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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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Photo of the musician Hana Vu

Music & Performance

Hana Vu with KCRW DJs Dan Wilcox & Valida

Free live concert by Hana Vu in the museum's courtyard. Plus sets by KCRW DJs Dan Wilcox & Valida.

Thu Jul 28 6:30 PM

Part of the series Hammer Summer Concerts 2022

Two women speak to each other in front of the ocean.

Ruby in Paradise / Strange Weather

The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens films by directors Victor Nunez and Peggy Ahwesh as part of its series American Neorealism, Part Two: 1984-2020.

Fri Jul 29 7:30 PM

Installation photo of the exhibition "Andrea Bowers" (2021-2022) at MCA Chicago

Exhibition Tour: Andrea Bowers

Hammer educators lead a tour of the exhibition Andrea Bowers.

Sat Jul 30 1:00 PM

Two people talk on couch

Amiri Baraka

The UCLA Film & Television Archive an edition of Archive Treasures highlighting works in the collection based on and inspired by Amiri Baraka’s radical vision.

Sat Jul 30 7:30 PM

A woman with large headphones.

Border Radio

The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens Allison Anders portrait of the 1980s L.A. indie music scene as part of its American Neorealism, Part Two: 1984-2020 series.

Sun Jul 31 7:00 PM

Fanny, an all woman rock quartet pose together

Summer Night Cinema: "Fanny: The Right to Rock"

This buzzy doc puts the spotlight on the groundbreaking all-women rock group that too few people have ever heard of—tracing their meteoric five-year run and, 50 years later, their reunion.

Tue Aug 2 7:30 PM

Part of the series Summer Night Cinema

Alien in a bath tub shaped like a heart.

Lunchtime Art Talk on Tita Cicognani

Robert Soros Senior curator Aram Moshayedi leads an in-person discussion of the work of Tita Cicognani, in conjunction with the artist's Hammer Projects exhibition.

Wed Aug 3 12:30 PM

Man in a field of grass.

Music & Performance

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble

Part of the JazzPOP series, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson brings a unique ensemble featuring a driving rhythm section, harp, saxophone, and his own virtuosic 5-string electric violin playing.

Thu Aug 4 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2022

The light hits the face of a central character intensely. This close up portrait is against the blue of the sky.

Beau travail / Jacquot de Nantes

The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens two French New Wave masterworks as part of its series This Woman's Work: How Gender Shaped Cinema Behind the Scenes.

Fri Aug 5 7:30 PM

A large grassy area with trees in the middle ground blooming with purple flowers, and a single bronze sculpture of a nude woman standing on the grass in the middle ground, and another abstract sculpture in the background. More trees are in the background, and appear to obscure buildings.

Off-site: West L.A. Outdoor Sculpture Summer Festival

Join us in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden for a day of family-friendly activities inspired by the artwork of the garden.

Sat Aug 6 10:00 AM