Photographer: Grant Mudford, Skirball Cultural Center

Noah's Ark, Skirball Cultural Ctr

LEAD ARCHITECTs
Jim Olson, FAIA (view bio)
Alan Maskin

LOCATION & YEAR
Los Angeles, CA, 2007

Poject Details

Comprised of 8,000 square feet of hands-on interior galleries, an adjacent amphitheater, and other outdoor education areas, Noah’s Ark provides a welcoming environment for children and families. The design helps visitors celebrate their own unique identities, explore communal values and gain a positive perspective on cultural differences. The Skirball Cultural Center, which opened to the public in 1996, is dedicated to exploring the connections between four thousand years of Jewish heritage and the vitality of American democratic ideals. Alan Maskin led the overall design of the project as well as designed countless animals. Jim Olson led the design of the ark.

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Recognition

Noah's Ark at the Skirball has won an Excellence in Exhibition award from the American Association of Museums
Noah's Ark at the Skirball, American Association of Museums, Excellence in Exhibition
Alan Maskin will be speaking at the Association of Children’s Museums conference InterActivity 2008: Let’s Play.
Alan Maskin will be giving two lectures to University of Washington students this February.
Noah’s Ark Exhibit, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angles, CA, TEA Thea Award
The Noah's Ark Exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles has won a Thea award (one of 15 awards given to projects f...
Noah's Ark Exhibit Award TEA Thea Award
The Noah's Ark Exhibit is featured in the June/July issue of Domus magazine.
"Noah's ARk at the Skirball," Residential Architect, June 2007
"Coming Together," The Team of Designers behind Noah's Ark, Skirball. Metropolis, June 2007, p.84.
"Noah's Ark, a new permanent exhibit at L.A.'s Skirball Cultural Center,"Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects. Azure, June, 20...
"Metro, An insider's guide to the best new places to see, stay, shop and visit - from L.A. to Akron, Noah's Ark," Metropolitan H...
Noah’s Ark Exhibit, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angles, CA, Honorable Mention – Los Angeles Architectural Awards
The Noah's Ark exhibit has received a Los Angeles Architectural Award from the Los Angeles Business Council.
The Noah's Ark Exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles is included in this month's Domus magazine.
The June issue of Azure magazine includes a short piece on the Noah's Ark Exhibit project at the Skirball Cultural Center.
The Noah's Ark Exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles appeared on the blog www.unbeige.com this Wednesday (May 2...
The Noah's Ark Exhibit project at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles is featured in the May issue of I.D. magazine. Ala...

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