Wednesday May 5/28
Rediscovering a Modernist Visionary: Clara Porset
Wed 5/28 • 7:30PM PDT
hammer museum
In an illuminating conversation celebrating the new book LIVING DESIGN: The Writings of Clara Porset, Hammer Museum Director Zoë Ryan will be joined by distinguished art historian Brenda Danilowitz, editor of Anni Albers: Selected Writings on...
Thursday May 5/29
Artist Talk: Lap-See Lam
Thu 5/29 • 7:30PM PDT
hammer museum
Curator Pablo José Ramírez talks with Lap-See Lam about the artist’s immersive video installation, reflecting on Chinese folklore, mythology, and worldbuilding.
Artist Talk: Lap-See Lam
Thu 5/29 • 7:30PM PDT
hammer museum
Curator Pablo José Ramírez talks with Lap-See Lam about the artist’s immersive video installation, reflecting on Chinese folklore, mythology, and worldbuilding.
Friday May 5/30
Donovan Meher and Select Sounds Collections Celebration
Fri 5/30 • 2PM - 3:30PM PDT
Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library
Join UCLA Library to celebrate processing the Donovan Meher Collectio and the launching of Select Sounds, a new community collection. The Donovan Meher Collection documents rock music from approximately the 1980s to 2010. Hear about the...
Saturday May 5/31
Artist-led Walkthrough: Dario Robleto on Performance on Paper
Sat 5/31 • 3PM PDT
hammer museum
Artist Dario Robleto discusses his featured work in Performance on Paper and the exploration of music in his interdisciplinary work. Capacity is limited. Visitors will be admitted on a first come, first served...
The Spook who Sat by the Door / Infiltrating Hollywood
Sat 5/31 • 3PM PDT
In-person: filmmaker Christine Acham; Nomathande Dixon, daughter of Ivan Dixon; Natiki Hope Pressley, daughter of Sam Greenlee. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box...
LAST BREATH (LE DERNIER SOUFFLE) Film Screening, Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
Sat 5/31 • 6:30PM - 8:30PM PDT
UCLA James Bridges Theater, 1409 Melnitz Hall
The UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the 19 th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival present the West Coast premiere of LAST BREATH (LE DERNIER SOUFFLE) Directed by Costa Gavras followed by a conversation with Oliver Stone and Costa...
The Twilight Zone / Nothing But a Man
Sat 5/31 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office...
Monday June 6/2
FAB - Film & Photography Society (FPS) Gala
Mon 6/2 • 5:30PM - 9:30PM PDT
Northwest Auditorium
FPS, UCLA's largest filmmaking and photography student organization, will be hosting its annual showcase at the end of spring quarter. All students are welcomed to attend and celebrate the creativity, passion, and hard work of the filmmaking...
Tuesday June 6/3
Beadwork Wellness Workshop
Tue 6/3 • 1PM - 5PM PDT
Strathmore Basic Needs Center
Join the Bruin Underground Scholars Program and Basic Needs at Strathmore for a Beadwork Wellness Workshop, an interactive and meditative experience focused on self-care and mindfulness through the art of beading. Open to all skill levels, this...
Wednesday June 6/4
Lunchtime Art Talk on Jason Moran
Wed 6/4 • 12:30PM PDT
hammer museum
The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Jason Moran is led by Grunwald Center Director and Chief Curator Naoko...
Roxane Gay: The Portable Feminist Reader
Wed 6/4 • 7:30PM PDT
hammer museum
In her new innovative anthology, The Portable Feminist Reader, acclaimed author and culture critic Roxane Gay explores what feminism looks like in practice. The writings selected by Gay reveal her interpretation of the feminist canon as expansive...
Friday June 6/6
In the Best Interests of the Children
Fri 6/6 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: filmmakers Frances Reid and S. Topiary Landberg. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are...
Saturday June 6/7
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
Sat 6/7 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office...
Sunday June 6/8
Family Flicks: Pele: Birth of a Legend
Sun 6/8 • 11AM PDT
hammer museum
Recommended for ages 10+ Based on the true story of Brazilian soccer legend Pelé. After Brazil goes years without success in the World Cup, Pelé and his teammates are determined to give it their all. Using his unconventional street football skills...
Family Flicks: Pele: Birth of a Legend
Sun 6/8 • 11AM PDT
hammer museum
Recommended for ages 10+ Based on the true story of Brazilian soccer legend Pelé. After Brazil goes years without success in the World Cup, Pelé and his teammates are determined to give it their all. Using his unconventional street football skills...
Pele: Birth of a Legend
Sun 6/8 • 11AM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. Pelé: Birth of...
We are the Radical Monarchs
Sun 6/8 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: director Linda Goldstein Knowlton. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a...
Friday June 6/13
Opening Reception and Curator's Talk: Queer Kin: Histories of Subversive Love at the Clark Library
Fri 6/13 • 5:30PM - 7PM PDT RSVP
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Join us for the opening reception of "Queer Kin: Histories of Subversive Love at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library," the first exhibit in our new quarterly exhibition series. Curator Mal Meisels (they/them) will discuss the exhibit’s...
Saturday June 6/14
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Sat 6/14 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of the 2025 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Please note: registration does not guarantee entry if the event reach capacity. Admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons...
Sunday June 6/15
Opponent
Sun 6/15 • 3PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of the 2025 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Please note: registration does not guarantee entry if the event reach capacity. Admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons...
Seven Days
Sun 6/15 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of the 2025 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: actor Vishka Asayesh. Please note: registration does not guarantee entry if the event reach capacity. Admission is granted on a...
Monday June 6/16
Bloomsday 2025
Mon 6/16 • 7:30PM PDT
hammer museum
Now in its 16th year at the Hammer, Bloomsday is a worldwide annual celebration of James Joyce and his landmark book Ulysses. This lively celebration features a cast of veteran actors delivering dramatic readings from the novel interspersed with...
Friday June 6/20
The Witness
Fri 6/20 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of the 2025 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Please note: registration does not guarantee entry if the event reach capacity. Admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons...
Saturday June 6/21
The Old Bachelor
Sat 6/21 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of the 2025 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Please note: registration does not guarantee entry if the event reach capacity. Admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons...
Sunday June 6/22
Jason Moran
Sun 6/22 • 3PM PDT
hammer museum
Jason Moran, jazz pianist, composer, educator, and artist featured in Performance on Paper, discusses his creative practice that explores the intersection of the visual and performing arts.
Celluloid Underground
Sun 6/22 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of the 2025 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Please note: registration does not guarantee entry if the event reach capacity. Admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons...
Tuesday June 6/24
Heightened Scrutiny
Tue 6/24 • 7:30PM PDT
hammer museum
West Coast Premiere! Co-presented with TransUP (Transgender UCLA Pride) Democracy, truth, and justice hang in the balance in this riveting documentary that follows the battle against anti-trans legislation to the highest court in the land. The...
Friday June 6/27
The Siren
Fri 6/27 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of the 2025 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Please note: registration does not guarantee entry if the event reach capacity. Admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons...
Saturday June 6/28
Tribute to Dariush Mehrjui: Leila
Sat 6/28 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of the 2025 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Q&A with Maryam Mehrjui and Safa Mehrjui, daughter and son of Dariush Mehrjui. Please note: registration does not guarantee entry if...
Sunday June 6/29
826LA@Hammer: On The Spot Poetic Thoughts
Sun 6/29 • 11AM PDT
hammer museum
Free collaborative workshops, presented with 826LA, combine writing with creative activities for groups of up to 20 students. Recommended for ages 8–14. Reservations encouraged. Visit 826la.org or call 310-915-0200. Bringing together high-energy...
Lawrence Lek
Sun 6/29 • 2PM PDT
hammer museum
Artist Lawrence Lek will screen films from his “Smart City” series, which laid the conceptual groundwork for NOX High-Rise, his exhibition at the Hammer. The screening will be followed by an audio-visual performance by Lek, and a discussion of the...
Tribute to Dariush Mehrjui: Hamoon / The Pear Tree
Sun 6/29 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of the 2025 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Introduction by Maryam Mehrjui and Safa Mehrjui, daughter and son of Dariush Mehrjui. Please note: registration does not guarantee...
Tuesday July 7/8
After-Hours Tour: Naoko Takahatake on Performance on Paper
Tue 7/8 • 6PM PDT
hammer museum
Join Naoko Takahatake, Director and Chief Curator of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, for an exhibition tour of Performance on Paper. Capacity is limited. Visitors will be admitted on a first come, first served...
Friday July 7/11
Summer 1993 / System Crasher
Fri 7/11 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Beyond Barbie Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Prerecorded video introduction and Q&A with "System Crasher" director Nora Fingscheidt. Summer 1993 Spain, 2017 Carla Simón’s tender coming-of-age film follows...
Saturday July 7/12
Pather Panchali
Sat 7/12 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Food and Film Presented by UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum In-person: chef and restaurateur Alice Waters. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at...
Sunday July 7/13
Fluctuations of Home: Short Films from L.A. to D.C.
Sun 7/13 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: (Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: filmmaker Lupita Limon Corrales. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket...
Friday July 7/18
Razing Liberty Square / Moonlight
Fri 7/18 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: (Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Q&A in-between films with “Moonlight” co-writer Tarell Alvin McCraney and “Razing Liberty Square” director Katja Esson. Admission is free. No...
Saturday July 7/19
Archive Talks: I May Destroy You: On Women and Anger
Sat 7/19 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Archive Talks Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Professor Kathleen McHugh, Department of English and the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat...
Sunday July 7/20
Family Flicks: Flow
Sun 7/20 • 11AM PDT
hammer museum
Recommended for ages 6+ The Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature, Flow follows a solitary cat in the aftermath of a devastating flood. Finding shelter on a boat among a capybara, a lemur, and others, the cat bands together with the...
Flow
Sun 7/20 • 11AM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Family Flicks Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks...
Bye Bye Tiberias
Sun 7/20 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: (Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a...
Friday July 7/25
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Fri 7/25 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin’s Cinema of the Mind Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Live dramatic reading of an excerpt of "The Devil Finds Work." Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will...
Saturday July 7/26
Space Age TV Rarity: William Shatner Starring In "The Night of the Auk"
Sat 7/26 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Archive Television Treasures Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you...
Sunday July 7/27
826LA@Hammer: Bridges to Our Lives: Writing the Epistolary Poem
Sun 7/27 • 11AM PDT
hammer museum
Free collaborative workshops, presented with 826LA, combine writing with creative activities for groups of up to 20 students. Recommended for ages 8–14. Reservations encouraged. Visit 826la.org or call 310-915-0200. What if a poem could be more...
A Tale of Two Cities
Sun 7/27 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin’s Cinema of the Mind Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Live dramatic reading of an excerpt of "The Devil Finds Work." Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will...
Tuesday July 7/29
Webern Quartet, Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival
Tue 7/29 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
Lani Hall, 445 Charles E. Young Dr East, 2526 Schoenberg Music Building
The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival was founded in 1988 to introduce new audiences to chamber music at informal concerts on the UCLA campus. All concerts are free of charge, and no reservations are required. The first concert in this...
Wednesday July 7/30
After-Hours Tour: Ariel Osterweis on Performance on Paper
Wed 7/30 • 6PM PDT
hammer museum
Join Ariel Osterweis, Ph.D., Professor of Critical Dance Studies and Performance Studies at CalArts, for an exhibition tour of Performance on Paper. Capacity is limited. Visitors will be admitted on a first-come, first-served...
Thursday July 7/31
Strings and Keys, Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival
Thu 7/31 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
Lani Hall, 445 Charles E. Young Dr East, 2526 Schoenberg Music Building
The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival was founded in 1988 to introduce new audiences to chamber music at informal concerts on the UCLA campus. All concerts are free of charge, and no reservations are required. The second concert in...
Friday August 8/1
Nashville
Fri 8/1 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Robert Altman’s America: A Centennial Review Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned...
Saturday August 8/2
Archive Talks: Love, Queenie: Revisiting Merle Oberon
Sat 8/2 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Archive Talks Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Q&A with Mayukh Sen, author of "Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood’s First South Asian Star," moderated by film programmer Miriam Bale. Admission is free. No...
Sunday August 8/3
In This Our Life
Sun 8/3 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin’s Cinema of the Mind Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Live dramatic reading of an excerpt of "The Devil Finds Work." Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will...
Tuesday August 8/5
Southern Notes: From Provence to Florence, Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival
Tue 8/5 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
Lani Hall, 445 Charles E. Young Dr East, 2526 Schoenberg Music Building
The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival was founded in 1988 to introduce new audiences to chamber music at informal concerts on the UCLA campus. All concerts are free of charge, and no reservations are required. The penultimate in this...
Thursday August 8/7
Mozart and Faure Piano Quartets, Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival
Thu 8/7 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
Lani Hall, 445 Charles E. Young Dr East, 2526 Schoenberg Music Building
The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival was founded in 1988 to introduce new audiences to chamber music at informal concerts on the UCLA campus. All concerts are free of charge, and no reservations are required. The final concert in this...
Friday August 8/8
Tales of Manhattan
Fri 8/8 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin’s Cinema of the Mind Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Live dramatic reading of an excerpt of "The Devil Finds Work." Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat...
Saturday August 8/9
Psychedelic Noir: Dragnet 1967-68
Sat 8/9 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Archive Television Treasures Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you...
Sunday August 8/10
The Wild Robot
Sun 8/10 • 11AM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Family Flicks Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks...
The Exorcist
Sun 8/10 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin’s Cinema of the Mind Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Live dramatic reading of an excerpt of "The Devil Finds Work." Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will...
Friday August 8/15
In the Heat of the Night
Fri 8/15 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin’s Cinema of the Mind Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: Live dramatic reading of an excerpt of "The Devil Finds Work." Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will...
Saturday August 8/16
3 Women / Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Sat 8/16 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Robert Altman’s America: A Centennial Review Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned...
Sunday August 8/17
The Inheritance
Sun 8/17 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: (Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive In-person: director Ephraim Asili. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box...
Sunday August 8/24
M*A*S*H / Brewster McCloud
Sun 8/24 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Robert Altman’s America: A Centennial Review Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned...