Studio City

Tue–Sun
At 1:00 pm, join a Skirball docent on an hour-long guided exploration of Sendak's artistic influences and sixty-year career. An additional tour at 11:00 am takes place on Saturdays and Sundays.

Sunday, June 9, 11:00 am–12:00 pm and 2:00–3:00 pm
Join Skirball Artist in Residence Adam Silverman as you squish, scrape, and mix to make natural pigments for an art project from soil, spices, berries, and other colorful plants. Then use your pigments to express yourself in painting. Plant arrangements in vessels from the Common Ground installation will be on hand if you become inspired to paint a still life!

Friday, June 28, 8:30 pm
Celebrate Sendak's most well-known story under the stars!

Celebrate Sendak's most well-known story under the stars! Embark on an extraordinary adventure to a world of friendly monsters with Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are, which brings Maurice Sendak's timeless tale to life like never before!

Directed by Spike Jonze (2009, 101 min., Rated PG)

Beginning April 18: Every Thursday–Sunday at 3:00 pm (except Sun, Apr 28)
Join Skirball staff in the gallery as they read you some of Maurice Sendak's most memorable stories!

8 am - 3 pm
Session 1 - 6/17-6/28
Session 2 - 7/1-7/12
Session 3 - 7/15-7/26
Session 4 - 7/29-8/9

Session 1: June 17-July 12
(no camp on June 19 or the week of July 4th)
Session 2: July 14-August 9
Camp Wonder is designed for Rising TK/K through 4th Graders
(campers for Summer 2024 must be 5 years old by November 30)

On view through September 1, 2024
Free to all on Thursdays!
The American Library by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA
Browse artist Yinka Shonibare’s immersive installation The American Library, where six thousand books are wrapped in textiles with the names of US immigrants and Black Americans affected by the Great Migration. Learn about their impact and share your own story.

How to experience this exhibition:

The Blessing Exchange offers our students and their families service learning and volunteer opportunities!

A Service Program for Jewish Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Neurodiverse Abilities in cooperation with Los Angeles Senior Living Communities and other Local Service Organizations

Our Parent & Me program provides an opportunity for parents to come together with their infants and toddlers in a warm and friendly environment led by a qualified professional. Each class is uniquely designed to encourage multi-sensory experiences that stimulate emerging language skills, motor development, socialization, and bonding between parent and child. We offer a variety of classes ranging from an infant support class to a class dedicated to emerging toddlers to Tot Shabbat classes for infants and toddlers.

Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30 pm
Ages 8th-12th Grade
Join us for a new teen program made up of “mini-mesters" in which we will be partnering with different organizations to expose teens to issues that impact their daily lives. Organizations include Moving Traditions, Shemesh Farms, JQ International, The Torah Studio, and more! Pizza dinner is included each week
Program Contact: Director of Youth Engagement Rabbi Emily Holtzman
Program Email: [email protected], (818) 766-9429 ext. 241