Programs & Events

Marking the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Silvia Ribelles de la Vega, scholar and historian at The Packard Humanities Institute, presents a program featuring seldom-seen views of the war, drawn from the Hearst Metrotone News collection.

Drop by Art Lab for hands-on creative activities inspired by artworks on view at the museum.

This screening and conversation honors Ethno-Communications alumnus Robert A. Nakamura (1936–2025), who taught film at UCLA for over 30 years and was widely known as the “godfather of Asian American media.”

Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds shine in perhaps the greatest Hollywood musical of all time.

Educators lead 30-minute in-person talks about connections and comparisons between two works of art.

Director Efraín Gutiérrez will be on hand to present his landmark independent film, considered the first Chicano feature.

Water For Life tells the story of three extraordinary individual, all of whom refused to let government-supported industry take their water and redirect it to mining, hydroelectric, or large scale industrial agriculture projects.

Curatorial assistant Azul Silverio leads an in-person discussion of Fred Eversley's work.

Join Hilton Als and Hammer Museum Director Zoë Ryan for readings of work-in-progress and a conversation on curating.

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.