Open Admission

Just in time for the holidays – the final episode of Open Admission Season One! We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you, our supporters, for listening in this year. Stay tuned for information on Season Two in 2017. For now, we are taking a brief holiday hiatus, but we look forward to continuing … Continue reading Episode 7: Jason Porter and Beth Redmond-Jones →

PAIGE BARDOLPH is an Associate Curator at the Autry Museum of the American West, where she has curated a variety of exhibitions on Native American material culture and environmental history. She is currently finalizing two new galleries and an accompanying ethnobotanical garden, opening October 2016. She is also collaborating with KCETLink to produce content for an … Continue reading Episode 6: Paige Bardolph and Cate Thurston →

OLIVIA FALES works in the Academic Programs Department at the Hammer Museum where she coordinates family programs and supports the museum’s school and gallery interpretive programs. She has been a gallery teacher at LACMA and the Skirball Cultural Center, an art writer, and a professional cook. She has a master’s degree in art history and archaeology … Continue reading Episode 5: Olivia Fales and Theresa Sotto →

  GUSTAVO LOPEZ has been a part of the education staff at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County for the last 10 years. He began as a Gallery Interpreter, then moved on to be a manager of the interpretation team by becoming a Lead Gallery Interpreter. As a Lead, he was also active in … Continue reading Episode 4: Gustavo Lopez and Margarete Villalobos →

  BRIAN MEREDITH, ILANA GUSTAFSON, and ELI PRESSER make up the leadership team for the Performing Arts Program at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Unique to a typical natural history museum, the in-house Performing Arts Program uses theater to help guests connect to museum exhibits and special events. With their signature programs, Dinosaur … Continue reading Episode 3: Brian Meredith, Ilana Gustafson, and Eli Presser →

JENNY GILLETT and ZOE SILVERMAN are the hosts of Open Admission. Learn more about them on the blog!

  NINA SILVER is the Head of Noah’s Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Nina balances life as a museum educator, actor, puppeteer and mom. She was born and raised in New York City and now calls Los Angeles home with her husband and 2 kids.  Nina has a B.A. in Theatre and Spanish from … Continue reading Episode 1: Nina Silver and Jen Maxcy →