Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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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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Members Morning: Winter Exhibitions

Museum galleries will be open exclusively to Hammer members to see the latest exhibitions. Plus live embroidering on Hammer tote bags and more by House of Town.

Sat Feb 19 10:00 AM

IONE Tuning Meditation

Music & Performance

The Tuning Meditation by Pauline Oliveros with IONE

IONE leads an in-gallery performance of Pauline Oliveros’ s The Tuning Meditation in conjunction with the exhibition Lifes.

Sat Feb 19 12:00 PM

Exhibition tour

Exhibition Tours

One-hour tours of selected works in special exhibitions are facilitated by educators and take place Saturdays at 1 p.m.

Sat Feb 19 1:00 PM

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Kids Screenings

Family Flicks: Matinee

Perfect for tweens, Matinee follows movie-obsessed teen Gene, who spends most afternoons huddled in a theater with his kid brother.

Sun Feb 20 11:00 AM

A hand-drawn black-and-white illustration with a variety of cartoonish characters called Lowlifes standing in a room with a floor-to-ceiling grid.

Lifes Curator Walk-through

Aram Moshayedi, Robert Soros Senior Curator, leads a walk-through of the exhibition Lifes.

Sun Feb 20 1:00 PM

Black and white photo of a building by architect Minoru Yamasaki

Justin Beal & Kulapat Yantrasast on Minoru Yamasaki

Artist and writer Justin Beal and architect Kulapat Yantrasast discuss American architectural experimentation, utopianism, and architect Minoru Yamasaki.

Tue Feb 22 7:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Charles Gaines

Aram Moshayedi, Robert Soros Senior Curator, leads an in-person discussion of Charles Gaines's work.

Wed Feb 23 12:30 PM

Still from the 2019 video "Birds in Paradise" by Jacolby Satterwhite

Birds in Paradise

This screening of Jacolby Satterwhite’s "Birds in Paradise" is presented as a prelude to the artist’s lecture.

Thu Feb 24 5:30 PM

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Jacolby Satterwhite: UCLA Department of Art Lecture

The artist Jacolby Satterwhite discusses his practice.

Thu Feb 24 7:30 PM

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Brought to You in Living Color: The Chevy Mystery Show

Screening of two episodes of the 1960s series The Chevy Mystery Show.

Fri Feb 25 7:30 PM