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The Hammer Museum at UCLA believes in the promise of art and ideas to illuminate our lives and build a more just world.

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Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now

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This exhibition surveys over five hundred years of intaglio prints drawn from the extensive collections of the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum.

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Hammer Projects: Vamba Bility

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New Haven–based artist Vamba Bility contemplates diasporic existence and its reveries through a lyrical ensemble of paintings, sculpture, textile, and sound.
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Hammer Projects: Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi

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For her site-specific Hammer Project, Nkosi unveils a multimedia installation in the museum lobby, delving into the architecture of the gymnastics arena, which serves as a vessel for narratives of identity, performance, patriarchy, and power.
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Hammer Contemporary Collection: Banu Cennetoğlu

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Sourced from Cennetoğlu’s mobile phones, computers, cameras, and hard drives, this sprawling, 127-hour video represents the entirety of the artist’s visual archive amassed over 12 years.
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Sanford Biggers: Oracle

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This monumental sculpture–a cast bronze figure standing at 25 feet tall– inaugurates the museum's outdoor sculpture pedestal at Wilshire Blvd and Glendon Ave.
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Armand Hammer Collection

This impressive collection of European and American paintings and drawings reflects the interests and passion of the museum’s founder, Armand Hammer.

Upcoming Programs

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Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursday May 16, 2024 12:30 PM
Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.
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Readings

Some Favorite Writers: Adam Moss

In Adam Moss’s new book, the former editor of New York magazine asks “What is the work of art?
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Special Programs

Summer Exhibitions Opening Celebration

Celebrate the openings of our summer exhibitions at the Hammer with cash bars, free admission, and galleries open late.

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Art

Stories of Almost Everyone: Visitor Ben Barcelona

Ben Barcelona visits the Hammer every Wednesday. He discusses Cian Dayrit's Tiis Ganda, Kutis Amerika (2017).
Film & TV

Greta Lee on "Past Lives"

Post-screening Q&A with actress Greta Lee, moderated by MoMA Associate Curator, Department of Film Sophie Cavoulacos.
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Restaurant

Lulu is the Hammer's new restaurant from David Tanis and Alice Waters.
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Museum Transformation

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Discussing Social Justice

Image: Charles White, Love Letter #1, 1971. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. Photo by Ed Glendinning
Love Letter #1
Image: Charles White, Love Letter #1, 1971. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. Photo by Ed Glendinning

Her Dream Deferred Series

This series explored the status of black women and girls in the United States, lifting their voices and stories to find solutions to social injustice. Copresented with the African American Policy Forum

The Watts Rebellion: 50 Years Later

Three historians discuss the past and present of race relations in the United States.

Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980

This digital archive of the 2011–2012 exhibition examines the legacy of African-American artists in L.A., many of whom were connected to civil rights and Black Power movements.

Social Justice in Church and State

Watch this 2014 program with Sister Simone Campbell who discussed the resurgence of social justice issues in the Catholic Church