Upcoming Special Exhibitions

They Shall Be Counted: The Theresienstadt Ghetto Art of Erich Lichtblau-Leskly

November 21, 2019 – August 18, 2020

Northern Trust Gallery

“Arrival of Danish Jews at Terezin Spa”

They Shall Be Counted is a gallery of sketches and watercolor illustrations by Holocaust-era artist Erich Lichtblau-Leskly. Even while imprisoned within the Theresienstadt Ghetto, he managed to express himself artistically, creating breathtaking illustrations as a tribute to ghetto residents. He cut his art into pieces, out of fear for his safety, and his wife, Elsa Lichtblau, hid them under the floorboards of the ghetto barracks. He miraculously retrieved them after liberation and later re-worked the sketches into full-size watercolor illustrations. Both original sketches and full-size artworks will be on display in the exhibit.

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This exhibition is on loan from Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust.

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

February 9 – August 16, 2020

Main Special Exhibition Space

Notorious RBG book cover illustration by Adam Johnson. Courtesy of HarperCollins. Photographs: Crown © by Hurst Photo/Shutterstock; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a vibrant, comprehensive exploration of Justice Ginsburg’s life and her numerous, often-simultaneous roles as a student, wife, mother, lawyer, judge, women’s rights pioneer, and Internet phenomenon. The exhibition tells Ginsburg’s story using a dynamic array of gallery interactives, listening stations, archival photographs and documents, historical artifacts, and contemporary art. Based on the book and Tumblr page of the same name, Notorious RBG is the first-ever museum exhibition focused solely on the judicial icon.

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Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is organized and circulated by the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California.