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Skirball Cultural Center

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    Photograph: Michael Juliano for Time Out
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    Photograph: Courtesy Timothy Norris
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Time Out says

This hillside campus off the 405 aims to look at connections between 4,000 years of Jewish heritage and communities within L.A. The permanent display are both beautiful and enriching, with a 25,000-object collection that’s among the largest holdings of Judaica in the country. Little ones will love Noah’s Ark, a wonderful kid-oriented, playground-like exhibit that explores cultural differences through a retelling of the old animals-two-by-two tale.

Meanwhile, the more headline-grabbing temporary exhibitions often focus on prominent Jewish figures (Leonard Bernstein and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, among them) or beloved pieces of pop culture (like Star Trek and the creations of Jim Henson). You’ll find an unexpectedly rich schedule of concerts and other performances, too, particularly in the summer when the courtyard often plays host to live music and movies.

Details

Address:
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles
Price:
$12; seniors, students, kids over 12 $9; kids 2–12 $7; kids under 2 free; free Thu
Opening hours:
Tue–Fri noon–5pm; Sat, Sun 10am–5pm
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What’s on

MUSE/IQUE

Treat your ears to a vibrant concert on a spring or summer night this year, by attending MUSE/IQUE’s annual program. This monthly series of performances, held venues (largely outdoors) across L.A., features a mix of performances inspired by landmark albums and public figures, including tributes to Ed Sullivan, Bob Dylan, Abraham Lincoln, Oklahoma! and more. In order to attend, you’ll need to become a MUSE/IQUE member; you could make a $75 donation for a single event, but if you’re interested in more than just one, it’s cheaper per event to become a full-fludged member.

Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak

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Let the wild rumpus start at this celebration of beloved children’s author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. The Skirball Cultural Center will be displaying more than 150 sketches, storyboards and paintings from the Where the Wild Things Are creator. Titled “Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak,” the exhibition debuted at the Columbus Museum of Art in 2022 and will sail off (metaphorically speaking) to visit L.A. from April 18 through September 1, 2024. Admission costs $18 for adults, with discounts for students, seniors and children; it’s completely free to visit on Thursdays. In addition to his own books, In the Night Kitchen and Outside Over There among them, the exhibition will spotlight art that Sendak created for a handful of other authors, including Else Holmelund Minarik’s Little Bear, as well designs for Mozart operas and books. The show will also focus on his personal and family life, with portraits he shot, toys he designed and insight into his life as a child of Jewish immigrants and a lover of Romantic music and art.

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