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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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The Majority

The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens The Majority as part of the Celebration of Iranian Cinema series.

Sun May 8 3:00 PM

A man holds his child in a warm puffy jacket.

Roshan

The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens Roshan and the short film Red Dress, No Straps as part of the Celebration of Iranian Cinema series.

Sun May 8 7:00 PM

Without Your Interpretation, by Ulysses Jenkins, 1983

Lunchtime Art Talk on Ulysses Jenkins

Curatorial assistant Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi leads an in-person discussion of Ulysses Jenkins's work.

Wed May 11 12:30 PM

Several people attempt to touch a tall trumpeting structure in the center of a fountain.

Pilar Quinteros: UCLA Department of Art Lecture

The artist Pilar Quinteros, who uses inexpensive materials to construct ephemeral, site-specific interventions, discusses her practice.

Thu May 12 7:30 PM

Exhibition tour

Exhibition Tours

One-hour tours of selected works in special exhibitions are facilitated by educators and take place Saturdays at 1 p.m.

Sat May 14 1:00 PM

Installation view of "Ulysses Jenkins: Without Your Interpretation" (2022) at the Hammer Museum

CANCELED: Ulysses Jenkins: Without Your Interpretation Curator Walk-through

Exhibition curators Erin Christovale and Meg Onli lead a tour of the Ulysses Jenkins retrospective during its closing weekend.

Sat May 14 2:00 PM

Abstract painting resembling a woman wearing a hat

Music & Performance

Off-site: Carwash Collective and Emily Mast, Pool

Sat May 14 6:00 PM

A a Panorama video camera next to the words "Student Film Showcase"

Special Programs Screenings

Student Film Showcase

An in-person showcase of student films from Los Angeles and beyond.

Wed May 18 7:00 PM

A man in a hat points at the camera.

All That Money Can Buy

The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens a Faustian gothic fantasy centered around a disenfranchised farmer as part of its Festival of Preservation.

Fri May 20 7:30 PM

A man in a suit and fedora holds a pistol.

Cover Up

As part of its Festival of Preservation, the UCLA Film & Television Archive screens this noir mystery about the apparent suicide of a universally despised man in a small Midwestern town.

Fri May 20 10:00 PM