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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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Karin Higa: Reverberations

Panelists Kelly Akashi, Karen Ishizuka, Sonia Mak, Anna Sew Hoy, and Mika Yoshitake discuss the legacy of art historian and curator Karin Higa.

Sun Nov 20 2:00 PM

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The Dust of Time

Making a film about his parents, filmmaker moves between past and present, memory and history, fiction and reality. Part of the series Landscapes of Time: The Films of Theo Angelopoulos.

Sun Nov 20 7:00 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 26 11:00 AM

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Exhibition Tour: Joan Didion: What She Means

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Joan Didion: What She Means.

Sat Nov 26 1:00 PM

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The Wild Angels, with Roger Corman

This exploitation vehicle about an outlaw motorcycle club helped inaugurate the biker film as a genre. Live intro by director Roger Corman!

Tue Nov 29 7:30 PM

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

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CANCELED: Lunchtime Art Talk on Eric-Paul Riege

Curatorial associate Vanessa Arizmedi leads an in-person discussion of Eric-Paul Riege's work.

Wed Nov 30 12:30 PM

Still from the film "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" (2022)

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, with director Rian Johnson

Daniel Craig returns as Benoit Blanc in this star-studded sequel. In-person introduction by director Rian Johnson!

Wed Nov 30 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2022

Still from the film "Decision to Leave" (2022)

Decision to Leave, with writer Chung Seo-kyung

Director Park Chan-wook, "A world-class artist at the top of his game," took home the Best Director award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival for this inventive thriller.

Thu Dec 1 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2022

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Med Student Night @ the Hammer

Connect and unwind with after-hours access to the galleries, guided conversations about works of art, art-making, sandwiches, snacks, and drinks.

Fri Dec 2 6:00 PM

Still from the film "Reconstruction" (1970)

The Broadcast / Athens, Return to the Acropolis / Reconstruction

Part of the series Landscapes of Time: The Films of Theo Angelopoulos, this screening presents the director's first feature alongside two shorter works.

Fri Dec 2 7:30 PM