Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

Weekend notice: on Friday, April 24 the Hammer Museum will close to the public at 6PM and re-open at 7PM to college students only for Arts Party: Forever. On Sunday, April 26, plan ahead for street closures due to CicLAvia—West LA. Learn more

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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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Rabbit in the Moon

Documentary film on Japanese Americans in American concentration camps during World War II. Followed by a Q&A with director Emiko Omori and producer Chizuko Omori.

Tue Jul 9 7:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on David Medalla

Curatorial assistant Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow leads an in-person discussion of the work of David Medalla.

Wed Jul 10 12:30 PM

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Under the Gavel: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Most Recent Term in Review

An all-star panel of legal scholars analyzes the meaning and implications of the latest Supreme Court cases

Wed Jul 10 7:30 PM

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Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Night at the Museum

History comes alive—literally—after a divorced dad, struggling to reconnect with his son, takes a job as a guard at a museum with a magical secret: When the doors are locked, its exhibits spring to life.

Sun Jul 14 11:00 AM

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Daughters

Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail in this eight-year documentary journey.

Tue Jul 16 7:30 PM

Part of the series Summer Night Cinema: True Stories

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Jordan Strafer

Curatorial assistant Nyah Ginwright leads an in-person discussion of the work of Jordan Strafer.

Wed Jul 17 12:30 PM

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After-Hours Tour: David Medalla: In Conversation with the Cosmos

Join curatorial assistant Nyah Ginwright for an exhibition tour of David Medalla: In Conversation with the Cosmos.

Wed Jul 17 6:00 PM

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CANCELED: After-Hours Tour: Candice Lin on David Medalla: In Conversation with the Cosmos

This tour has been canceled.

Wed Jul 17 6:00 PM

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Second Nature

Documentary following trans trailblazer and evolutionary biologist Joan Roughgarden and queer, female, BIPOC and immigrant scientists who explore the 1,500+ animal species that engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting.

Fri Jul 19 7:30 PM

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Ask Any Buddy

A feature-length mashup film that uses fragments from 126 all-male adult films to explore the lives and fantasies of a generation of gay men — or at least how they looked in the movies.

Sat Jul 20 7:30 PM