Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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

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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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Jorie Graham

Poetry: Jorie Graham

Jorie Graham has authored numerous poetry collections, one of which won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

Sun Jan 26 2:00 PM

Still from the film The Whole Shootin' Match (1978) showing a man and a woman looking at each other with concern

The Whole Shootin’ Match / Northern Lights

The Archive screensf Texas indie film legend Eagle Pennell's feature debut alongside a North Dakota-set period piece, which won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes, as part of the series American Neorealism, Part One: 1948–1984.

Sun Jan 26 7:00 PM

Kandis Williams's Eurydice

Kandis Williams's Eurydice

Artist Kandis Williams hosts a screening created from the recording of several performative iterations of her Eurydice project.

Tue Jan 28 7:30 PM

Part of the series Eurydice Found

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Gala Porras-Kim

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

Wed Jan 29 12:30 PM

An empty House of Congress

Impeachment: What Just Happened?

For only the third time in US history, the president has been impeached and faces possible conviction and removal from office. What were the arguments for and against impeachment?

Wed Jan 29 7:30 PM

Constitution Happy Hour

Special Programs

Constitution Happy Hour, Jan-Feb 2020

Due to uncertainty around COVID-19, the Hammer is temporarily closed to the public and this program has been canceled.

Thu Jan 30 6:00 PM

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Members Friends and Family Preview: Paul McCarthy: Head Space, Drawings 1963–2019

Members experience Paul McCarthy: Head Space, Drawings 1963–2019 before it opens to the public.

Sat Feb 1 11:00 AM

The Great Muppet Caper

Kids Screenings

Family Flicks: The Great Muppet Caper

Reporting on a British jewel heist, intrepid journalists Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo settle in at a raucous hotel in England and seek the victim.

Sun Feb 2 11:00 AM

Paul McCarthy's self-portrait is a line drawing of a gorilla's face

Paul McCarthy, Aram Moshayedi, and Connie Butler

Paul McCarthy joins co-curators Aram Moshayedi and Connie Butler to discuss his wide-ranging practice.

Sun Feb 2 2:00 PM

Still from the film Dusty and Sweets McGee (1971) showing a woman seated on the sidewalk, leaning against a building

Dusty and Sweets McGee / The Panic in Needle Park

The Archive screens a pair of 1971 youth-focused addiction dramas, one set in New York and one set in L.A., as part of the series American Neorealism, Part One: 1948–1984.

Sun Feb 2 7:00 PM