Every last Friday of the month at the Skid Row History Museum & Archive 5 -7:30pm. a Skid Row neighborhood partySnacks - Coffee - Bdays - Collaboration - Reconnections - Celebration - Open Mic
LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 13, 2023
Sir Oliver Productions brings the 8th Annual Bob Marley Day Celebration to the Skid Row History Museum and Archive 250 S Broadway, Los Angeles CA 90012 - on February 5, 12 noon – 5pm. CELEBRATION - MUSIC - FOOD + COMMUNITY! For nearly a decade, DJ Sir Oliver has brought…
LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 12, 2023
Movie Nights at the Museum are back!Free movie screenings, free popcorn, free coffee & free conversation. Friday, January 20, 2023 at 7pm screening The Last Black Man in San Francisco**Q&A with Joe Talbot after the screening The Last Black Man in San FranciscoDirected by Joe TalbotRuntime: 2 hr. 42. min Q&A with Joe Talbot…
LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 12, 2023
PerformanceDirected by John Malpede and Henriëtte BrouwersVisual Art by Robby Herbst May 14 and 15, 2021 at 8PM.At Geffen Contemporary at MOCA plaza for a by invitation only, physically distanced audience & on YouTube Live stream Commissioned by The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) for WE RISE 2021 https://vimeo.com/593629056 Community…
LA Poverty DepartmentMarch 30, 2020
Exhibitions
THE WORLD RESPONDS TO THE WALK THE TALK ARCHIVEDecember 8, SCREENING, PANEL and OPENING of EXHIBITIONExhibition: Dec. 8, 2022 – January 31, 2023Skid Row History Museum & Archive, 250 S. Broadway, Los Angeles CA 90012Open: Tue., Thur.: 10am-5pm and Sat. 2-5pm Walk the Talk is a project of the Los Angeles…
LA Poverty DepartmentNovember 28, 2022
BLUE BOOK - GREEN PAPEREXHIBITION designed by Robert M. Ochshorn curated by LAPD / SRHM&A’s John Malpede. November 22, 2022 - January 28, 2023*PRESS CONFERENCE Nov. 22, 11am* OPENING RECEPTION Nov. 22, 5-7pm PRESS CONFERENCE: 11 / 22, 11:00am The Skid Row Now & 2040 Coalition releases its policy paper Containment and Community: The History…
LA Poverty DepartmentNovember 15, 2022
Los Angeles Poverty Department is in the show with a video of our longtime performance project about the War on Drugs and it's effects on poor communities "Agents & Assets". Is it morning for you yet?58th Carnegie InternationalSeptember 24, 2022 - April 2, 2023 Established in 1896, the Carnegie International…
LA Poverty DepartmentSeptember 22, 2022
EXHIBITIONHow to House 7000 People In Skid Row.Exhibition created by Rosten Woo with Anna Kobara, Henriëtte Brouwers, John Malpede.March 7 though 2021 The museum is closed because of the COVID_19 pandemic. You can visit the exhibition webpage here. We can accommodate two visitors at a time, or a group of…
LA Poverty DepartmentFebruary 23, 2020
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Skid Row Now & 2040 is a coalition of Skid Row grassroots groups and residents, including Los Angeles Poverty Department, United Coalition East Prevention Project, Los Angeles Catholic Worker, Los Angeles Community Action Network and other Skid Row residents and leaders that has been in dialogue with the Los Angeles Department of…
LA Poverty DepartmentApril 20, 2021
Walk the Talk is no ordinary walk. It’s a biannual parade! LA Poverty Department brings Skid Row to life with performances along the parade route that pay tribute to neighborhood initiatives and the men and women whose contributions to the community call for a big, blaring celebration! On May 30, 2020 we celebrated…
LA Poverty DepartmentFebruary 24, 2020
The Skid Row Arts Alliance is a consortium of artist-driven arts organizations, comprised of people living and working in Skid Row, working to create art and community in Skid Row. The purpose of Skid Row Arts Alliance is to knit the fabric of the Skid Row neighborhood through the creation…
LA Poverty DepartmentSeptember 23, 2019
Skid Row History Museum & Archive, 250 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Performance workshops are open to everyone on Tuesday 2-4pm & Thursday 7-9pm Exhibition: How to House 7000 People In Skid Row The Skid Row Archive is open for research by appointment.Call 213-413-1077 or write to [email protected] Free Movie Nights…
LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 23, 2017
Dear Friends of LA Poverty Department, LAPD has a lot going on now --- and much planned for 2023. We’re in full swing at our space, the Skid Row History Museum & Archive: having exhibitions, restarting Friday movie nights, starting a Friday open mic night, workshopping new performance material, archiving…
LA Poverty DepartmentDecember 3, 2021
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How to House 7,000 People in Ski...
@ Skid Row Histroy Museum and Archive
How to House 7,000 People in Ski...
@ Skid Row Histroy Museum and Archive
Jan 31 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
EXHIBITION How to House 7000 People In Skid Row. Exhibition created by Rosten Woo with Anna Kobara, Henriëtte Brouwers, John Malpede. How to house 7,000 people in Skid Row? We’re talking about housing everyone now living on the streets of Skid Row –and more. Tired of promises and no solutions...
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THE WORLD RESPONDS TO THE WALK T...
@ Skid Row History Museum & Archive
THE WORLD RESPONDS TO THE WALK T...
@ Skid Row History Museum & Archive
Jan 31 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
THE WORLD RESPONDS TO THE WALK THE TALK ARCHIVE EXHIBITION Skid Row History Museum & Archive Dec. 8, 2022 – January 31, 2023 Open: Tue., Thur. 10am-5pm and Sat. 2-5pm Walk the Talk is a project of the Los Angeles Poverty Department that honors people who’ve lived and worked in...
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12:00 pm
8th Annual Bob Marley Day Celebr...
@ Skid Row History Museum and Archive
8th Annual Bob Marley Day Celebr...
@ Skid Row History Museum and Archive
Feb 5 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
CELEBRATION – MUSIC – FOOD + COMMUNITY! For nearly a decade, DJ Sir Oliver has brought people together and strengthened the Skid Row community with music. Please join for the 8th Annual Bob Marley Day Celebration. For the 8th year in a row, Skid Row’s resident DJ, Sir Oliver, will...
