Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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

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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A musical score entitled 'Black Panther'

ONLINE: Charles Gaines: Manifestos Screening and Q&A

For the first time, the Hammer presents an online screening of the original performance documentation of Charles Gaines' 2008 multimedia installation 'Manifestos.'

Wed Jun 17 5:00 PM

Detail of Zarina's woodcut “The Cities Blotted into the Wilderness (Adrienne Rich after Ghalib),” Beirut (2003)

ONLINE: Lunchtime Art Talk on Zarina

Curator Allegra Pesenti leads a talk on the a portfolio of woodcuts by the artist Zarina, who passed away in April 2020.

Wed Jun 17 7:30 PM

A man on fire

ONLINE: Full Burn Screening with Q&A

This special live streaming of 'Full Burn' by Mariah Garnett is followed by a conversation between the artist and Hammer chief curator Connie Butler.

Thu Jun 18 5:00 PM

A woman in a white dress walks down a street

ONLINE: Lunchtime Art Talk on Roy DeCarava

Curatorial assistant Nicholas Barlow leads a live, online discussion of a work by Roy DeCarava

Wed Jun 24 12:30 PM

A rainbow-colored gavel

SCOTUS Protects LGBTQ Rights in the Workplace

Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson joins NYU law professor Melissa Murray to discuss the US Supreme Court's historic 6–3 ruling.

Wed Jun 24 5:00 PM

Part of the series Major Supreme Court Decisions 2020

Tony Cokes, Black Celebration (A Rebellion Against the Commodity), 1988

Tony Cokes: “Black Celebration (A Rebellion Against the Commodity)”

Produced in consultation with the artist, this online presentation will be available for a limited time only.

Thu Jun 25 12:00 AM

Tony Cokes, Black Celebration (A Rebellion Against the Commodity), 1988

Tony Cokes: “Black Celebration (A Rebellion Against the Commodity)”

Produced in consultation with the artist, this online presentation will be available for a limited time only.

Fri Jun 26 12:00 AM

Tony Cokes, Black Celebration (A Rebellion Against the Commodity), 1988

Tony Cokes: “Black Celebration (A Rebellion Against the Commodity)”

Produced in consultation with the artist, this online presentation will be available for a limited time only.

Sat Jun 27 12:00 AM

Tony Cokes, Black Celebration (A Rebellion Against the Commodity), 1988

Tony Cokes: “Black Celebration (A Rebellion Against the Commodity)”

Produced in consultation with the artist, this online presentation will be available for a limited time only.

Sun Jun 28 12:00 AM

Sondra Perry, IT’S IN THE GAME ‘17 or Mirror Gag for Vitrine and Projection, 2017.

ONLINE: IT'S IN THE GAME '17 Screening with Q&A

Perry's piece contrasts the colonialist histories of art museums with the true story of Perry’s twin brother’s likeness being used without permission in an NCAA March Madness video game.

Tue Jun 30 5:00 PM