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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Lunchtime Art Talk on Lee Seung-taek

Curatorial assistant Ashton Cooper leads an in-person discussion of Lee Seung-taek's work.

Wed May 1 12:30 PM

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CANCELED: Anna Sew Hoy: UCLA Department of Art Lecture

This program has been canceled

Tue May 7 7:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Claes Oldenburg

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

Wed May 8 12:30 PM

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Artist-led Walkthrough: Kang Seung Lee on Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s

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

Wed May 8 6:00 PM

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Hammer Forum Screenings

War Game

Premiere screening of the documentary that sweeps audiences into an elaborate simulation that escalates the threat posed by the January 6, 2021 insurrection, followed by a discussion with participants.

Thu May 9 7:30 PM

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The World of Dong Kingman / Golden Gate Girls

Two films that document the lives and work of Chinese American artists: pioneer female filmmaker Esther Eng and renowned painter Dong Kingman.

Fri May 10 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 May 11 1:00 PM

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The Bloodettes / Naked Reality

Cameroonian writer-director Jean-Pierre Bekolo presents two of his films, which feature an intoxicating swirl of magic and technology, folklore and genre, sensuality and politics.

Sat May 11 7:30 PM

Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, and a tiger from Bringing Up Baby

Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Bringing Up Baby

Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn exude all the charm and wit of Hollywood’s Golden Age in this timeless screwball comedy directed by director Howard Hawks.

Sun May 12 11:00 AM

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Quartier Mozart / Aristotle’s Plot

Cameroonian writer-director Jean-Pierre Bekolo presents his two earliest films, which reject Western concepts of realism, while simultaneously transforming material and political reality.

Sun May 12 7:00 PM