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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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Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

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

Sat Jan 17 1:00 PM

The Kim Family in Parasite

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

A Nice Place / Parasite

Double feature of two Korean films, including Cho Uhn's documentary following four generations of a family displaced from Seoul’s hillside slum and Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award-winning masterpiece.

Sat Jan 17 7:30 PM

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Art in Conversation

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

Sun Jan 18 1:00 PM

Extreme close up of a man with a metal claw attached to his hand

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Miss Magic / Shogun Assassin

This double feature includes a quintessential example of the popular jiangshi (“hopping vampire”) films of the 1980s and 90s and a legendary chanbara (samurai sword-fighting) film.

Sun Jan 18 7:00 PM

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.

Tue Jan 20 11:00 AM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Vera Molnár

Curatorial fellow Kelin Michael leads an in-person discussion of Vera Molnár's work.

Wed Jan 21 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 Jan 22 12:30 PM

Some Favorite Writers: Jean Strouse

In her newest publication, award-winning author Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family.

Thu Jan 22 7:30 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Cinema’s First Nasty Women: Breaking Plates and Smashing the Patriarchy

Cinema’s First Nasty Women is an ongoing, curated project to rediscover and revel in the anarchic spirit of women comedians who brought a rebellious energy to the early silent screen. Featuring Australian filmmaker and author Karen Pearlman.

Fri Jan 23 7:30 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 Jan 24 1:00 PM