Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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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Dark-hued painting of a view of the sky through a hole in a roof

Lunchtime Art Talk on Janiva Ellis

Aram Moshayedi, Robert Soros Curator, leads an in-person discussion of Janiva Ellis's work.

Wed Oct 19 12:30 PM

A colorful painting of abstracted, featureless human and animal figures. In the right corner sits the Madonna and child

Exhibition Tour: Bob Thompson

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition.

Sat Oct 22 1:00 PM

A painting showing a partial view of an artist's studio, with canvases on the floor and another on an easel in the foreground. An open door lets light in

Curator Walk-through: Joan Didion: What She Means

Chief curator Connie Butler leads a walk-through of the exhibition Joan Didion: What She Means.

Sun Oct 23 1:00 PM

Abstract shapes

Lunchtime Art Talk on Helen Lundeberg

Hammer chief curator Connie Butler leads an in-person discussion of Helen Lundeberg's work.

Wed Oct 26 12:30 PM

Drawing of a nude woman lying among a blue background.

Exhibition Tour: Picasso Cut Papers

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition.

Sat Oct 29 1:00 PM

Colorful painting depicting a nude, featureless woman standing in the foreground, while a red figure holding a yellow bird jumps at an open-jawed sea monster

Helen Molesworth Walk-through: Bob Thompson: This House Is Mine

Curator Helen Molesworth leads a walk-through of the exhibition Bob Thompson: This House Is Mine.

Sun Oct 30 3:00 PM

Pencil sketch of a person from the shoulders upward

Lunchtime Art Talk on Odilon Redon

Curatorial associate Matthieu Vahanian leads an in-person discussion of Odilon Redon's work.

Wed Nov 2 12:30 PM

Porch light illuminates a 70s style home at night

Exhibition Tour: Joan Didion: What She Means

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Joan Didion: What She Means.

Sat Nov 5 1:00 PM

Porch light illuminates a 70s style home at night

CANCELED: Lunchtime Art Talk on Henry Wessel

Curatorial assistant Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi leads an in-person discussion of Henry Wessel's work.

Wed Nov 9 12:30 PM

A colorful painting of abstracted, featureless human and animal figures. In the right corner sits the Madonna and child

Exhibition Tour: Bob Thompson

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition.

Sat Nov 12 1:00 PM