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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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Days of '36

A political assassination kicks off Theo Angelopoulos’s depiction of one Greek dictatorship made under the shadow of another.

Fri Oct 21 7:30 PM

A colorful painting of abstracted, featureless human and animal figures. In the right corner sits the Madonna and child

Exhibition Tour: Bob Thompson

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition.

Sat Oct 22 1:00 PM

Still from the film "Journey from the Fall" (2006)

Journey from the Fall

The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens director Hàm Trần’s award-winning drama as part of Hear + Việt + Film, a Symposium on Music in Trans-Vietnamese Film.

Sat Oct 22 7:30 PM

Child plays guitar

Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Coco

Desperate to prove his talent and become a musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz, young Miguel finds himself in the fantastical Land of the Dead on an extraordinary journey to unlock his family history.

Sun Oct 23 11:00 AM

A painting showing a partial view of an artist's studio, with canvases on the floor and another on an easel in the foreground. An open door lets light in

Curator Walk-through: Joan Didion: What She Means

Chief curator Connie Butler leads a walk-through of the exhibition Joan Didion: What She Means.

Sun Oct 23 1:00 PM

Person screaming

Madame Satã

UCLA Film & Television Archive and Film Quarterly present a screening of director Karim Aïnouz's biopic on João Francisco dos Santos.

Sun Oct 23 7:00 PM

Still from the film "Play It As It Lays" (1972)

Play It As It Lays

This adaptation of Joan Didion’s Hollywood novel offers a hypnotic, distinctive, and underappreciated vision of L.A. anomie.

Tue Oct 25 7:30 PM

Part of the series Can’t Get That Monster Out of My Mind: Joan Didion and Cinema

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Helen Lundeberg

Hammer chief curator Connie Butler leads an in-person discussion of Helen Lundeberg's work.

Wed Oct 26 12:30 PM

Man holds woman close while they sit by the ocean

Voyage to Cythera

After years living in exile in the Soviet Union, a communist resistance fighter returns home to the dismay of his family and neighbors.

Fri Oct 28 7:30 PM

Vote at the Hammer

Special Programs

California General Election Polling Place

The Hammer is an official Vote Center for the California General Election, including for federal, state, and local offices.

Sat Oct 29 10:00 AM