Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum will close at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 10 in advance of the Fall Exhibitions Celebration. Join us for the celebration

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.

Explore our series

Child draws at a table while adults look on

Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

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

Sat Oct 3 1:00 PM

Soft depiction of a man with light skin, brown hair, and a mustache in repose, his white shirt open and his penis visible. Behind or beneath him, a patchwork of different designs

Lunchtime Art Talk on Monica Majoli

Curatorial assistant Azul Silverio leads an in-person discussion of Monica Majoli's work.

Wed Oct 7 12:30 PM

Two women with short hair stand in front of a graphic background reading CAGNEY & LACEY

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

An Evening With Cagney & Lacey

Actor Sharon Gless and executive producer Barney Rosenzweig will be in person to celebrate Cagney & Lacey, a television show that elevated the episodic police genre with its remarkable style and substance.

Wed Oct 7 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 Oct 8 12:30 PM

Two women look at a painting on a gallery wall together

Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images Member Preview

Members can experience the exhibition before it opens to the public, along with up to four guests. Coffee and tea provided.

Sat Oct 10 11:00 AM

A large crowd in the Hammer Museum courtyard

Special Programs

Fall Exhibitions Celebration

Celebrate a pair of retrospectives featuring two prolific and trailblazing abstract artists, Huguette Caland and Mavis Pusey, with galleries open late and music in the courtyard.

Sat Oct 10 8:00 PM

Colorful abstract composition in orange, green, and purple

Curator Walk-through: Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images

Curatorial assistants Jessi DiTillio and Kiki Teshome lead a walk-through of the exhibition

Sun Oct 11 1:00 PM

Portrait with exaggerated features, eyes ringed in gold

Curator Walk-through: Huguette Caland: A Life in Few Lines

Exhibition curator Hannah Feldman leads a walk-through of the exhibition.

Sun Oct 11 3:00 PM

Geometric painting of a building facade with windows and shutters in disrepair

Lunchtime Art Talk on Mavis Pusey

Curatorial assistant Jessi DiTillio leads an in-person discussion of Mavis Pusey's work.

Wed Oct 14 12:30 PM

After-Hours Tour: Kour Pour on Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines

Join artist Kour Pour for an after-hours tour of the exhibition.

Wed Oct 14 6:00 PM