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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Coffee with a Curator

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

Wed Mar 20 10:00 AM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Kim Kulim

PST Project Management Fellow Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow leads an in-person discussion of Kim Kulim's work.

Wed Mar 20 12:30 PM

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Artist-led Walkthrough: Kyungmi Shin on Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s

Join Kyungmi Shin for an artist-led walkthrough of Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s.

Wed Mar 20 6:00 PM

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Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects

A panel of artists and activists discuss the new book Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects, exploring trans art, activism, artifacts and resistance across more than four centuries.

Wed Mar 20 7:30 PM

Greta Garbo in The Kiss

A Woman of Affairs / The Kiss

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

Fri Mar 22 7:30 PM

Isaac Hayes and James Garner in The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files: Isaac Hayes “Gandy and Rockfish” Trilogy

Join us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the premiere of The Rockford Files with a tribute to the neo-noir duo of “Gandy and Rockfish.”

Sat Mar 23 7:30 PM

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Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Okja

When a corporation comes to reclaim her pet “superpig” Okja, Mija embarks on a perilous mission to save her loved one in this heartfelt story from director Bong Joon-ho.

Sun Mar 24 11:00 AM

Greta Garbo in Joyless Street

Joyless Street

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

Sun Mar 24 7:00 PM

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Creating Impact: Artist Legacies in the 21st Century

Experts across the field of artist foundations discuss the various models artist foundations take in the 21st Century.

Tue Mar 26 7:30 PM

Vija Celmins, Concentric Bearings B, 1983

Lunchtime Art Talk on Vija Celmins

PST Project Management Fellow Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow leads an in-person discussion of Vija Celmins's work.

Wed Mar 27 12:30 PM