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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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Malcolm X / Malcolm X: His Own Story as It Really Happened

Arnold Perl’s Malcolm X (1972), also known as Malcolm X: His Own Story as It Really Happened, is a striking documentary that weaves historical imagery about racial stereotypes with archival footage and Malcolm X’s own words.

Sun May 4 7:00 PM

Still of Denzel Washington as Malcolm X

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Malcolm X

Spike Lee’s Malcolm X (1992) is more than a biopic — it’s a cinematic reckoning, charting Malcolm X’s journey from street hustler to Black nationalist to a global human rights leader.

Mon May 5 7:30 PM

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Analia Saban and Printmaking in L.A.

Join Analia Saban and a panel of curators and printers in a conversation exploring the place of printmaking in Saban’s creative practice and her many innovative collaborations with renowned Los Angeles print shops.

Tue May 6 7:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Colectivo Cherani

Curator Pablo José Ramírez leads an in-person discussion of Colectivo Cherani's work.

Wed May 7 12:30 PM

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Special Programs

ONLINE ONLY: Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free online session open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu May 8 12:30 PM

Still from One Night in Miami

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

One Night in Miami

Regina King’s feature directorial debut imagines a pivotal night on Feb. 25, 1964, between Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke and Malcolm X.

Thu May 8 7:30 PM

Image of chef Alice Waters

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Food and Film: We Are What We Eat

In this edition of Food and Film we turn the focus onto chef and restaurateur Alice Waters herself and her globally focused, locally driven campaign to change the way we farm, eat and educate.

Fri May 9 7:30 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 May 10 1:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Sarah Maldoror: Through a Lens of Resistance and Rebellion

Screening of three films by the African diasporic film director Sarah Maldoror, who passed away in 2020.

Sat May 10 7:30 PM

Still from Zootopia

Screenings Kids UCLA Film & TV Archive

Family Flicks: Zootopia

A plucky rabbit (Ginnifer Goodwin) earns a spot on the police force of a teeming animal metropolis just as the delicate social contract between predators and prey is threatened by a string of mysterious mammal abductions in this timely animated feature.

Sun May 11 11:00 AM