Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum and Lulu will be closed Friday, July 4.

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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.

Explore our series

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Exhibition Tours: Lari Pittman: Declaration of Independence

Hammer educators lead a 45-minute tour of the exhibition every Saturday at 1 p.m.

Sat Jan 4 1:00 PM

Still from the film 42nd Street (1933) showing women dancing

42nd Street / Gold Diggers of 1933

As part of the series To Heck with Your Don’ts and Be Carefuls, the Archive presents a musical double feature starring Ruby Keeler and Ginger Rogers.

Sat Jan 4 7:30 PM

Men look at a cannon in the foreground while a small village fills the background

Lunchtime Art Talk on Albrecht Dürer

Hammer curatorial staff members lead 15-minute discussions on a work of art.

Wed Jan 8 12:30 PM

Portrait photograph in color of Ibram X. Kendi

How to Be an Antiracist: Ibram X. Kendi

Guggenheim Fellow and National Book Award–winner Ibram X. Kendi re-energizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice.

Wed Jan 8 7:30 PM

Mayo Thompson performing a live concert

Music & Performance

Mayo Thompson: Live in Concert

In a rare live show, Thompson performs his 1970 album "Corky’s Debt to His Father" in full for the first time in Los Angeles.

Thu Jan 9 7:30 PM

Still from the film Spring Night, Summer Night (1967) showing two people standing on a hill, in shadow

Spring Night, Summer Night / In the Middle of the Nights

The Archive presents the North American digital restoration premiere of Spring Night, Summer Night as part of the series American Neorealism, Part One: 1948–1984.

Fri Jan 10 7:30 PM

Gallery view of the Armand Hammer Collection at the Hammer Museum

Exhibition Tours: Armand Hammer Collection

Hammer educators lead a 45-minute tour of the collection every Saturday at 1 p.m.

Sat Jan 11 1:00 PM

Still from the film The Challenge (1957) showing two young girls walking

Screening Race in American Nontheatrical Film

The Archive presents short 16mm films from the 1950s to the 1970s that engage with ideas about race, identity, and community outside of mainstream theatrical cinema.

Sat Jan 11 7:30 PM

Two men and a women stand with torches

Kids Screenings

Family Flicks: National Treasure

Ben Gates must steal the Declaration of Independence or let it fall into dangerous hands.

Sun Jan 12 11:00 AM

Gallery Games

CANCELED: Gallery Games, Winter 2020

The March 15 program has been canceled due to uncertainty around COVID-19. These 45-minute guided sessions combine family-friendly tours with easy-to-play games.

Sun Jan 12 11:00 AM