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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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Lunchtime Art Talk on Robert Gober

Curatorial Assistant and Collection Specialist Jennie Waldow leads an in-person discussion of Robert Gober's work.

Wed Mar 12 12:30 PM

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Flux, Spring 2025

The Flux screening series brings the creative community together to celebrate outstanding short films and music videos from around the globe.

Wed Mar 12 7:30 PM

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Coffee with a Curator

Hammer members experience our exhibitions before the museum opens to the public with a curator-led walk-through.

Thu Mar 13 10:00 AM

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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 Mar 13 12:30 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Gun Hill Road

Harmony Santana, in an early example of a trans actor playing a trans character, shines as Vanessa in this 2011 family drama about a Puerto Rican trans teenager in New York City

Fri Mar 14 7:30 PM

Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

Drop by Art Lab for hands-on creative activities inspired by artworks on view at the museum.

Sat Mar 15 1:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Pink Narcissus

West Coast premiere of the 4K restoration of physique photographer James Bidgood's ambitious homoerotic film fantasy filmed primarily in the confines of his cramped Manhattan apartment.

Sat Mar 15 7:30 PM

Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: Gerry Gibbs

Jazz drummer Gerry Gibbs plays on stage in the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Sun Mar 16 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Critic and author Tre’vell Anderson will be on hand to discuss director Clint Eastwood's adaptation of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Sun Mar 16 7:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Colectivo Cherani

Curatorial Assistant Jessi DiTillio leads an in-person discussion of Colectivo Cherani's work.

Wed Mar 19 12:30 PM