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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Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

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

Sat Apr 4 1:00 PM

Eddie Murphy and James Earl Jones in Coming to America

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

The Cultural Politics of Eddie Murphy: Coming to America

The most commercially successful Black comedy feature of its era, this blockbuster is also a case study in power and authorship, as Eddie Murphy gives a tour de force performance of multiple characters and earns a “story by” credit.

Sat Apr 4 7:30 PM

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Special Programs

Spring Exhibitions Opening Celebration

Celebrate Several Eternities in a Day and other new exhibitions with galleries open late and music in the courtyard. Food and drink available for purchase all night. Hammer members receive priority.

Sat Apr 4 8:00 PM

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Special Programs

Several Eternities in a Day Opening Day Programs

Celebrate the exhibition opening with talks by artists Edgar Calel, Rose B. Simpson, and Raven Chacon, and a sound ceremony with artist Guadalupe Maravilla

Sun Apr 5 12:00 PM

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UCLA Department of Art Lecture: Anna Sew Hoy

Los Angeles-based artist Anna Sew Hoy utilizes sculpture, ceramics, public art, and performance to connect with our environment, and to demonstrate the power found in the fleeting and handmade.

Tue Apr 7 7:30 PM

Colorful screenprint with "loves That Man" in bright red on a blue background

Lunchtime Art Talk on Corita Kent

Curatorial assistant and collection specialist Jennie Waldow leads an in-person discussion of Corita Kent's work.

Wed Apr 8 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 Apr 9 12:30 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 Apr 11 1:00 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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Art in Conversation

Educators lead 30-minute in-person talks about connections and comparisons between two works of art.

Sun Apr 12 1:00 PM