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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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 Aug 6 12:30 PM

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Music & Performance

Kasey Knudsen Sextet

San Francisco-based saxophonist Kasey Knudsen leads her sextet in creating spacious and evocative compositions that weave improvisation into melodic and rhythmic themes which develop into imaginative new directions.

Thu Aug 6 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2026

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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 Aug 8 1:00 PM

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Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Turning Red

With vibrant animation and playful nods to the stylings of anime and manga, Turning Red captures the energy, uncertainty, and excitement of growing up.

Sun Aug 9 11:00 AM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Nayland Blake

Curatorial Assistant Azul Silverio leads an in-person discussion of Nayland Blake's work.

Wed Aug 12 12:30 PM

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Mike Cloud & Charles Gaines in Conversation

On the occasion of Cloud's Hammer Project, he will sit in conversation with artist Charles Gaines to discuss his installation in the museum lobby and the connections between their shared artistic practices.

Wed Aug 12 7:30 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 Aug 13 12:30 PM

Malachi Whitson plays the drums

Music & Performance

Malachi Whitson Quartet

Drummer, composer, educator, and community builder Malachi Whitson creates boundary-defying jazz rooted in the deep traditions of the Black Music canon while simultaneously incorporating West African polyrhythms and Afro-Caribbean grooves.

Thu Aug 13 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2026

A girl works on an art project

Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

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

Sat Aug 15 1:00 PM

Kids work on writing in an 826LA writing workshop at the Hammer Museum.

826LA@Hammer: Stories in Our Hands: Object-Based Memoir

In this memoir essay workshop, participants will bring a meaningful object from home—a photograph, keepsake, book, or everyday item—and use it as a doorway into their personal story. Led by author Margaret Chandra Kerrison.

Sun Aug 16 11:00 AM