Hammer Blog

To help families and other visitors create meaningful connections to our artwork, the Hammer Museum created the Discovery Guide. This guide can help lead you to discover all kinds of art and ideas through eye-opening activities. It’s your ticket to exploring the museum in your own way.

A highlight from the Hammer Museum’s Grunwald Center Collection is currently on display in the San Diego Museum of Art exhibition The Art of Music. One of the most significant artist’s books of the twentieth century, Henri Matisse’s Jazz was begun by the artist in 1943 and published in 1947.

It's the end of the month, so it's time once again for Hammergram! We are fascinated by the photos our visitors take of the objects and spaces at the Hammer. Hammergram is a monthly round-up of our favorite visitor photos in the hopes that it will inspire you to share your own Hammer experience with us.

On October 1, archivists around the country will take to Twitter to respond to questions tweeted with the hashtag #AskAnArchivist.

Families made a statement last Saturday here at the Hammer: art-making, dancing and discovery are for EVERYONE. We welcomed over 1,600 visitors to this year’s Family Day: Community Studio, a program celebrating the risk-taking and discovery that takes place in the artist’s studio.