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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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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Miss Magic / Shogun Assassin

This double feature includes a quintessential example of the popular jiangshi (“hopping vampire”) films of the 1980s and 90s and a legendary chanbara (samurai sword-fighting) film.

Sun Jan 18 7:00 PM

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Nicole-Antonia Spagnola: 1-2-3: Apartment Gallery

Made in L.A. 2025 artist Nicole-Antonia Spagnola’s short film 1-2-3: Apartment Gallery (2025) loops on the big screen in the Billy Wilder Theater.

Tue Jan 20 11:00 AM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Vera Molnár

Curatorial fellow Kelin Michael leads an in-person discussion of Vera Molnár's work.

Wed Jan 21 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 Jan 22 12:30 PM

Some Favorite Writers: Jean Strouse

In her newest publication, award-winning author Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family.

Thu Jan 22 7:30 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Cinema’s First Nasty Women: Breaking Plates and Smashing the Patriarchy

Cinema’s First Nasty Women is an ongoing, curated project to rediscover and revel in the anarchic spirit of women comedians who brought a rebellious energy to the early silent screen. Featuring Australian filmmaker and author Karen Pearlman.

Fri Jan 23 7:30 PM

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Exhibition Highlights Tour: Made in L.A. 2025

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Made in L.A. 2025.

Sat Jan 24 1:00 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 Jan 24 1:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Rod Serling’s Existential TV Western: The Loner

Join us for a trio of powerhouse episodes of The Loner, Rod Serling's humanist, existential Western that followed his epochal Twilight Zone, starring Lloyd Bridges, Tony Bill, Brock Peters and Dan Duryea.

Sat Jan 24 7:30 PM

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Art in Conversation

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

Sun Jan 25 1:00 PM