Condition: Good. Packed in a BOX with cardboard backing and padding. (See Photos)! Size: 12" x 10". Pages: not written on, clean, bright, odor free, fine edges. Cover: clean, bright, light bumping to parts of edges, slight scuffs. Ships from California. Ships same or next day (weekdays and Saturdays)! ABOUT THIS: On a sunny day in April 1996, the Skirball Cultural Center opened its doors to the public. Since then, nearly six million visitors of all backgrounds have engaged in educational, civic, cultural, and life-cycle experiences designed to uplift the spirit. 'these have ranged from exhibitions to performing and literary arts, from school and family programs to adult education, from town halls and seminars to weddings and graduations. In all our endeavors, we have aimed to embrace the community with hospitality and warmth. A Place of Welcome is a pictorial journey through the Skirball's first thirty years, from its origins in the early 1980s to the present. Published to commemorate the completion of campus construction, the book provides a vivid glimpse of the institution through hundreds of photographs, both candid and formal. el he photo-essay depicts major milestones and everyday moments in our building and programmatic history. More significantly, the images pay tribute to the curiosity, wisdom, and joy that our visitors bring to the Skirball each day. What inspired the founding of this cultural village? 'the featured conversation with Uri D. Herscher, our founder, illuminates how "welcoming the stranger"