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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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Abstract geometric drawing in primary colors

Lunchtime Art Talk on Sol LeWitt

Associate Director, Academic Programs Hallie Scott leads an in-person discussion of Sol LeWitt's work.

Wed Jan 28 12:30 PM

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

John Walsh, Director Emeritus, J. Paul Getty Museum, leads an after-hours tour of the exhibition.

Wed Jan 28 6:00 PM

Coffee with a Curator: Five Centuries of Works on Paper: The Grunwald Center at 70

Members at the Immerse level and above are invited to join our curators for exclusive walk-throughs of Five Centuries of Works on Paper: The Grunwald Center at 70.

Thu Jan 29 10:00 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 Jan 29 12:30 PM

A woman stands in front of a building marked EDF AQUARIUS

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Blight / Aquarius

Double feature including John Smith's 1996 film documenting the destruction of an East London community, and Kleber Mendonça Filho's 2016 film about a woman taking on the fight to protect her home.

Thu Jan 29 7:30 PM

A glowing building in the shape of an inverted pyramid, with a reflecting pool in front of it

Shigeru Ban

A 2014 Pritzker Prize laureate, Ban stands as one of contemporary architecture’s most radical humanists, fusing structural innovation with profound social commitment

Fri Jan 30 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 31 1:00 PM

A girl works on an art project

Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

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

Sat Jan 31 1:00 PM

Distorted image of a man holding a camera

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

The Stringer

Premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, The Stringer sparked controversy in the photojournalism world, raising questions about the editorial power structures that propelled the stature of some photographers over the obscurity of others.

Sat Jan 31 7:30 PM

Three animated pets - a cat and two dogs - making funny faces

Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: The Secret Life of Pets

When two squabbling pet dogs end up outside their comfortable home they have to band together to stave off a gang of abandoned pets on a mission against the humans who've done them wrong.

Sun Feb 1 11:00 AM