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An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

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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Eric-Paul Riege performs among his woven sculptures

Music & Performance

Hólǫ́llUllUHIbI [duet] (activation)

A durational performance by the artist artist Eric-Paul Riege, presented in conjunction with his Hammer Projects exhibition.

Tue Nov 15 11:00 AM

Still from the film "The Searchers" (1956)

The Searchers

In this keystone of director John Ford’s inquiry into the psychosis of American racism, John Wayne gives one of his finest performances.

Tue Nov 15 7:30 PM

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

Grey text sits in the top corner meeting of two white walls.

Lunchtime Art Talk on Félix González-Torres

Hammer chief curator Connie Butler leads an in-person discussion of Félix González-Torres work.

Wed Nov 16 12:30 PM

Photo portrait of activist Bamby Salcedo looking over her should at the camera

Bamby Salcedo and Elana Redfield

In honor of Trans Awareness Week, Latina transgender speaker and activist Bamby Salcedo joins Elana Redfield of the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.

Wed Nov 16 7:30 PM

A small group of people looking at a colorful installation on a gallery wall

Coffee with a Curator: Picasso, Thompson & Didion

Hammer members! Enjoy a curator-led walk throughs for Picasso, Thompson and Didion exhibitions before museum hours.

Thu Nov 17 10:00 AM

Ange Mlinko standing in a garden

Ange Mlinko

The author and Guggenheim Fellow reads from her recent poetry collection, Venice.

Thu Nov 17 7:30 PM

Still from the film "The Night of the Iguana" (1964)

The Night of the Iguana

An adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play about the unraveling of a defrocked clergyman working as a tour guide in Mexico.

Fri Nov 18 7:30 PM

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

Drawing of a nude woman lying among a blue background.

Exhibition Tour: Picasso Cut Papers

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition.

Sat Nov 19 1:00 PM

Families created prints celebrating their neighborhoods in a workshop conceived by artist Olga Koumoundouros at Family Day: Kids for Peace.

Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

Hands-on, family friendly creative activities inspired by artworks on view at the museum.

Sat Nov 19 1:00 PM

Two men speak to each other through prison bars

Lost African American TV: Robert L. Goodwin’s “The Upper Chamber”

The UCLA Film & Television Archive presents a screening of Robert L. Goodwin's highly accomplished video drama.

Sat Nov 19 7:30 PM