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Special Programs

UCLA Art History Graduate Symposium: In Crisis

  • This is a past program

Keynote speaker: T.J. Demos

The 59th Annual UCLA Art History Graduate Symposium, In Crisis, will examine how art history has responded to crisis through a range of time periods, regions, cultures, and mediums—from ancient to contemporary, global to local, and transnational to transhistorical.

ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM?

Ticketing: Admission is free. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis, limit one per visitor. Box office opens one hour before the event.
Member Benefit: Subject to availability, Hammer Members can choose their preferred seats and pick up tickets for one additional guest. Members receive priority ticketing until 15 minutes before the program. Learn more about membership.
Parking: Self-parking is available under the museum. Rates are $8 for the first three hours with museum validation, and $3 for each additional 20 minutes, with a $22 daily maximum. There is an $8 flat rate after 6 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on weekends.
Press: If you are a member of the press and are interested in attending and covering the program, please email Scott Tennent at stennent@hammer.ucla.edu for accommodations.

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