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

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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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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Toward a More Perfect Rebellion: Celebrating the Legacy of Robert A. Nakamura

This screening and conversation honors Ethno-Communications alumnus Robert A. Nakamura (1936–2025), who taught film at UCLA for over 30 years and was widely known as the “godfather of Asian American media.”

Sat Apr 11 7:30 PM

Gene Kelly spins around a lamppost in the rain

Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Singin' in the Rain

Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds shine in perhaps the greatest Hollywood musical of all time.

Sun Apr 12 11:00 AM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

50th Anniversary Screening: Please, Don’t Bury Me Alive!

Director Efraín Gutiérrez will be on hand to present his landmark independent film, considered the first Chicano feature.

Sun Apr 12 7:00 PM

Berta Cáceres and four young men sit on a boulder in a river

Screenings Conversations

Water for Life

Water For Life tells the story of three extraordinary individual, all of whom refused to let government-supported industry take their water and redirect it to mining, hydroelectric, or large scale industrial agriculture projects.

Tue Apr 14 7:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Fred Eversley

Curatorial assistant Azul Silverio leads an in-person discussion of Fred Eversley's work.

Wed Apr 15 12:30 PM

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Hilton Als & Zoë Ryan on Curating

Join Hilton Als and Hammer Museum Director Zoë Ryan for readings of work-in-progress and a conversation on curating.

Wed Apr 15 7:30 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 Apr 16 12:30 PM

After-Hours Tour: Monica Majoli on Five Centuries of Works on Paper: The Grunwald Center at 70

UCLA Professor of Art History Zirwat Chowdhury leads an after-hours tour of the exhibition.

Thu Apr 16 6:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

UCLA AMIA Student Chapter Takeover! Avant-garde Animation

This program, curated by UCLA AMIA Student Chapter, features animated films that reject traditional narrative structures while exploring abstract concepts and emphasizing visual and aural elements.

Fri Apr 17 7:30 PM

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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 Apr 18 1:00 PM