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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Rembrandt Plumbs the Depths: The Jewish Bride, Sinners, and Saints

Rembrandt’s last works have a profundity that reaches across to us from a great distance of time and culture.

Sun Nov 8 2:00 PM

Part of the series Rembrandt Here and Now

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Election Recap

A panel of experts discuss the 2020 election results, what happened, why, and where we go from here.

Thu Nov 12 5:00 PM

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Made in L.A. Behind the Scenes: Installing an Exhibition

Hammer Members! Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Made in L.A. 2020.

Fri Nov 13 4:00 PM

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rafa esparza: UCLA Department of Art Lecture

Los Angeles–based multidisciplinary artist rafa esparza discusses his wide-ranging practice, which has recently focused on live performance and large-scale collective projects.

Thu Nov 19 6:30 PM

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Discover Made in L.A.

Hammer Members! Enjoy an exclusive conversational tour of Made in L.A. 2020 with the Hammer's student educators.

Tue Dec 1 1:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Monica Majoli

Curatorial assistant Nicholas Barlow leads a live, online discussion of Monica Majoli's work.

Wed Dec 2 12:30 PM

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Alex Ross: Wagner & Hollywood

The New Yorker writer Alex Ross, author of the new book Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music, discusses Richard Wagner’s pivotal, complex role in Hollywood movie history.

Thu Dec 3 5:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Diane Severin Nguyen

Made in L.A. 2020 co-curator Lauren Mackler leads a live, online discussion of Diane Severin Nguyen's works.

Wed Dec 9 12:30 PM

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Clemency with director Chinonye Chukwu

A special screening of this Sundance winner is followed by a live Q&A with the film’s writer and director, Chinonye Chukwu.

Thu Dec 10 5:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Mario Ayala

Curatorial assistant Vanessa Arizmendi leads a live, online discussion of Mario Ayala's work.

Wed Dec 16 12:30 PM