Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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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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Art in Conversation

Educators lead 30-minute in-person talks about connections and comparisons between two works of art.

Sun Feb 1 1:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Rear Entrance

Directed by the legendary Li Han-hsiang, Rear Entrance tells the moving story of a childless woman who adopts a neglected young girl in their back-alley neighborhood.

Sun Feb 1 7:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Amanda Ross-Ho

Curatorial assistant Jessi DiTillio leads an in-person discussion of Amanda Ross-Ho's work.

Wed Feb 4 12:30 PM

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Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Feb 5 12:30 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Food and Film: Always for Pleasure / Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana

Screening of two documentaries by filmmaker Les Blank chronicling the food and culture of Louisiana. Q&A with chef and restaurateur Alice Waters, moderated by former Variety film critic Scott Foundas.

Fri Feb 6 7:30 PM

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Special Programs Music & Performance

Will Rawls: Unmade

Made in L.A. artist Will Rawls performs in the Hammer's courtyard and gallery spaces, reflecting on notions of resource-sharing and social choreography.

Sat Feb 7 12:00 PM

Brightly colored painting of a sad teddy bear riding a car along a road

Exhibition Highlights Tour: Made in L.A. 2025

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Made in L.A. 2025.

Sat Feb 7 1:00 PM

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Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

Drop by Art Lab for hands-on creative activities inspired by artworks on view at the museum.

Sat Feb 7 1:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Numbskull Revolution

Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu, the "Godfather of Punk Cinema" will be on hand for the world theatrical premiere of Numbskull Revolution, his first feature in over a decade.

Sat Feb 7 7:30 PM

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826LA@Hammer: Improv: Creative Fuel

Learn to use comedic improv as a springboard into all kinds of writing and creating! Led by Groundling's Theater and School teacher, Tim Johnson.

Sun Feb 8 11:00 AM