Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum will close at 4 pm on Christmas Eve (December 24) and New Year's Eve (December 31), and will be closed all day on Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1).

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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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Coffee with a Curator

Hammer members experience our exhibitions before the museum opens to the public with a curator-led walk-through.

Thu Jul 25 10:00 AM

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Music & Performance

Hammer Summer Concert 2024 featuring The Philharmonik, olea (Soulection), & DJ Monalisa

Free live concert in the courtyard with happy hour and galleries open late.

Thu Jul 25 6:30 PM

Still from Mooncake

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Queering Memory: Gathering Light Past, Present and Future

Dive into a captivating collection of short films that explore the intricate and powerful theme of memory.

Fri Jul 26 7:30 PM

Still from Entre Amigxs

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Transcendent Movements: Queer Artists in Motion

Embark on a mesmerizing journey through a collection of short films that celebrate the resilience, creativity and diverse expressive practices of creation within the queer community.

Sat Jul 27 7:30 PM

Kids work on writing in an 826LA writing workshop at the Hammer Museum.

826LA@Hammer: From Sound to Canvas

Turn sounds into painted art using your imagination to light up your inner spark! Facilitated by arts educator and founder of Soul SiSTAR Mystique and Aromachaura, L'lia Thomas (Tizzle).

Sun Jul 28 11:00 AM

Photo of a man's swim trunks with the words "Mondrian in Excelsis" written on them

Curator Walk-through: David Medalla: In Conversation with the Cosmos

Hammer curator Aram Moshayedi leads a walk-through of the exhibition.

Sun Jul 28 1:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Baby Doll

Director Elia Kazan puts his comical stamp on the tour de force first screenplay of noted playwright Tennessee Williams in this 1956 film, considered risqué at the time of its release.

Sun Jul 28 7:00 PM

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Refashioned Lecture

Artist collective CFGNY present a fashion show and a discussion of their work, moderated by curator Erin Christovale.

Tue Jul 30 7:30 PM

Photo of David Medalla wearing a mask that reads "in conversation with the cosmos"

Lunchtime Art Talk on David Medalla

Assistant curator Pablo Jose Ramirez leads an in-person discussion of the work of David Medalla.

Wed Jul 31 12:30 PM

Musician Jamael Dean sits at a piano

Music & Performance

Jamael Dean and the Afronauts

Los Angeles keyboardist Jamael Dean convenes a quintet of longtime collaborators to navigate his shapeshifting original compositions and fresh takes on jazz standards.

Thu Aug 1 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2024