Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum and Lulu will be closed Friday, July 4.

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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Still from the film The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) showing a woman crouching in the water, over a floating bassinet , with a man standing nearby

The Secret of Roan Inish

Shot on the western coast of Ireland, this film marks John Sayles’s first filmmaking endeavor outside the United States. Part of the Archive’s series John Sayles: Independent.

Sat Feb 22 7:30 PM

Two children paint at easels

826LA@Hammer: Monster Mayhem: A Game-Making Workshop

Create puzzles and board games, write the rules, and try your best to win.

Sun Feb 23 11:00 AM

A Paul McCarthy sketch in red and black

Curator Walk-through of Paul McCarthy: Head Space, Drawings 1963–2019

Chief curator Connie Butler and curator Aram Moshayedi lead a walk-through of the exhibition.

Sun Feb 23 1:00 PM

Jane Fonda, Laura Flanders, Janet Valenzuela

Fire Drill Fridays: Jane Fonda, Laura Flanders & Janet Valenzuela

Jane Fonda is joined by broadcast journalist Laura Flanders and community organizer Janet Valenzuela to discuss the future of environmental justice.

Sun Feb 23 4:00 PM

Still from the first episode of the television show Canción de la Raza (Song of the People) (1968), showing a Chicanx family gathered around a table

Shot on Videotape: Social Issue Dramas Preserved by UCLA

The Archive screens two rare videotape productions from the late 1960s and early 1970s that examine social issues facing African American and Chicanx communities.

Sun Feb 23 7:00 PM

Jamaica Kincaid

Some Favorite Writers: Jamaica Kincaid

The internationally acclaimed American writer's essays, stories, and novels are evocative portrayals of family relationships and her native Antigua.

Tue Feb 25 7:30 PM

Paul McCarthy's self portrait is a line drawing of a monkey's face.

Lunchtime Art Talk on Paul McCarthy

Hammer curatorial staff members lead 15-minute discussions on a work of art.

Wed Feb 26 12:30 PM

The cover of Richard L. Hasen's Election Meltdown

Election Meltdown: Richard L. Hasen with Kristen Clarke

What will it take to restore trust in US elections before the democratic process is completely undermined?

Wed Feb 26 7:30 PM

Joy Harjo

Poetry: Joy Harjo

The first Native American to hold the title of US Poet Laureate, Harjo has authored nine books of poetry.

Thu Feb 27 7:30 PM

Still from the film Passion Fish (1992) showing a three people talking in a kitchen

Passion Fish

Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard star in this lauded update on the traditional women’s picture, screening as part of the Archive's series John Sayles: Independent.

Fri Feb 28 7:30 PM