Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Mindful Awareness Meditation will be ONLINE ONLY on May 1, May 8, & May 15. Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

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Two men talk with the Golden Gate bridge behind them

The Streets of San Francisco: “Before I Die” / Dark Passage

A screening of films set in San Francisco

Fri Jul 28 7:30 PM

A woman stands at the waterfront in front of the Golden Gate Bridge

Vertigo

A screening of films set in San Francisco

Sat Jul 29 7:30 PM

Atomic bomb test in the ocean

Crossroads / The Exploding Digital Inevitable

Screening of Bruce Conner and Ross Lipman's films focusing on the iconic Bikini Atoll atomic bomb test.

Sun Jul 30 7:00 PM

Red wash over a small town

Lunchtime Art Talk on Gelare Khoshgozaran

Curatorial assistant Nyah Ginwright leads an in-person discussion of Gelare Khoshgozaran's work.

Wed Aug 2 12:30 PM

Man looks at man while both sit in a public park

Bastards of the Party

Former gang member turned film director Cle “Bone” Sloan pulls no punches in this 2005 documentary.

Wed Aug 2 7:30 PM

Part of the series Summer Night Cinema: 50 Years of Hip Hop

A man playing a saxophone

Music & Performance

Hafez Modirzadeh Quartet

Commanding saxophonist and expansive musical thinker Hafez Modirzadeh brings a new quartet of Northern California improvisers to explore his latest set of compositions.

Thu Aug 3 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2023

Graphic showing women playing soccer

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Netherlands vs. South Africa

Gather at the Hammer to watch Netherlands vs. South Africa in the Round of 16 along with fellow soccer fanatics on large screens.

Sat Aug 5 7:00 PM

Part of the series 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Child writing in a notebook.

826LA@Hammer: The Poetry of the Plate: Food Writing from My Ancestor’s Pantry

Learn about the process (and effect) of poetry by creating your own on topics like our planet, climate change, and home.

Sun Aug 6 11:00 AM

A woman stands in a prison, surrounded by four people

I Want to Live! / Not Wanted

Double feature of two "message" films from the film noir era

Sun Aug 6 7:00 PM

Jeff Goldblum and Lenard Nimoy, seen in medium close-up

CRIME 1978 / Invasion of the Body Snatchers + short films

A screening of films set in San Francisco

Mon Aug 7 7:30 PM