Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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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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Eric Revis

Music & Performance

Eric Revis Trio

As a composer and bandleader, Grammy-winning bassist Revis draws on diverse experiences to create original music that grooves, floats, and soars with irresistible energy and dynamic ensemble interplay.

Thu Aug 17 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2023

Music & Performance

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

Composer and producer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith gives a special, intimate performance inside the galleries, in conjunction with the Hammer’s installation of Rita McBride: Particulates.

Sat Oct 7 8:00 PM

Graphic with Jibz Cameron as Dynasty Handbag on a pink background

Music & Performance

Weirdo Night with Dynasty Handbag

Weirdo Night is a popular long-running freak forward variety show hosted and curated by Dynasty Handbag (alter ego of Made in L.A. artist Jibz Cameron).

Sat Oct 14 7:30 PM

Part of the series Made in L.A. 2023: Programs and Performances

A man lays on a pillow, wearing a grey eye mask with text on it

Music & Performance

Miller Robinson: Tapás ikyav, take care of, (literally) to make real

During this performance, Made in L.A. 2023 artist Miller Robinson will come to the museum to rearrange its installation, subtly altering, assessing, and accumulating impact inside the gallery.

Sun Oct 22 11:00 AM

Part of the series Made in L.A. 2023: Programs and Performances

Archival photo of six men, two holding framed records

Screenings Music & Performance

Cumbia Sin Reglas

Screening of two films followed by a conversation with the filmmakers and artists Eamon Ore Giron and Gary Garay about the evolution of cumbia music in Mexico, the U.S., and online.

Thu Oct 26 5:30 PM

Part of the series Made in L.A. 2023: Programs and Performances

Kumi James (aka Bae Bae)

Music & Performance

Kumi James (aka BAE BAE)

Sound artist and DJ Kumi James (aka BAE BAE) stages a durational performance in proximity to Rita McBride’s installation Particulates, along with collaborator Colloboh.

Fri Oct 27 8:00 PM

Gary “Ganas” Garay djing

Music & Performance

Technotitlan

In this sonic performance, Mas Exitos artist Gary “Ganas” Garay weaves an electromagnetic tapestry from his personal archive of techno and house records with Latin-based samples, creating a lush soundscape.

Thu Nov 9 8:00 PM

Part of the series Made in L.A. 2023: Programs and Performances

Babe the pig, with a group of dogs standing behind him

Screenings Kids Music & Performance

Family Flicks: Babe: Pig in the City

Meet passionate teenage innovators who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world's environmental threats, while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence.

Sun Nov 12 11:00 AM

Music & Performance

How I Became A Person, by Page Person

Made in L.A. artist Page Person presents her sprawling, multi-sensory performance confronting anti-drag and anti-trans hysteria with humor, storytelling, and audience participation.

Thu Nov 16 7:30 PM

Part of the series Made in L.A. 2023: Programs and Performances

A man lays on a pillow, wearing a grey eye mask with text on it

Music & Performance

Miller Robinson: Tapás ikyav, take care of, (literally) to make real

During this performance, Made in L.A. 2023 artist Miller Robinson will come to the museum to rearrange its installation, subtly altering, assessing, and accumulating impact inside the gallery.

Sun Nov 19 11:00 AM

Part of the series Made in L.A. 2023: Programs and Performances