Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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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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Exhibition Tour: Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now.

Sat Jun 1 1:00 PM

Ralph Fiennes in Quiz Show

Small Screen/Big Screen: Quiz Show and Twenty-One

Part of a series highlighting critically acclaimed motion pictures that examine pivotal moments in television history and the indelible original broadcasts that inspired the features.

Sat Jun 1 7:30 PM

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Special Programs Readings Music & Performance

Graphite XV Launch

The launch for the 15th edition of the Hammer’s student-run interdisciplinary arts journal features readings, lectures, and videos by contributing artists around the theme of “almanac.”

Sun Jun 2 5:00 PM

Still from The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

An instant success upon its release in June of 1924, the Sea Hawk follows the thrilling story of a valiant nobleman who is framed for murder by his own half-brother.

Sun Jun 2 7:00 PM

Sepia toned print showing a large horde of people walking, bent over

Lunchtime Art Talk on Käthe Kollwitz

Curatorial Assistant Nyah Ginwright leads an in-person discussion of Käthe Kollwitz's work.

Wed Jun 5 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 Jun 6 12:30 PM

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Summer Exhibitions Member Preview

Members can bring up to four guests for early access to the exhibitions Refashioning: CFGNY & Wataru Tominaga and David Medalla: In Conversation with the Cosmos.

Sat Jun 8 11:00 AM

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Special Programs

Summer Exhibitions Opening Celebration

Celebrate the openings of our summer exhibitions at the Hammer with cash bars, free admission, and galleries open late.

Sat Jun 8 8:00 PM

An anthropomorphized shell wearing a homemade backpack

Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Tiny, plucky Marcel embarks on a search for his extended family in this wonderful and wise, Academy Award-nominated take on surviving and thriving in the modern world.

Sun Jun 9 11:00 AM

Bright pattern with cartoon creatures

In-Gallery: Quilting Bee with Wataru Tominaga

Fashion designer and artist Wataru Tominaga, along with a collective of local artists, transforms the gallery space into a sewing room.

Tue Jun 11 1:00 PM