We visited the Skirball Cultural Center in West L.A. for the first time to see the interactive Noah's Ark exhibit we had heard so much about. Kate couldn't stop singing, "The Lord said to Noah, there's gonna be a floody floody..." on the way there.
The Skirball's exhibits celebrate 4,000 years of Jewish heritage. This is one of the beautiful gallery spaces.
The Noah's Ark exhibit is an 8,000 square foot gallery filled with hundreds of handcrafted animals made entirely from recycled materials.
The mane on the zebra is a piano keyboard, and the elephant's trunk is made of bamboo dumpling steamers.
Turn the wheel and create a lightning storm!
Kate and a little boy pumped rain into the tank and watched Noah's ark rise up.
Appa, Kate, and Zebra looking out of the floor-to-ceiling wooden ark.
More handcrafted passengers of the ark. 
Storytime by the ark. "The lady was a very good storyteller, Momma. She was talented!" reviewed Kate. 
The kids marveling at the rainbow that appeared on the wall during the story.
Kate and Appa exploring the upper deck of the ark.
Mr. Lion with chopstick whiskers.
Kate on her way up. 
Kate and Appa resting in walrus chairs. This is usually the expression Chris reserves for such an occasion.
Afterwards, we had a snack at Zeidler's cafe and then visited the other galleries about Jewish culture and history. I was happy to see that Kate was actually interested in it all. She is shaping up to be a fine museum-goer.
2 comments:
Wow! What an experience Kate can take her cousin on when next in town - or is it a traveling exhibit?
Lisa, I think the exhibit goes until early next year, maybe? So if you come visit before then, it would be great to show her Buzzin' Cousin!
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