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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The filmmaker Agnès Varda surrounded by brooms

Viva Varda!: Sneak Preview

Sneak preview of the new documentary about Agnès Varda, the pioneering filmmaker and instigator of the New Wave, featuring previously unseen material from Varda’s personal archives.

Tue Apr 2 7:30 PM

Art: R3 (Where R=Ryoaniji) by John Cage

Lunchtime Art Talk on John Cage

Luce Curatorial Fellow Jennie Waldow leads an in-person discussion of John Cage's work.

Wed Apr 3 12:30 PM

Farm workers holding baskets of produce on their shoulders as they walk through rows of greenery on a farm

Food and Film: Food, Inc. 2

Chef Alice Waters will be in person to introduce documentarians Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo for an exposé of the food industry.

Thu Apr 4 7:30 PM

Still from the film "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

2024 UCLA Festival of Preservation

Now in its 21st edition, the biennial UCLA Festival of Preservation showcases the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s latest preservation and restoration projects on the big screen.

Fri Apr 5 7:30 PM

Still from the film "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

2024 UCLA Festival of Preservation

Now in its 21st edition, the biennial UCLA Festival of Preservation showcases the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s latest preservation and restoration projects on the big screen.

Sat Apr 6 10:00 AM

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 Apr 6 1:00 PM

Still from the film "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

2024 UCLA Festival of Preservation

Now in its 21st edition, the biennial UCLA Festival of Preservation showcases the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s latest preservation and restoration projects on the big screen.

Sun Apr 7 11:00 AM

Six earthenware sculptures, in black and orange, in the shape of a spade

UPDATED: Artist-led Walkthrough: Alex Paik on Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s

Join artist Alex Paik for a tour of Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s-1970s.

Tue Apr 9 6:00 PM

Artist Rebecca Morris side-by-side a detail of her painting

Rebecca Morris: UCLA Department of Art Lecture

UCLA Department of Art professor Rebecca Morris gives an artist talk about her life and work.

Tue Apr 9 7:30 PM

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

Lunchtime Art Talk on Park Hyunki

Curator Pablo José Ramírez leads an in-person discussion of Park Hyunki's work.

Wed Apr 10 12:30 PM