Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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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FIFA Women’s World Cup: USA vs. The Netherlands

Gather at the Hammer to watch the USA Women's National team face The Netherlands in the Group Stage along with fellow soccer fanatics on large screens.

Wed Jul 26 6:00 PM

Part of the series 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Gallery visitors looking at an Ishi Glinsky artwork, a massive leather jacket

Coffee with a Curator: Van Leo, Ecstatic & Kara Walker

Hammer members experience our exhibitions before the museum opens to the public with coffee and pastries followed by curator-led walk-throughs of Becoming Van Leo, Ecstatic, and Kara Walker.

Thu Jul 27 10:00 AM

Jackie Mendoza

Music & Performance

Jackie Mendoza with KCRW DJs Valida & Jason Kramer

Free live concert by Jackie Mendoza in the museum's courtyard. Plus sets by KCRW DJs Valida & Jason Kramer

Thu Jul 27 7:30 PM

Part of the series Hammer Summer Concerts 2023 with KCRW

Two men talk with the Golden Gate bridge behind them

The Streets of San Francisco: “Before I Die” / Dark Passage

A screening of films set in San Francisco

Fri Jul 28 7:30 PM

A woman stands at the waterfront in front of the Golden Gate Bridge

Vertigo

A screening of films set in San Francisco

Sat Jul 29 7:30 PM

Atomic bomb test in the ocean

Crossroads / The Exploding Digital Inevitable

Screening of Bruce Conner and Ross Lipman's films focusing on the iconic Bikini Atoll atomic bomb test.

Sun Jul 30 7:00 PM

Red wash over a small town

Lunchtime Art Talk on Gelare Khoshgozaran

Curatorial assistant Nyah Ginwright leads an in-person discussion of Gelare Khoshgozaran's work.

Wed Aug 2 12:30 PM

Man looks at man while both sit in a public park

Bastards of the Party

Former gang member turned film director Cle “Bone” Sloan pulls no punches in this 2005 documentary.

Wed Aug 2 7:30 PM

Part of the series Summer Night Cinema: 50 Years of Hip Hop

A man playing a saxophone

Music & Performance

Hafez Modirzadeh Quartet

Commanding saxophonist and expansive musical thinker Hafez Modirzadeh brings a new quartet of Northern California improvisers to explore his latest set of compositions.

Thu Aug 3 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2023

Graphic showing women playing soccer

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Netherlands vs. South Africa

Gather at the Hammer to watch Netherlands vs. South Africa in the Round of 16 along with fellow soccer fanatics on large screens.

Sat Aug 5 7:00 PM

Part of the series 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup