Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

The museum and Lulu will be closed Friday, July 4.

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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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Glenn O'Brien

Glenn O’Brien: Intelligence for Dummies

Jonathan Lethem, Andy Spade, and others read from the recently released book of essays by the late Glenn O'Brien.

Tue Jan 14 7:30 PM

A Felix Gonzalez-Torres work reading "Nowhere better than this place"

Lunchtime Art Talk on Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Hammer curatorial staff members lead 15-minute discussions on a work of art.

Wed Jan 15 12:30 PM

Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus

'Black Orpheus' reimagines the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in a favela in Rio de Janeiro during Carnivale.

Wed Jan 15 7:30 PM

Part of the series Eurydice Found

Sune Woods

Suné Woods: UCLA Department of Art Lecture

The UCLA Department of Art presents a lecture by L.A.-based artist Suné Woods.

Thu Jan 16 7:30 PM

Still from the film Wanda (1971) showing a woman inside a car staring intensely

Wanda / The Visitors

Barbara Loden directs and stars in the American masterpiece Wanda, screening as part of the Archive's series American Neorealism, Part One: 1948–1984.

Fri Jan 17 7:30 PM

Gallery view of the Armand Hammer Collection at the Hammer Museum

Exhibition Tours: Armand Hammer Collection

Hammer educators lead a 45-minute tour of the collection every Saturday at 1 p.m.

Sat Jan 18 1:00 PM

Still from the film Nothing But a Man (1964) showing a man lying in the grass looking lovingly at a woman

The Cool World / Nothing But a Man

Part of the Archive's series American Neorealism, Part One: 1948–1984, these two dramas offer distinct and unsparing yet familiar American stories of black men trapped in near-impossible circumstances.

Sat Jan 18 7:30 PM

Still from the film Killer of Sheep (1978) showing a boy leaping from one rooftop to another

Killer of Sheep / Bless Their Little Hearts

The Archive screens Charles Burnett's classic Killer of Sheep and his collaboration with director Billy Woodberry as part of the series American Neorealism, Part One: 1948–1984.

Sun Jan 19 7:00 PM

Tobias Wolff

Some Favorite Writers: Tobias Wolff

One of America’s preeminent writers, Tobias Wolff is the author of memoirs, novels, and short-story collections.

Tue Jan 21 7:30 PM

Two feathers hang from a ceiling

Lunchtime Art Talk on Paul McCarthy

Hammer curatorial staff members lead 15-minute discussions on a work of art.

Wed Jan 22 12:30 PM