Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum will close at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 3 and be closed all day Saturday, April 4 in advance of the Spring Exhibitions Opening. Join us for the opening

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.

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Screenings Conversations

Lawrence Lek

Artist Lawrence Lek screens films from his “Smart City” series, followed by a discussion of the role of film, video games, and architecture in his worldbuilding practice.

Sun Jun 29 2:00 PM

Still from Hamoon

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Tribute to Dariush Mehrjui: Hamoon / The Pear Tree

Screening of two films directed by Mehrjuri, a giant of Iran cinema for over five decades who was a fierce critic of the Iranian regime and fought government censorship throughout his career.

Sun Jun 29 7:00 PM

Abstract compositional print with vertically aligned dots

Lunchtime Art Talk on Channa Horwitz

Curatorial assistant and collection specialist Jennie Waldow leads an in-person discussion of Channa Horwitz's work.

Wed Jul 2 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 Jul 3 12:30 PM

Painting of a pool, with a figure in the foreground diving in

Exhibition Tour: Noah Davis

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Noah Davis

Sat Jul 5 1:00 PM

Blue cyanotype made from a deconstructed cassette tape

After-Hours Tour: Naoko Takahatake on Performance on Paper

Join Naoko Takahatake, director and chief curator of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, for an exhibition tour.

Tue Jul 8 6:00 PM

An ancient text book illustrated with hieroglyphs and scenes of the afterlife

Lunchtime Art Talk on Michael Wolgemut & Wilhelm Peydenwurff

Grunwald Center Curatorial Fellow Kelin Michael leads an in-person discussion of Michael Wolgemut's and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff's work.

Wed Jul 9 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 Jul 10 12:30 PM

A young girl wearing bright makeup

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Summer 1993 / System Crasher

Screening of two films, one from Spain and one from Germany, in which young girls cope with loss and trauma.

Fri Jul 11 7:30 PM

Painting of a pool, with a figure in the foreground diving in

Exhibition Tour: Noah Davis

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Noah Davis

Sat Jul 12 1:00 PM