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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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

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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

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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 11 1:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Toward a More Perfect Rebellion: Celebrating the Legacy of Robert A. Nakamura

This screening and conversation honors Ethno-Communications alumnus Robert A. Nakamura (1936–2025), who taught film at UCLA for over 30 years and was widely known as the “godfather of Asian American media.”

Sat Apr 11 7:30 PM

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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

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

50th Anniversary Screening: Please, Don’t Bury Me Alive!

Director Efraín Gutiérrez will be on hand to present his landmark independent film, considered the first Chicano feature.

Sun Apr 12 7:00 PM

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Screenings Conversations

Water for Life

Water For Life tells the story of three extraordinary individual, all of whom refused to let government-supported industry take their water and redirect it to mining, hydroelectric, or large scale industrial agriculture projects.

Tue Apr 14 7:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Fred Eversley

Curatorial assistant Azul Silverio leads an in-person discussion of Fred Eversley's work.

Wed Apr 15 12:30 PM

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Hilton Als & Zoë Ryan on Curating

Join Hilton Als and Hammer Museum Director Zoë Ryan for readings of work-in-progress and a conversation on curating.

Wed Apr 15 7:30 PM