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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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826LA@Hammer: Transforming Dreams into Scenes

Unleash your imagination to create a story based on your dreams and we’ll transform these dreams into tangible dioramas!

Sun Apr 14 11:00 AM

Still from Night of the Juggler

A Tribute to Director Robert Butler: Night of the Juggler

Butler's cult classic is a high-adrenaline thriller starring James Brolin as an ex-cop hell-bent on rescuing his kidnapped daughter from a viciously racist psychopath.

Sun Apr 14 7:00 PM

James Ensor, The Entry of Christ into Brussels on Mardi Gras in 1889, 1898

Lunchtime Art Talk on James Ensor

Curatorial assistant Ashton Cooper leads an in-person discussion of James Ensor's work.

Wed Apr 17 12:30 PM

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Music & Performance

Intersections: Armenian Classical Composers

Celebrate the rich and diverse intersections of Armenian musical heritage with exquisite performances of works by Armenian classical composers in Western and Ottoman music traditions.

Wed Apr 17 7:30 PM

gallery exibit: Untitled (TV Stone Tower) by Park Hyunki

Exhibition Tour: Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s.

Sat Apr 20 1:00 PM

Still from Orochi, showing a samurai

Orochi & shorts

Pairing rare prints and new restorations of Japanese classics, this weekend-long series features three of Japan’s most renowned contemporary benshi performing their unique art live on stage.

Sat Apr 20 3:00 PM

Still from The Water Magician

The Water Magician & shorts

Pairing rare prints and new restorations of Japanese classics, this weekend-long series features three of Japan’s most renowned contemporary benshi performing their unique art live on stage.

Sat Apr 20 7:30 PM

Still of Charlie Chaplin in The Immigrant

The Vindictive Snake & shorts

Pairing rare prints and new restorations of Japanese classics, this weekend-long series features three of Japan’s most renowned contemporary benshi performing their unique art live on stage.

Sun Apr 21 3:00 PM

Still from Man and Woman

Man and Wife & shorts

Pairing rare prints and new restorations of silent classics, this weekend-long series features three of Japan’s most renowned contemporary benshi performing their unique art live on stage.

Sun Apr 21 7:00 PM

Framed newspaper sheets with words cut out hang on a wall, with two lucite boxes full of paper scraps sit in front

Lunchtime Art Talk on Sung Neung Kyung

Assistant curator Pablo José Ramírez leads an in-person discussion of Sung Neung Kyung's work.

Wed Apr 24 12:30 PM