Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum will close at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 3 and be closed all day Saturday, October 4 in advance of Made in L.A. 2025 opening events. Learn more

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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: “The Perfect Crime” (10/20/1957)

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Beyond Terror: Vincent Price on Television

The medium of television allowed the accomplished actor Vincent Price to explore roles of dramatic depth and disarming humor, sharing a personal side steeped in deep knowledge of fine arts and culinary arts. Conversation with Victoria Price to follow

Sat Sep 27 7:30 PM

Still from The Little American (1917)

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Silent Movie Day: The Little American

The UCLA Film & Television Archive is getting the jump on Silent Movie Day this year with Mary Pickford and Cecil B. DeMille’s war-time classic, The Little American (1917).

Sun Sep 28 7:00 PM

A large wave crests above two large boats, a small snow-topped mountain in the background

Lunchtime Art Talk on Katsushika Hokusai

Luce/Getty curatorial fellow Kelin Michael leads an in-person discussion of Katsushika Hokusai's work.

Wed Oct 1 12:30 PM

An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Oct 2 12:30 PM

Two young man stand in a gallery next to a sculpture among a crowd

Made in L.A. 2025 Member Preview

Members can bring up to four guests for early access to the new exhibition at the Hammer Museum.

Sat Oct 4 11:00 AM

A large crowd in the Hammer Museum courtyard

Special Programs

Made in L.A. 2025 Public Opening Night

Celebrate Made in L.A. 2025 and other new exhibitions with galleries open late and music in the courtyard. Food and drink available for purchase all night. Hammer members receive priority.

Sat Oct 4 8:00 PM

Black-and-white image of the back of a person's head with short black hair, pointing a metal object at another figure wearing a black suit and hat

Nicole-Antonia Spagnola: 1-2-3: Apartment Gallery

Made in L.A. 2025 artist Nicole-Antonia Spagnola’s short film 1-2-3: Apartment Gallery (2025) loops on the big screen in the Billy Wilder Theater.

Sun Oct 5 11:00 AM

Five dancers in casual clothing interact with contsruction materials

Special Programs Music & Performance

Will Rawls: Unmade

Made in L.A. artist Will Rawls performs in the Hammer's courtyard and gallery spaces, reflecting on notions of resource-sharing and social choreography.

Sun Oct 5 12:00 PM

Installation featuring a crumbling wall of cinderblocks with handpainted images and pink neon lights

Curator Walk-through: Made in L.A. 2025

Exhibition curator Essence Harden leads a walk-through of the exhibition.

Sun Oct 5 1:00 PM

Gallery view of visitors watching a video with an overturned car

Lunchtime Art Talk on Lawrence Lek

Curator Pablo José Ramírez leads an in-person discussion of Lawrence Lek's work.

Wed Oct 8 12:30 PM