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.

An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

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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People looking at art in the Hammer Museum galleries

Art in Conversation

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

Sun Feb 23 1:00 PM

A drawing of a man lying on the ground

Lunchtime Art Talk on Edouard Manet

Director and Chief Curator, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts Naoko Takahatake leads an in-person discussion of Edouard Manet's work.

Wed Feb 26 12:30 PM

Black and white print of a car accident

After-Hours Tour: Edgar Arceneaux on Out of the Ordinary: Uncommon Marks, Materials, and Matrices

Join artist Edgar Arceneaux for a tour of the exhibition.

Thu Feb 27 6:00 PM

Dimensional sculpture with an Alice Coltrane record at its center

Exhibition Tour: Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Sat Mar 1 1:00 PM

Minimal, abstract print with wood grain

Curator Walk-through: Out of the Ordinary: Uncommon Materials, Marks, and Matrices

Jennie Waldow, curatorial assistant and collection specialist, leads a walk-through of the exhibition.

Sun Mar 2 1:00 PM

an abstract painting of a man sitting in cinema

Lunchtime Art Talk on Jasper Marsalis

Curatorial Assistant Nyah Ginwright leads an in-person discussion of Jasper Marsalis' work.

Wed Mar 5 12:30 PM

A bass drum sits on the floor surrounded by an array of microphones

After-Hours Tour: Purusha Hickson on Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Join Hatha yoga teacher, and student of Alice Coltrane, Purusha Hickson for a tour of the exhibition.

Thu Mar 6 6:00 PM

Dimensional sculpture with an Alice Coltrane record at its center

Exhibition Tour: Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Sat Mar 8 1:00 PM

People looking at art in the Hammer Museum galleries

Art in Conversation

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

Sun Mar 9 1:00 PM

a framed piece of paper writing

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