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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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Paul Sepuya

After-Hours Tour: Paul Sepuya on SPACE IS THE PLACE: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection

Join artist Paul Sepuya for an after-hours tour of the exhibition.

Wed Jul 8 6:00 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 9 12:30 PM

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Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: The Secret World of Arrietty

Studio Ghibli’s enchanting adaptation of Mary Norton’s classic children’s novel The Borrowers follows Arrietty, a tiny “Borrower,” who lives in secret with her family under the floorboards of a rustic human cottage.

Sun Jul 12 11:00 AM

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Screenings Special Programs

Mahjong Social with Mahjong Mistress

The afternoon begins with a screening of Mahjong by Edward Yang, offering a broader cultural context to the game, followed by an open mahjong session with instruction by members of Mahjong Mistress.

Sun Jul 12 1:30 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 16 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 23 12:30 PM

Smiling young teens sit at a table and write

826LA@Hammer: How to Write a Movie!

Ever wondered how movies get written? In this workshop, students will invent characters, create a problem, and write a short movie scene together. Led by screenwriter Thomas Heegaard.

Sun Jul 26 11:00 AM

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 30 12:30 PM

After-Hours Tour: Danielle Dean on SPACE IS THE PLACE: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection

Join artist Danielle Dean for an after-hours tour of the exhibition.

Wed Aug 5 6:00 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 Aug 6 12:30 PM