Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

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.

Explore our series

Still from the music video for "Butterflies" by Skrillex ft Starrah & Four Tet, showing a group of dancers crouched in a tunnel

Flux, Spring 2022

The Flux screening series showcases inventive filmmaker presentations and performances.

Tue Feb 15 7:30 PM

Five large photos of people holding signs that spell out "W-O-M-E-N"

Lunchtime Art Talk on Sharon Hayes

Hammer chief curator Connie Butler leads an in-person discussion of Sharon Hayes's work.

Wed Feb 16 12:30 PM

Senyawa

Music & Performance

Senyawa

Free outdoor concert in the Hammer's courtyard by the Indonesian experimental band comprised of Rully Shabara and Wukir Suryadi.

Thu Feb 17 7:30 PM

Two people look up at a large painting in a gallery

Members Morning: Winter Exhibitions

Museum galleries will be open exclusively to Hammer members to see the latest exhibitions. Plus live embroidering on Hammer tote bags and more by House of Town.

Sat Feb 19 10:00 AM

IONE Tuning Meditation

Music & Performance

The Tuning Meditation by Pauline Oliveros with IONE

IONE leads an in-gallery performance of Pauline Oliveros’ s The Tuning Meditation in conjunction with the exhibition Lifes.

Sat Feb 19 12:00 PM

Exhibition tour

Exhibition Tours

One-hour tours of selected works in special exhibitions are facilitated by educators and take place Saturdays at 1 p.m.

Sat Feb 19 1:00 PM

Person wearing a large bug costume walks around a crowded movie theater.

Kids Screenings

Family Flicks: Matinee

Perfect for tweens, Matinee follows movie-obsessed teen Gene, who spends most afternoons huddled in a theater with his kid brother.

Sun Feb 20 11:00 AM

A hand-drawn black-and-white illustration with a variety of cartoonish characters called Lowlifes standing in a room with a floor-to-ceiling grid.

Lifes Curator Walk-through

Aram Moshayedi, Robert Soros Senior Curator, leads a walk-through of the exhibition Lifes.

Sun Feb 20 1:00 PM

Black and white photo of a building by architect Minoru Yamasaki

Justin Beal & Kulapat Yantrasast on Minoru Yamasaki

Artist and writer Justin Beal and architect Kulapat Yantrasast discuss American architectural experimentation, utopianism, and architect Minoru Yamasaki.

Tue Feb 22 7:30 PM

A large rock hung by a wire inside a clear glass box with a clock

Lunchtime Art Talk on Charles Gaines

Aram Moshayedi, Robert Soros Senior Curator, leads an in-person discussion of Charles Gaines's work.

Wed Feb 23 12:30 PM