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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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Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

Drop by Art Lab for hands-on creative activities inspired by artworks on view at the museum.

Sat Jul 25 1:00 PM

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826LA@Hammer: How to Write a Movie!

Ever wondered how movies get written? In this workshop, students will invent characters, create a problem, and write a short movie scene together. Led by screenwriter Thomas Heegaard.

Sun Jul 26 11:00 AM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Wynn Bullock

Curatorial Assistant and Collection Specialist Jennie Waldow leads an in-person discussion of Wynn Bullock's work.

Wed Jul 29 12:30 PM

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Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Jul 30 12:30 PM

Edvard Munch, On the Waves of Love, 1896

After-Hours Tour: Tiffany Barber on Five Centuries of Works on Paper: The Grunwald Center at 70, Part II

Artist Monica Majoli leads an after-hours tour of the exhibition.

Thu Jul 30 6:00 PM

A girl works on an art project

Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

Drop by Art Lab for hands-on creative activities inspired by artworks on view at the museum.

Sat Aug 1 1:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Sheroanawe Hakiihiwe

Curatorial Assistant Jessi DiTillio leads an in-person discussion of Sheroanawe Hakiihiwe's work.

Wed Aug 5 12:30 PM

After-Hours Tour: Danielle Dean on SPACE IS THE PLACE: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection

Join artist Danielle Dean for an after-hours tour of the exhibition.

Wed Aug 5 6:00 PM

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

Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Aug 6 12:30 PM

Kasey Knudsen holding a saxophone

Music & Performance

Kasey Knudsen Sextet

San Francisco-based saxophonist Kasey Knudsen leads her sextet in creating spacious and evocative compositions that weave improvisation into melodic and rhythmic themes which develop into imaginative new directions.

Thu Aug 6 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2026