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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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Pop-up Studio: Snapshots of L.A.

Document your impression of L.A. in a collage workshop led by teaching artists from Self Help Graphics & Art, inspired by the Ulysses Jenkins exhibition.

Sat Mar 12 11:00 AM

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Gallery Games

These 45-minute guided sessions combine family-friendly tours with easy-to-play games.

Sat Mar 19 11:00 AM

Kids writing in the galleries

826LA@Hammer: Field Trip to the Future

Take a field trip through time and get curious about what the future will look and feel like in an imaginative, hands-on writing workshop for kids ages 9+

Sun Mar 27 11:00 AM

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Gallery Games

These 45-minute guided sessions combine family-friendly tours with easy-to-play games.

Sat Apr 16 11:00 AM

Hammer employee working with two kids to make art with leaves.

Pop-up Studio: Exploring Nature with Photograms

Inspired by noé olivas’s installation Let’s Pray, families are invited to join artist and educator Courtney Coles in creating a cyanotype photogram that explores their relationship to nature.

Sat Apr 23 11:00 AM

Kids writing in the galleries

826LA@Hammer: Imagine a Dragon Rapping in a Wagon

This fun and interactive workshop helps students improve self-expression, storytelling, and presentation skills through creative writing, hip hop, and poetry.

Sun Apr 24 11:00 AM

Cats under a blue fence.

Kids Screenings

Family Flicks: Kedi

Director Ceyda Torun follows a countless population of feral cats who roam Istanbul's streets in this most curious of nature documentaries.

Sun May 1 11:00 AM

826LA@Hammer: Party on the Moon!

We’re planning a party on the moon! Help create invitations, activities, and menus for our intergalactic guests.

Sun May 22 11:00 AM

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Kids Screenings

Family Flicks: The Triplets of Belleville

This Oscar-nominated French animation tells the story of a grandmother who teams with the song-and-dance triplets from Belleville to rescue her bicyclist grandson from mobsters.

Sun Jun 5 11:00 AM

A table of scrap paper with different patterns and a kid standing to the right cutting one heart-shaped image for a collage.

Pop-up Studio: Zines

Learn the art of zine making with L.A. Zine Fest.

Sat Jul 9 11:00 AM