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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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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Intimacies

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's first exploration into film length as a cinematic device, allowing personal problems and current events to dictate the films flow.

Sun Oct 25 7:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Mavis Pusey

Curatorial Assistant Azul Silverio leads an in-person discussion of Mavis Pusey's work.

Wed Oct 28 12:30 PM

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Chef Marcus Samuelsson in Conversation with Laurie Ochoa & Sandra Jackson-Dumont

What can food reveal about ancestry, migration, and resilience? Join award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson, along with Laurie Ochoa and Sandra Jackson Dumont, for a conversation about the power of food to nourish, heal, and connect us.

Wed Oct 28 7:30 PM

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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 Oct 29 12:30 PM

Vote at the Hammer

Special Programs

Midterms Election Vote Center

Regardless of where you live in Los Angeles, cast your ballot for the 2026 Midterm Elections at the Hammer.

Sat Oct 31 10:00 AM

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Exhibition Highlights Tour: Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of exhibition highlights for "Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines"

Sat Oct 31 1:00 PM

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Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

Drop by Art Lab for hands-on creative activities inspired by artworks on view at the museum.

Sat Oct 31 1:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

La Llorona / Pulse

Celebrate Halloween with a screening of two international ghost stories, by directors Jayro Bustamante and Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

Sat Oct 31 7:30 PM

Vote at the Hammer

Special Programs

Midterms Election Vote Center

Regardless of where you live in Los Angeles, cast your ballot for the 2026 Midterm Elections at the Hammer.

Sun Nov 1 10:00 AM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

How to Save a Dead Friend / A Ghost Story

Tonight’s films explore the convergence of touch (or the inability to touch) with the ghostly and our changing relationship with the past and the dead.

Sun Nov 1 7:00 PM