Art has the power to transport us and to give insight into pressing cultural, political, and social questions. The Hammer's lectures, symposia, film series, readings, and performances aim to spark meaningful encounters with art and ideas.
Many of these programs were recorded, and we've selected highlights below. Find more on our YouTube channel.
You can also watch interviews with Hammer artists.
Recently added videos
Checks, Balances & the Future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
ONLINE: Open Letters and a Decolonial Framework
Trump's Finances: Presidential Oversight or Presidential Immunity?
Artist Carmen Argote & curator Erin Christovale discuss the film "Last Light"
A Marriage of Church and State?
The Future of DACA
Literary Death Match
The Supreme Court and Abortion Rights
All public programs are free and made possible by a major gift from an anonymous donor. Generous support is also provided by Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy, Good Works Foundation and Laura Donnelley, the Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation, The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, an anonymous donor, and all Hammer members.
Readings are supported by GRoW @ Annenberg.
Digital presentation of Hammer public programs is made possible by The Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Foundation.
Hammer public programs are presented online in partnership with the #KeepThePromise campaign—a movement promoting social justice and human rights through the arts.