Email Author Siran Babayan

2009 Stories by Siran Babayan

• Japanese-American Holiday Celebration

  published December 31, 2009

  The museum's Oshogatsu Family Festival, this year themed Year of the Tiger, includes taiko performances by Kinnara Taiko and Kodama Taiko, a drum... More >>

• How I Met Your Mother

  published December 31, 2009

  Cast and crew, including Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders and Alyson Hannigan, celebrate 100 episodes. ... More >>

• Getty Villa Statue Exhibit

  published December 31, 2009

  Reconstructing Identity: A Statue of a God from Dresden examines the conservation of a Roman statue damaged during WWII. ... More >>

• Painting Exhibit

  published December 31, 2009

  Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting features still-lifes of bakeries and delis, as well as figure and landscape paintings. ... More >>

• Sherlock Holmes

  published December 24, 2009

  Screening of an Xmas-themed episode of Sherlock Holmes from Mystery! Theater.. Wednesdays-Fridays, 4 p.m. Starts: Dec. 18.... More >>

• Exhibit on African-American History

  published December 24, 2009

  Presented by talk show host Tavis Smiley, America I AM: The African American Imprint is an interactive exhibit featuring artifacts and... More >>

• Paintings Exhibit

  published December 24, 2009

  Heat Waves in a Swamp features artist Charles Burchfield's watercolor landscapes. Tuesdays-Sundays. Starts: Oct. 4.... More >>

• HERE WE COME ARMENIAN

  published December 17, 2009

  Being an Armenian in December is much like being a Jew, Muslim or Buddhist. Yet, Armenians were the first nation to adopt Christianity. But unlike... More >>

• Persian Carpet Exhibit

  published December 17, 2009

  A Tale of Two Persian Carpets: The Ardabil and Coronation Carpets features two large Persian carpets dating back to the 16th century. ... More >>

• Gays in the West

  published December 10, 2009

  As part of the museum's inaugural Out West series, panelists — including L.A. Times film critic Kenneth Turan, Peter M. Nardi, William... More >>

• Flux Screening Series

  published December 10, 2009

  Screening of Mia Doi Todd's latest video "Open Your Heart," directed by Michel Gondry, followed by a performance by Todd herself. ... More >>

• Hanukkah Tour

  published December 10, 2009

  A guided tour and talk on the Hanukkah lamps on display in the museum's permanent exhibit Visions and Values.. Fri., Dec. 11,... More >>

• Holiday Concert

  published December 10, 2009

  Johnny Bregar performs music from the album A Family Christmas, followed by arts and crafts and refreshments. Sat., Dec. 12,... More >>

• A Salute to Kennedy Center Honors

  published December 10, 2009

  Entertainment Tonight's Mary Hart moderates this panel discussion with past Kennedy Center honorees Carol Burnett, Quincy Jones, Zubin... More >>

• Food Dude -- NOTE NEW VENUE!!

  published December 10, 2009

  Though nowhere near as grating as Rachael Ray, Food Network host Guy Fieri is probably every gourmet chef's nightmare. He sports blond, spiked... More >>

• Calligraphy and Graffiti Exhibit

  published December 10, 2009

  Calligraffiti: Writing in Contemporary Chinese and Latino Art includes calligraphy and graffiti works by Apex, Gronk, Chaz Bojorquez, Vince... More >>

• Skirball's Fiesta Hanukkah

  published December 3, 2009

  The museum's Latin-themed holiday celebration includes live music by Orquesta Kef and Mariachi Guadalajara, storytelling, art workshops and... More >>

• Family Cooking Class

  published December 3, 2009

  Learn breakfast and brunch recipes, including tofu custard and potato pancakes, in this workshop. Sat., Dec. 5, 11 a.m., 2009 More >>

• Tibet Exhibit

  published December 3, 2009

  Tibet: A People's Dream Past, Present and Future includes photographs by Nancy E. Levine, in addition to artifacts from the Pieper... More >>

• Rembrandt Exhibit

  published December 3, 2009

  Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference includes more than 100 drawings by Rembrandt and his 15 pupils who passed... More >>

• Rembrandt Exhibit

  published December 3, 2009

  The Familiar Face: Portrait Prints by Rembrandt features 15 etchings, including several self-portraits. Mondays,... More >>

• ENCHANTREUSE

  published December 3, 2009

  Hollywood hasn’t made many French female discoveries like Leslie Caron. In her just-published autobiography Thank Heaven (Viking)... More >>

• Sculpture Exhibit

  published December 3, 2009

  The Chimaera of Arezzo is an Etruscan bronze sculpture of a "triple-headed fire-breathing monster." Mondays,... More >>

• Storytelling at the Norton

  published November 26, 2009

  Enjoy food-inspired storytelling, then create a collage in front of Frans Snyder's 17th-century painting Still Life with Fruit and... More >>

• Johnny Mercer Tribute

  published November 26, 2009

  The museum celebrates the centennial of Mercer's birth with screenings of Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra singing... More >>