Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The Hammer Museum will be closed on Saturday, May 17 for a private event. The museum will close at 6pm on Friday, May 16.

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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Mindful Awareness Meditation will be ONLINE ONLY on May 1, May 8, & May 15. Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

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Artist-led Walkthrough: Kang Seung Lee on Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s

Join Kang Seung Lee for an artist-led walkthrough of Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s.

Wed May 8 6:00 PM

gallery exibit: Untitled (TV Stone Tower) by Park Hyunki

Exhibition Tour: Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s.

Sat May 11 1:00 PM

Abstract image with a large red form at center

Lunchtime Art Talk on Helen Frankenthaler

Curatorial associate Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi leads an in-person discussion of Helen Frankenthaler's work.

Wed May 15 12:30 PM

Gallery view of an exhibition of prints

Exhibition Tour: Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now.

Sat May 18 1:00 PM

Etching of the head of Jesus, wearing a crown of thorns

Lunchtime Art Talk on Claude Mellan

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

Wed May 22 12:30 PM

Gallery view of an exhibition of prints

Exhibition Tour: Barry McGee on Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now

Join artist Barry McGee for an exhibition tour of Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now.

Thu May 23 6:00 PM

Gallery view of an exhibition of prints

Exhibition Tour: Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now.

Sat May 25 1:00 PM

Print of a torn figure in front of a background of constellations

Lunchtime Art Talk on Wangechi Mutu

Curatorial Assistant Nyah Ginwright leads an in-person discussion of Wangechi Mutu's work.

Wed May 29 12:30 PM

Gallery view of an exhibition of prints

Exhibition Tour: Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now.

Sat Jun 1 1:00 PM

Sepia toned print showing a large horde of people walking, bent over

Lunchtime Art Talk on Käthe Kollwitz

Curatorial Assistant Nyah Ginwright leads an in-person discussion of Käthe Kollwitz's work.

Wed Jun 5 12:30 PM