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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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Eduardo Del Signore plays guitar on stage

Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: A Call 2Peace Ensemble in Celebration of Alice Coltrane's Life & Work

The A Call 2Peace Ensemble, led by guitarist Eduardo Del Signore, takes the stage in the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Sun Mar 9 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series

Still from The Queen

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

The Queen

An American documentary classic, The Queen is an immersive vérité gem that offers a precious window into the world of queer and trans life in New York City in the 1960s.

Sun Mar 9 7:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Robert Gober

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

Wed Mar 12 12:30 PM

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Flux, Spring 2025

The Flux screening series brings the creative community together to celebrate outstanding short films and music videos from around the globe.

Wed Mar 12 7:30 PM

Museumgoers looking at art

Coffee with a Curator

Hammer members experience our exhibitions before the museum opens to the public with a curator-led walk-through.

Thu Mar 13 10:00 AM

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 Mar 13 12:30 PM

Still from Gun Hill Road

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Gun Hill Road

Harmony Santana, in an early example of a trans actor playing a trans character, shines as Vanessa in this 2011 family drama about a Puerto Rican trans teenager in New York City

Fri Mar 14 7:30 PM

Still from Pink Narcissus

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Pink Narcissus

West Coast premiere of the 4K restoration of physique photographer James Bidgood's ambitious homoerotic film fantasy filmed primarily in the confines of his cramped Manhattan apartment.

Sat Mar 15 7:30 PM

Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: Gerry Gibbs with Billy Childs and Chris Fishman

Jazz drummer Gerry Gibbs plays on stage with Billy Childs and Chris Fishman in the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Sun Mar 16 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series

Still from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Critic and author Tre’vell Anderson will be on hand to discuss director Clint Eastwood's adaptation of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Sun Mar 16 7:00 PM