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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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After-Hours Tour: Cindy Burlingham on Sum of the Parts: Serial Imagery in Printmaking, 1500 to Now

Join Cindy Burlingham, Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs, for a tour of the exhibition.

Tue Oct 29 6:00 PM

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Poetry: Forrest Gander

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Forrest Gander reads from Mojave Ghost, which unfolds from desert walks during which he discovers the reticulations of past and present, actual and recalled, physical and spiritual.

Tue Oct 29 7:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Mel Chin

Curatorial Assistant Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow leads an in-person discussion of Mel Chin's work.

Wed Oct 30 12:30 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 31 12:30 PM

A woman kneels on a moving walkway, holding a bowl of noodles in one hand

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Giant Robot: Asian Pop Culture and Beyond / Chungking Express

Giant Robot founder Eric Nakamura and other contributors present a screening in celebration of the alternative Asian and Asian American culture magazine's 30th anniversary.

Fri Nov 1 7:30 PM

Vote at the Hammer

Special Programs

Presidential Election Vote Center

Regardless of where you live in Los Angeles, cast your ballot for the 2024 Presidential Election at the Hammer.

Sat Nov 2 10:00 AM

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Exhibition Tour: Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice.

Sat Nov 2 1:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Terminal USA / Mysterious Skin

Giant Robot founder Eric Nakamura and filmmaker Jon Moritsugu present a screening of two films in celebration of Giant Robot’s 30th Anniversary

Sat Nov 2 7:30 PM

Vote at the Hammer

Special Programs

Presidential Election Vote Center

Regardless of where you live in Los Angeles, cast your ballot for the 2024 Presidential Election at the Hammer.

Sun Nov 3 10:00 AM

A child participating at an 826LA workshop at the Hammer

826LA@Hammer: Spit That!

Using influences from hip hop and social justice movements, students will learn the art of channeling their own perspectives through a spoken word piece.

Sun Nov 3 11:00 AM