Drawing on Jewish values and tradition, the Skirball presents a wide array of public programs for people of all cultural backgrounds. Explore our upcoming offerings below and join us for experiences that promote hope, discovery, and connection.
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The Friedman Prize: "Superman's Jaw" by Andrew Fogel
Tuesday, July 22, 7:00 pm
In celebration of the exhibition Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity, join us for a fireside chat with Andrew Fogel, winner of the 2024–25 Howard I. Friedman Memorial Graduate Essay Prize, to explore the relationship between popular culture, Jewish values, and the American Jewish experience.
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Sunset Concerts: La Perla / Meridian Brothers
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Our popular summertime music series is back for season 28 with more music than ever before!
La Perla's hypnotic, percussion-forward rhythms are the backdrop for their politically charged lyrics centered on feminism and Indigenous struggles. Meridian Brothers blend traditional cumbia and vallenato with psychedelic rock, jazz, and tropical influences, all while weaving together fantasy and undeniable technical skills.
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Sunset Concerts: MULA / Frente Cumbiero
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Our popular summertime music series is back for season 28 with more music than ever before!
MULA is a forward-thinking and boundary pushing Dominican electro-Caribbean band known for their innovative fusion of traditional Caribbean rhythms with electronic music. Frente Cumbiero blends traditional cumbia rhythms with modern production techniques, creating a unique sound that bridges the past and present of Colombian music.
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Sunset Concerts: JOJO ABOT / Say She She
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Our popular summertime music series is back for season 28 with more music than ever before!
JOJO ABOT blends elements of Afrobeat, jazz, neo-soul, electronica, and reggae, creating a soundscape that is hypnotic and complex. Say She She is a Brooklyn-based, retro-inspired funk band that draws influence from 1970s disco, soul, and pop music, as well as the powerful female-led groups of that era.
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse (2024)
Sunday, September 7, 4:00 pm
Legendary artist Art Spiegelman rocked the world when he transposed his parents into mice to tell their Holocaust survival story in his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, Maus. Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse chronicles Spiegelman's irreverent life and work including his extraordinary partnership with wife Françoise Mouly and his checkered evolution through the world of underground comics.
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The Aunties
Friday, September 26, 7:30 pm
Join us for an engaging live storytelling performance celebrating the women that shape, heal, and uphold Indigenous communities—aunties.
