on the Skirball’s Art of Imagination website before our visit. Each video had a different focus. One goal was to help students see …