News and Updates
PRESS RELEASES
On March 26, 2023, Hammer Museum to Mark Completion of Two Decades of Transformation, November 29, 2022 (PDF, 405 KB, 5pp.)
Hammer blog post: Sotheby's auction will benefit new Artist Fund April 10, 2019 (includes catalogue available for download)
Sotheby’s to Present Artists for the Hammer Museum
March 28, 2019 (PDF, 514 KB, 5 pp.)
Hammer Museum Announces Details of Newly Named Spaces
October 9, 2018 (PDF, 627 KB, 3 pp.)
Hammer Museum Announces $180 Million Capital Campaign with Lead Gift from Lynda and Stewart Resnick
February 22, 2018 (PDF, 23 KB, 2 pp.)
Hammer Museum Announces Major Multiyear Transformation Plan
January 26, 2017 (PDF, 344 KB, 2 pp.)
Hammer Museum Announces 99-Year Lease and Gallery Expansion
October 26, 2015 (PDF, 75 KB, 2 pp.)
PRESS COVERAGE
Goodbye pink marble, farewell 1980s office vibe: inside the Hammer Museum’s 24-year transformation
The Art Newspaper, February 16, 2023
Hammer Museum’s Ann Philbin: ‘We altered every square inch over these years’
Financial Times, February 10, 2023
L.A.'s Hammer Museum expansion, two decades in the making, sets date for the final reveal
Los Angeles Times, November 29, 2022
A Major Trove of Art on Paper is Coming to Light at the Hammer Museum
Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2022
Hammer Museum Auction at Sotheby’s Will Benefit Artist Fund
New York Times, March 28, 2019
Hammer Museum receives $50 million in gifts for expansion
Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2018
$50 Million for the Hammer Museum, and Fresh Energy for Arts Giving in L.A.
The New York Times, February 22, 2018
Hammer Museum at UCLA launches $180 million campaign to support major transformation and expanded endowment
UCLA Newsroom, February 22, 2018
Reshaping Its Future, LA’s Hammer Museum Announces a $180 Million Fundraising Campaign
artnet, February 23, 2018
Hammer Museum finally cues up a big expansion. Here's an early look
Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2017
Michael Maltzan Architecture to expand Hammer Museum
The Architect's Newspaper, January 26, 2017
Hammer Museum announces major expansion plans
UCLA Newsroom, January 26, 2017