Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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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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Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: The Secret World of Arrietty

Studio Ghibli’s enchanting adaptation of Mary Norton’s classic children’s novel The Borrowers follows Arrietty, a tiny “Borrower,” who lives in secret with her family under the floorboards of a rustic human cottage.

Sun Jul 12 11:00 AM

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Screenings Special Programs

Mahjong Social with Mahjong Mistress

The afternoon begins with a screening of Mahjong by Edward Yang, offering a broader cultural context to the game, followed by an open mahjong session with instruction by members of Mahjong Mistress.

Sun Jul 12 1:30 PM

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Screenings Special Programs

World Cup Watch Party

Watch the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup live at the Hammer—on big screens, with friends and fellow fanatics, in an indoor/outdoor setting where art and sport come together.

Tue Jul 14 12:00 PM

Part of the series World Cup Watch Parties

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Screenings Special Programs

World Cup Watch Party

Watch the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup live at the Hammer—on big screens, with friends and fellow fanatics, in an indoor/outdoor setting where art and sport come together.

Wed Jul 15 12:00 PM

Part of the series World Cup Watch Parties

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Maria Catharina Prestel, after Jacopo Ligozzi

Director and chief curator of the Grunwald Center, Naoko Takahatake, leads an in-person discussion of the work of Maria Catharina Prestel, after Jacopo Ligozzi.

Wed Jul 15 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 16 12:30 PM

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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 18 1:00 PM

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Exhibition Highlights Tour: Several Eternities in a Day

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials.

Sat Jul 18 1:00 PM

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Screenings Special Programs

World Cup Watch Party

Watch the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup live at the Hammer—on big screens, with friends and fellow fanatics, in an indoor/outdoor setting where art and sport come together.

Sat Jul 18 2:00 PM

Part of the series World Cup Watch Parties

Graphic with four soccer players on a yellow background

Screenings Special Programs

World Cup Watch Party

Watch the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup live at the Hammer—on big screens, with friends and fellow fanatics, in an indoor/outdoor setting where art and sport come together.

Sun Jul 19 12:00 PM

Part of the series World Cup Watch Parties