Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum will close at 4 pm on Christmas Eve (December 24) and New Year's Eve (December 31), and will be closed all day on Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1).

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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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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 Feb 6 12:30 PM

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Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal Member Preview

Members can bring up to four guests for early access to the new exhibitions at the Hammer Museum.

Sat Feb 8 11:00 AM

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Special Programs

Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal Opening Celebration with Flying Lotus

Celebrate the opening of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal at the Hammer with galleries open late, cocktails for purchase, and a special DJ set from Flying Lotus.

Sat Feb 8 8:00 PM

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Screenings Kids UCLA Film & TV Archive

Family Flicks: Deidra and Laney Rob a Train

With their mother in jail, sisters Deidra and Laney are left to fend for themselves. Along with their brother, Jet, the siblings plan to pay the bills and their mother’s bail by robbing trains.

Sun Feb 9 11:00 AM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

The Comedy of Work

This droll take on the drudgery of work was the 50-year-old Luc Moullet’s sixth feature, which didn’t stop him from winning the Jean Vigo Prize at Cannes, traditionally given to directors early in their careers.

Sun Feb 9 7:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Tara Donovan

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

Wed Feb 12 12:30 PM

Poetry: Armen Davoudian

Armen Davoudian, who grew up in Isfahan, Iran, will read from his first volume of poems, The Palace of Forty Pillars, which the San Francisco Chronicle named “Best Book of Spring.”

Wed Feb 12 7:30 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 Feb 13 12:30 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

The Bigamist

Considered the first Hollywood sound feature directed by its female star herself, The Bigamist marks another entry in Ida Lupino’s string of filmmaking efforts to squarely confront pressing, taboo social topics.

Fri Feb 14 7:30 PM

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Exhibition Tour: Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Sat Feb 15 1:00 PM