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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Special Programs

Art + Mindfulness for Families

Explore the theme of "change" through art and mindfulness.

Wed Aug 12 11:00 AM

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Layla's Happiness

Read along with Felipe de Neve Library and artist Kenturah Davis with Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie & Ashleigh Corrin's 'Layla's Happiness'

Tue Aug 18 3:00 PM

Part of the series Black Voices, Black Joy: A Reading Series with the Los Angeles Public Library

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How to Find a Fox

Read along with Felipe de Neve Library and artist Kenturah Davis with Nilah Magruder's 'How to Find a Fox'

Tue Sep 1 3:00 PM

Part of the series Black Voices, Black Joy: A Reading Series with the Los Angeles Public Library

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Nighttime Symphony

Read along with Felipe de Neve Library and artist Kenturah Davis with Timbaland & Christopher Myers' 'Nighttime Symphony'

Tue Sep 15 3:00 PM

Part of the series Black Voices, Black Joy: A Reading Series with the Los Angeles Public Library

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Prop 15: Market Value Property Taxes for School Funding

Prop 15 would eliminate 1978 Prop 13 tax protections for larger commercial and industrial properties, generating billions in tax revenue for schools.

Thu Sep 17 5:00 PM

Part of the series California Ballot Measures 2020

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Members Sneak Peek

Join us for a Members Sneak Peek and be the first to hear directly from our curatorial team about what the Hammer has in store this fall.

Mon Sep 21 5:00 PM

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy and the Supreme Court's Future

This panel considers some of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s most significant contributions and the upcoming battle over her now-vacant Supreme Court seat.

Thu Sep 24 5:00 PM

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Prop 22: Protecting Workers in the Gig Economy - CANCELED

Should workers for app-based companies like Uber be considered employees or independent contractors?

Thu Oct 1 5:00 PM

Part of the series California Ballot Measures 2020

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Prop 16: Ending the Ban on Affirmative Action

Put on the ballot by the California legislature, Prop 16 would repeal a longstanding state constitutional amendment that banned affirmative action by California state institutions.

Thu Oct 1 5:00 PM

Part of the series California Ballot Measures 2020

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The Young Rembrandt in Leiden and Amsterdam

In his mid-20s, Rembrandt van Rijn moved to the booming metropolis of Amsterdam and became its finest portrait painter, lending his sitters strength and dignity.

Sun Oct 4 2:00 PM

Part of the series Rembrandt Here and Now