Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum and Lulu will be closed Friday, July 4.

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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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Fluidø

Screening of Shu Lea Cheang's sci-fi film Fluidø.

Tue Dec 14 4:00 PM

Part of the series Shu Lea Cheang: Crafting a Genre of New Sci-fi Queer Cinema

Gallery space with several long, wooden poles that reach from the floors to the ceilings adorned with woven strings and cylinders.

ONLINE: Leonor Antunes, Connie Butler & Jenelle Porter

Hammer chief curator and Witch Hunt co-curator Connie Butler moderates a discussion with artist Leonor Antunes and curator Jenelle Porter.

Tue Dec 14 7:30 PM

Large brown material in abstract shape similar to a sqaure. The texture mimics bark.

Lunchtime Art Talk on Eddie Aparicio

Erin Christovale, associate curator, leads an in-person discussion of Eddie Aparicio's work.

Wed Dec 15 12:30 PM

Men carry giant menorah through burning building

Yael Bartana: Three Short Films

Three short films directed by artist Yael Bartana, screening in the Hammer’s Billy Wilder Theater for a limited time in conjunction with the exhibition Witch Hunt.

Thu Dec 16 12:00 AM

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Music & Performance

No More Tears

Artist collective Las Nietas de Nonó presents in-gallery performances in conjunction with their installation in the exhibition No Humans Involved.

Thu Dec 16 5:00 PM

A man sits holding a radio, while a woman leans on him with a shocked expression.

Playhouse 90: “Alas, Babylon”

This shocking 1960 prime time drama earned both critical praise and condemnation for daring to portray the tragic aftermath of a major nuclear conflict with the U.S.S.R.

Fri Dec 17 7:30 PM

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Music & Performance

MPA

The January 9 performance has been canceled.

Sat Dec 18 1:00 PM

Masked performer hold blanket

Music & Performance

No More Tears

Artist collective Las Nietas de Nonó presents in-gallery performances in conjunction with their installation in the exhibition No Humans Involved.

Sat Dec 18 5:00 PM

Closeup of woman wearing thin, angular strokes of eyeliner holding her head

The Red Shoes

Theater and film director Peter Sellars introduces this timeless classic, magnificently restored to 35mm by UCLA Film & Television Archive and partners.

Sat Dec 18 7:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Teresa Margolles

Nika Chilewich, curatorial assistant, leads an in-person discussion of Teresa Margolles's work.

Wed Dec 22 12:30 PM