Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum will close at 4 pm on Christmas Eve (December 24) and New Year's Eve (December 31), and will be closed all day on Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1).

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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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Lunchtime Art Talk on Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Luce/Getty curatorial fellow Kelin Michael leads an in-person discussion of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's work.

Wed Sep 24 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 Sep 25 12:30 PM

Still from Short Cuts (1993)

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Short Cuts

Adapted from the short stories of Raymond Carver, director Robert Altman's Short Cuts is a symphony of experience—love, jealousy, infidelity, tragedy, creativity, cruelty, farce, sheer stupidity—summoned up from the everyday.

Fri Sep 26 7:30 PM

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: “The Perfect Crime” (10/20/1957)

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Beyond Terror: Vincent Price on Television

The medium of television allowed the accomplished actor Vincent Price to explore roles of dramatic depth and disarming humor, sharing a personal side steeped in deep knowledge of fine arts and culinary arts. Conversation with Victoria Price to follow

Sat Sep 27 7:30 PM

Still from The Little American (1917)

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Silent Movie Day: The Little American

The UCLA Film & Television Archive is getting the jump on Silent Movie Day this year with Mary Pickford and Cecil B. DeMille’s war-time classic, The Little American (1917).

Sun Sep 28 7:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Katsushika Hokusai

Luce/Getty curatorial fellow Kelin Michael leads an in-person discussion of Katsushika Hokusai's work.

Wed Oct 1 12:30 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 2 12:30 PM

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Made in L.A. 2025 Member Preview

Members can bring up to four guests for early access to the new exhibition at the Hammer Museum.

Sat Oct 4 11:00 AM

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Special Programs

Made in L.A. 2025 Public Opening Night

Celebrate Made in L.A. 2025 and other new exhibitions with galleries open late and music in the courtyard. Food and drink available for purchase all night. Hammer members receive priority.

Sat Oct 4 8:00 PM

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Nicole-Antonia Spagnola: 1-2-3: Apartment Gallery

Made in L.A. 2025 artist Nicole-Antonia Spagnola’s short film 1-2-3: Apartment Gallery (2025) loops on the big screen in the Billy Wilder Theater.

Sun Oct 5 11:00 AM