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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Summer Exhibitions Member Preview

Members can bring up to four guests for early access to the exhibitions Refashioning: CFGNY & Wataru Tominaga and David Medalla: In Conversation with the Cosmos.

Sat Jun 8 11:00 AM

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Special Programs

Summer Exhibitions Opening Celebration

Celebrate the openings of our summer exhibitions at the Hammer with cash bars, free admission, and galleries open late.

Sat Jun 8 8:00 PM

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Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Tiny, plucky Marcel embarks on a search for his extended family in this wonderful and wise, Academy Award-nominated take on surviving and thriving in the modern world.

Sun Jun 9 11:00 AM

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In-Gallery: Quilting Bee with Wataru Tominaga

Fashion designer and artist Wataru Tominaga, along with a collective of local artists, transforms the gallery space into a sewing room.

Tue Jun 11 1:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Richard Earlom, after Joseph Wright of Derby

Director and Chief Curator, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts Naoko Takahatake leads an in-person discussion of the work of Richard Earlom, after Joseph Wright of Derby.

Wed Jun 12 12:30 PM

Bright pattern with cartoon creatures

In-Gallery: Quilting Bee with Wataru Tominaga

Fashion designer and artist Wataru Tominaga, along with a collective of local artists, transforms the gallery space into a sewing room.

Wed Jun 12 1:00 PM

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

Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Jun 13 12:30 PM

Bright pattern with cartoon creatures

In-Gallery: Quilting Bee with Wataru Tominaga

Fashion designer and artist Wataru Tominaga, along with a collective of local artists, transforms the gallery space into a sewing room.

Thu Jun 13 1:00 PM

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Joonam

Director Sierra Urich’s documentary weaves a beautiful and beguiling portrait of three generations of Iranian women living in the diaspora.

Fri Jun 14 7:30 PM

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Transchool: Volume 1

Aspiring trans writers age 18 to 25 will read from their work alongside notable mentors to celebrate the publication of a new anthology.

Sat Jun 15 4:30 PM