Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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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POSTPONED: Poetry: Ishion Hutchinson

Due to uncertainty around COVID-19, the Hammer is temporarily closed to the public and this program has been postponed.

Thu Apr 2 7:30 PM

A boy squats and sticks out his tongue next to a pool of water where a killer whale lifts its head up, with mouth open and tongue sticking out.

Kids Screenings

CANCELED: Family Flicks: Free Willy

Due to uncertainty around COVID-19, the Hammer is temporarily closed to the public and this program has been canceled.

Sun Apr 5 11:00 AM

Music & Performance

CANCELED: The Wanaragua Dance of the Garifuna

Due to uncertainty around COVID-19, the Hammer is temporarily closed to the public and this program has been canceled.

Sun Apr 5 2:00 PM

Women detained in a fenced in area at the Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.

CANCELED: Indigenous Women in US Detention on the Border

Due to uncertainty around COVID-19, the Hammer is temporarily closed to the public and this program has been canceled.

Tue Apr 7 7:30 PM

Tishan Hsu, Cell, 1987. Acrylic, compound, oil, alkyd, vinyl, aluminum on wood. 96 x 192 x 4 inches (244 x 488 x 10 cm). Collection of Ralph Wernicke / Hubertushoehe art + architecture, Berlin and Zürich.

CANCELED: Lunchtime Art Talk on Tishan Hsu

Due to uncertainty around COVID-19, the Hammer is temporarily closed to the public and this program has been canceled.

Wed Apr 8 12:30 PM

Four figures drawn on a sushi restaurant menu

CANCELED: Paul McCarthy: Visita Guiada en Español

Due to uncertainty around COVID-19, the Hammer is temporarily closed to the public and this program has been canceled.

Sat Apr 11 1:00 PM

Lewis Hyde

CANCELED: Some Favorite Writers: Lewis Hyde

Due to uncertainty around COVID-19, the Hammer is temporarily closed to the public and this program has been canceled.

Tue Apr 14 7:30 PM

Ralph Eugene Meatyard's photograph "Lucybelle Crater and her 15 year Old Son's Friend" (1970–71)

ONLINE: Lunchtime Art Talk on Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Curatorial assistant Nicholas Barlow leads a live, online discussion of a work by photographer Ralph Eugene Meatyard.

Wed Apr 15 12:30 PM

Installation view of 'Paul McCarthy: Head Space, Drawings 1963–2019' at the Hammer Museum

Quarantinis with a Curator

Pour a drink at home and join us for Quarantinis with a Curator, featuring a virtual curator-led tour of Paul McCarthy: Head Space, Drawings 1963–2019.

Thu Apr 16 5:00 PM

Illustration of a band-aid bearing the partial image of a $100 bill with Benjamin Franklin wearing a medical face mask

ONLINE: Can $2 Trillion Prevent Another Great Depression?

This online panel examines the unprecedented pandemic relief bill, whether it goes far enough, and what else we might do to prevent another economic depression.

Tue Apr 21 5:00 PM