Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum will close at 4 pm on Christmas Eve (December 24) and New Year's Eve (December 31), and will be closed all day on Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1).

An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

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.

Explore our series

People looking at art in the Hammer Museum galleries

Art in Conversation

Educators lead 30-minute in-person talks about connections and comparisons between two works of art.

Sun Oct 26 1:00 PM

Five people stand on the sidewalk in front of a shuttered storefront

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

From director Jamie Babbit, Itty Bitty Titty Committee is a sharp, funny and affirming story of a shy young lesbian whose life transforms when she joins the radical feminist art collective C(i)A, inspired by the Guerrilla Girls.

Sun Oct 26 7:00 PM

Sculpture of two ladybugs with noses and large eyes laying on top of each other

Lunchtime Art Talk on Alake Shilling

Assistant director of Academic Programs Hallie Scott leads an in-person discussion of Alake Shilling's work in Made in L.A. 2025.

Wed Oct 29 12:30 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 Oct 30 12:30 PM

Joan Crawford in close up, looking terrified with her hands in front of her face

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Sudden Fear

A riveting Joan Crawford anchors this masterful blend of romance, suspense and noir, transforming from smitten newlywed to cunning survivor when she discovers her husband’s murderous plot.

Fri Oct 31 7:30 PM

Vote at the Hammer

Special Programs

Statewide Special Election Vote Center

Regardless of where you live in Los Angeles, cast your ballot for the 2025 Statewide Special Election at the Hammer.

Sat Nov 1 10:00 AM

Black-and-white image of the back of a person's head with short black hair, pointing a metal object at another figure wearing a black suit and hat

Nicole-Antonia Spagnola: 1-2-3: Apartment Gallery

Made in L.A. 2025 artist Nicole-Antonia Spagnola’s short film 1-2-3: Apartment Gallery (2025) loops on the big screen in the Billy Wilder Theater.

Sat Nov 1 11:00 AM

Brightly dressed dancers in the lobby of the Hammer Museum

Special Programs Music & Performance

Will Rawls: Unmade

Made in L.A. artist Will Rawls performs in the Hammer's courtyard and gallery spaces, reflecting on notions of resource-sharing and social choreography.

Sat Nov 1 12:00 PM

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 Nov 1 1:00 PM

Brightly colored painting of a sad teddy bear riding a car along a road

Exhibition Highlights Tour: Made in L.A. 2025

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Made in L.A. 2025.

Sat Nov 1 1:00 PM