Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Mindful Awareness Meditation will be ONLINE ONLY on May 1, May 8, & May 15. 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 Roksana Pirouzmand

Project manager, exhibitions and publications Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow leads an in-person discussion of Roksana Pirouzmand.

Wed Dec 6 12:30 PM

Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley

Priscilla

Followed by a Q&A with costume designer Stacey Battat & producer Youree Henley. Sofia Coppola’s film reconsiders Elvis Presley’s story from the perspective of the woman he married.

Wed Dec 6 7:00 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2023

Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan as Leonard Bernstein and his wife

Maestro

Followed by a Q&A with costume designer Mark Bridges and prosthetic makeup designer Kazu Hiro! Maestro chronicles the lifelong relationship between American composer Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) and his wife Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Carey Mulligan).

Thu Dec 7 7:00 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2023

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Raphael Montañez Ortiz: Taking an Axe and Hole Punch to Celluloid & Filming Destructions

A survey of film and video ritual destructions by artist Raphael Montañez Ortiz , a key figure of the international “Destruction in Art” movement, Guerrilla Theater and U.S. Latino art.

Fri Dec 8 7:30 PM

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Special Programs

Los Angeles Contemporary Archive: Break Room Workshops

Connect with three collections from Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (LACA) in these artist-led workshops

Sat Dec 9 2:00 PM

Part of the series Made in L.A. 2023: Programs and Performances

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this body is so impermanent…

The latest project from renowned theater director Peter Sellars is a call to community to learn and heal together during a time of sickness.

Sat Dec 9 4:00 PM

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Music & Performance

Miller Robinson: Tapás ikyav, take care of, (literally) to make real

During this performance, Made in L.A. 2023 artist Miller Robinson will come to the museum to rearrange its installation, subtly altering, assessing, and accumulating impact inside the gallery.

Sun Dec 10 11:00 AM

Part of the series Made in L.A. 2023: Programs and Performances

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Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Presented in 70mm! Admiral James T. Kirk is an instructor at Starfleet Academy and feeling old when his nemesis Khan Noonien Singh appears after years of exile.

Sun Dec 10 11:00 AM

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Raphael Montañez Ortiz: Scratch Videos

A survey of video ritual destructions by artist Raphael Montañez Ortiz , a key figure of the international “Destruction in Art” movement, Guerrilla Theater and U.S. Latino art.

Sun Dec 10 7:00 PM

Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore stand in a bathroom, Moore putting on makeup, Portman taking notes

May December

Followed by a Q&A with director Todd Haynes, screenwriter Sammy Burch, and actor Charles Melton. Their new film follows actor Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) researching a part in a new film that follows a scandalous tabloid romance between Gracie (Julianne Moore) and Joe (Melton).

Mon Dec 11 7:00 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2023