Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The Hammer Museum will be closed on Saturday, May 17, for a private event.

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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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Still from Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man / Gates of Heaven

Grizzly Man tells the story of the life and death of self-proclaimed bear protector, Timothy Treadwell — a man who spent over a decade in Alaska living among the grizzly bears before being tragically killed by one.

Sat Mar 9 7:30 PM

Two boys are writing in notebooks with pencils.

826LA@Hammer: Write Your Radio!: A Workshop for Writing Audio Adventures

Write an adventure radio script filled with action, drama, and heart! Facilitated by Omar Najam, a writer who has worked on shows like Star Trek and Ms. Marvel.

Sun Mar 10 11:00 AM

Installation view of a video work

Lunchtime Art Talk on Banu Cennetoğlu

Curatorial assistant Nyah Ginwright leads an in-person discussion of Banu Cennetoğlu's work.

Wed Mar 13 12:30 PM

Design of the Korean Flag with a disco ball at the center

Music & Performance

Seoul2LA

Seoul2LA is a party that celebrates all things Korean, featuring a heavy hitting line-up of some of Korea’s best and brightest talents in music and media.

Wed Mar 13 7:30 PM

Poet Maureen McLane with her volume What You Were

Poetry: Maureen McLane

Poet, memoirist, critic, and educator Maureen McLane reads from her recent publication What You Want.

Thu Mar 14 7:30 PM

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Bell Book and Candle / The Cassandra Cat

The UCLA Film and Television Archive presents a screening of two films featuring supernatural cats.

Fri Mar 15 7:30 PM

gallery exibit: Untitled (TV Stone Tower) by Park Hyunki

Exhibition Tour: Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s.

Sat Mar 16 1:00 PM

Still from A Ciambra

The Vacation / A Ciambra

Making Waves features contemporary BIPOC filmmakers whose works awed audiences when they premiered and continue to cause a ripple today. Followed by Q&A with filmmaker Jarreau Carrillo.

Sat Mar 16 7:30 PM

Installation image showing wall-mounted artworks and multimedia sculptures, including a mouth with pink lips and mirrors for teeth

Curator Walk-through: Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s

Hammer curator Pablo José Ramírez leads a walk-through of the exhibition.

Sun Mar 17 1:00 PM

Greta Garbo in Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel / Anna Karenina

UCLA Film & Television Archive presents a survey of the talent and mystique that made Greta Garbo the supreme icon of Classic Hollywood.

Sun Mar 17 7:00 PM