View from the Zoo

Noah’s Ark, a permanent exhibition at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles that opened last year features a huge wooden ark designed by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects filled with 186 species of animals made from repurposed objects.  Part of the fun of the exhibit is identifying what objects were used to construct the animal. Most of the animals were designed by Alan Maskin, the leader of the design team who is a former children’s educator himself. 30 pairs of animals are puppets that were created by Christopher Green of Red Hook, Brooklyn. The New York Times published this wonderful article about the making of the animals and the conception of the ark. Watch the slide show and video if you can’t visit the real thing! Photos : Skirball Cultural Center.