Skirball Cultural Center

Skirball Cultural Center Welcome! Jewish history and culture meet American democratic ideals at the Skirball Cultural Center. Come visit soon!
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The Skirball Cultural Center is a place of meeting guided by the Jewish tradition of welcoming the stranger and inspired by the American democratic ideals of freedom and equality. We welcome people of all communities and generations to participate in cultural experiences that celebrate discovery and hope, foster human connections, and call upon us to help build a more just society. Open to the pub

lic since 1996, the Skirball has established itself as one of the world's most dynamic Jewish cultural institutions and among the leading cultural venues in Los Angeles.

At a time when many people feel disconnected, the Skirball is choosing to build community. In 2025, more than 12,000 peo...
05/26/2026

At a time when many people feel disconnected, the Skirball is choosing to build community. In 2025, more than 12,000 people showed up for 33 performances, screenings, and shared experiences. Another 750 chose to dive into Jewish life through classes, book groups, and lifelong learning. Together, we make space for conversations that matter, including through immigration, civil rights, pluralism, and our shared American experience. Because community isn't just about gathering, it's about understanding one another.

What does justice (or in Hebrew, tzedakah) mean to you? At the Skirball, it means fairness, respect, and caring for one ...
05/22/2026

What does justice (or in Hebrew, tzedakah) mean to you?

At the Skirball, it means fairness, respect, and caring for one another and the earth. People of all ages can use their strengths, compassion, and everyday actions to build a more just world. Jewish people traditionally use tzedakah boxes to collect loose change on the sabbath and other occasions to donate to people in need. But tzedakah is a much more wide-reaching term, emphasizing the importance of caring for others. In the spirit of tzedakah, you can identify a need in your community and make a plan to effect change.

Celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community with this Pride Common Ground meal using tableware from the Common Ground installation. 🌈...
05/21/2026

Celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community with this Pride Common Ground meal using tableware from the Common Ground installation. 🌈

Learn more about this experience by visiting us online at skirball.org.

05/20/2026

Inspired by our recent exhibition, Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity, this discussion draws on Kirby’s enduring vision of courage, ethics, and responsibility in times of rapid change. How do you navigate your responsibility surrounding modern technology?

This program is presented by the Charles Bronfman Prize in partnership with the Skirball Cultural Center.

In a polarized world, kindness can feel profound. But a world worth passing onto our children is built on those small, c...
05/19/2026

In a polarized world, kindness can feel profound. But a world worth passing onto our children is built on those small, consistent acts of care. Our oasis, and more specifically our Bloom Garden, makes room for this type of care. You can see it every day in Noah’s Ark, where children offer kindness freely through play, discovery, and shared imagination. That care—for the earth and one another—is at the heart of our Jewish identity. During Jewish American Heritage Month, will you join us and show kindness?

Join artist Siyo-Win Peters for an outdoor graffiti workshop. This workshop invites participants to look closely at natu...
05/19/2026

Join artist Siyo-Win Peters for an outdoor graffiti workshop. This workshop invites participants to look closely at nature and create their own graffiti artwork inspired by the vibrant colors and unique shapes found in both plants and pollinators.

🌿Art and Nature Workshop: Graffiti Art
📅 June 7
⏰ 12:00 and 2:00 pm
📍Skirball Cultural Center

Experience poignant and humorous contemporary stories that illuminate inspiring, diverse Jewish experiences and speak to...
05/18/2026

Experience poignant and humorous contemporary stories that illuminate inspiring, diverse Jewish experiences and speak to the America we know in our hearts.

Learn more at skirball.org.

05/15/2026

Conversations happen across our campus, from in-gallery learning and hands-on tactile learning to on-stage discussions in our Magnin Auditorium. Join our next conversation by following us online at skirball.org.

This program is presented by the Charles Bronfman Prize in partnership with the Skirball Cultural Center.

05/13/2026

After Noah’s Ark 🌈, the story keeps going. The Earth is alive again, and we all have a role in caring for it.

Connect with nature and Jewish values through hands-on learning in our Bloom Garden.🪴

To learn more about School Programs, visit us online at skirball.org.

We commit ourselves to seeking learning by remaining open to new ideas, new perspectives, and the conversations that hel...
05/13/2026

We commit ourselves to seeking learning by remaining open to new ideas, new perspectives, and the conversations that help us better understand one another. During Jewish American Heritage Month, we’re reflecting on the many ways learning takes shape here at the Skirball Cultural Center.

Our rotating exhibitions invite visitors to explore themes of Jewish identity and American ideals through art, history, and dialogue. Pictured in the first image, staff members gather inside The American Library by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, an installation that examines the layered meanings of citizenship, home, and nationalism.

Learning also happens in our nontraditional classrooms—through Noah’s Ark and our outdoor amphitheater—where students from across Los Angeles engage with empathy, resilience, collaboration, and the work of rebuilding a shared world together.

To seek learning is to stay curious, to welcome complexity, and to allow ourselves to be changed by what we encounter. What lessons have you taken from this brave space?

📆Mark your calendars for May 20. It’s time for our three NEW Spring Exhibitions to shine. We’re opening: Inventing Ameri...
05/08/2026

📆Mark your calendars for May 20. It’s time for our three NEW Spring Exhibitions to shine.

We’re opening:
Inventing America: The Comic Book Revolution
Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos: Punk Culture 1976–86
Robert Russell and Lisa Edelstein: A Palace in Time

Plan your visit by visiting us online at skirball.org.

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2701 N Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
90049

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