Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum and Lulu will be closed Friday, July 4.

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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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An Honore Daumier lithograph

ONLINE: Lunchtime Art Talk on Honoré Daumier

Curatorial assistant Matthieu Vahanian leads a live, online discussion of a work by Honoré Daumier.

Wed May 13 12:30 PM

Image of Michael Flynn in a military uniform on the left with a torn edge appears overlaid on top of a photograph of Donald Trump and William Barr Jr..

Tampering with Justice: DOJ Drops Case Against Michael Flynn

Does the dismissal of charges against Michael Flynn undermine law enforcement in the United States?

Tue May 19 5:00 PM

A large sketch in charcoal

ONLINE: Lunchtime Art Talk on Paul McCarthy

Chief curator Connie Butler leads a live, online discussion of a work by Paul McCarthy.

Wed May 20 12:30 PM

A graphic reading "FRUIT" with purple images of fruits

Special Programs

Graphite XI Launch Party

Join us online for the virtual launch party of Graphite XI: Fruit, the Hammer's student-run interdisciplinary arts journal.

Fri May 22 6:00 PM

A punch-in clock with a tissue sticking out of the top

ONLINE: Workers' Rights During a Pandemic

Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson leads a panel discussion addressing the legal and ethical challenges for workers and employers during this unprecedented time.

Tue May 26 5:00 PM

In a colorful painting, a baby in a cradle and a head in a graduation cap float above two reclining figures

ONLINE: Lunchtime Art Talk on Robert Colescott

Associate curator Erin Christovale leads a live, online discussion of a work by Robert Colescott.

Wed May 27 12:30 PM

An etching of a small bull meeting a large bull

Quarantinis with a Curator: Grunwald Center Collection

Members! Learn more about the Hammer’s Grunwald Center Collection with Grunwald Center director Cindy Burlingham and Grunwald Center associate director and senior curator Allegra Pesenti.

Wed May 27 5:00 PM

A man carries a large canvas

ONLINE: Paul McCarthy's Painter Screening and Q&A

This special live streaming of Paul McCarthy’s iconic video performance 'Painter' is followed by a Q&A between McCarthy and artist Kaari Upson.

Thu May 28 5:00 PM

Gustave Moreau's Salome

POSTPONED: Lunchtime Art Talk on Gustave Moreau

Deputy director of curatorial affairs Cynthia Burlingham leads a live, online discussion of a work by Gustave Moreau.

Wed Jun 3 12:30 PM

Bloomsday 2020 illustration featuring James Joyce superimposed over a map of Dublin

Special Programs

ONLINE: Bloomsday 2020

Our annual celebration features veteran actors offering dramatic readings from James Joyce's novel 'Ulysses' interspersed with live songs!

Tue Jun 16 7:00 PM