Noah’s Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles is a permanent interactive exhibit that draws on the ancient Noah’s Ark story as well as approximately 500 flood legends from around the world.Challenging preconceptions about what children’s museums “should” be, we developed an exhibit design that favored clarity over chaos, utilized a wide spectrum of colors and natural fabrics, and employed a hierarchy of vertical scales. We abandoned written text in favor of a completely interactive exhibit that incorporates the leadership of docents of all ages.