Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

Alake Shilling's inflatable sculpture Buggy Bear Crashes Made in L.A. is temporarily off view.

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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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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 Dec 4 12:30 PM

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A House of Dynamite

When an unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond in Kathryn Bigelow's gripping portrait of doomsday in motion. Followed by a conversation with production designer Jeremy Hindle and casting director Susanne Scheel.

Thu Dec 4 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2025

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Eyes on Ukraine

The official world premiere of Eyes on Ukraine, a powerful documentary that explores the intersection of two crises — war and the HIV epidemic.

Fri Dec 5 7:30 PM

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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.

Sat Dec 6 11:00 AM

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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.

Sat Dec 6 12:00 PM

Brightly colored painting of a sad teddy bear riding a car along a road

Exhibition Highlights Tour: Made in L.A. 2025

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Made in L.A. 2025.

Sat Dec 6 1:00 PM

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Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

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

Sat Dec 6 1:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Our Father, the Devil

Writer-director Ellie Foumbi’s taut, elegant revenge thriller stands up as one of the most engrossing depictions of the aftermath of trauma, even as it surrenders to the allure of supposed payback.

Sat Dec 6 7:30 PM

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Kids Screenings

Family Flicks: The Wiz

Director Sidney Lumet's dazzlingly inventive adaptation of the hit Broadway musical transplants L. Frank Baum's fantastical world from somewhere over the rainbow to somewhere over the Brooklyn Bridge.

Sun Dec 7 11:00 AM

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Art in Conversation

Educators lead 30-minute in-person talks about connections and comparisons between two works of art.

Sun Dec 7 1:00 PM