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

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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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 Mar 26 1:00 PM

Still from the black and white film "The Docks of New York" (1928) showing a man and a woman talking at a table

The Docks of New York / Thunderbolt

This double-feature pairs director Josef von Sternberg's penultimate silent film—presented here with live musical accompaniment—with his first sound film.

Sat Mar 26 7:30 PM

Kids writing in the galleries

826LA@Hammer: Field Trip to the Future

Take a field trip through time and get curious about what the future will look and feel like in an imaginative, hands-on writing workshop for kids ages 9+

Sun Mar 27 11:00 AM

Two women hold each other.

Blue Diary / Memento Mori / Desert Hearts

Part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s Pioneers of Queer Cinema screening series.

Mon Mar 28 7:30 PM

A (un) Necessary Workshop

Music & Performance

A(un) Necessary Workshop

Performers and dancers are invited to participate in daily workshops leading up to a week of daily in-gallery performances. RSVP required.

Tue Mar 29 11:00 AM

A (un) Necessary Workshop

Music & Performance

A(un) Necessary Workshop

Performers and dancers are invited to participate in daily workshops leading up to a week of daily in-gallery performances. RSVP required.

Wed Mar 30 11:00 AM

A page from the book "A Stranger in the Village" with gray and black pen and paint marks

Lunchtime Art Talk on Glenn Ligon

Curatorial assistant Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi leads an in-person discussion of Glenn Ligon's work.

Wed Mar 30 12:30 PM

A (un) Necessary Workshop

Music & Performance

A(un) Necessary Workshop

Performers and dancers are invited to participate in daily workshops leading up to a week of daily in-gallery performances. RSVP required.

Thu Mar 31 11:00 AM

A (un) Necessary Workshop

Music & Performance

A(un) Necessary Workshop

Performers and dancers are invited to participate in daily workshops leading up to a week of daily in-gallery performances. RSVP required.

Fri Apr 1 11:00 AM

A (un) Necessary Workshop

Music & Performance

A(un) Necessary Workshop

Performers and dancers are invited to participate in daily workshops leading up to a week of daily in-gallery performances. RSVP required.

Sat Apr 2 11:00 AM