Hammer Museum
Upcoming Events
Family Flicks: The Wiz
Sun 12/7 • 11AM PST
Director Sidney Lumet's dazzlingly inventive adaptation of the hit Broadway musical transplants L. Frank Baum's fantastical world from somewhere over the rainbow to somewhere over the Brooklyn Bridge. Diana Ross, as Dorothy, heads up the all Black cast featuring Michael Jackson, as The Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as The Tin Man, Ted Ross as The Lion and Richard Pryor as The Wiz. 1978, dir. Sidney Lumet, 134 min.
Lunchtime Art Talk on Freddy Villalobos
Wed 12/10 • 12:30PM PST
The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Made in L.A. 2025 artist Freddy Villalobos is led by curatorial assistant Juan Manuel Silverio. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/villalobos
826LA@Hammer: Pitch and Write! My First Opinion Piece: A Workshop for Kids Who Have Something to Say
Sun 12/14 • 11AM PST
Hone your writing skills into an op-ed format and establish an authoritative voice that demands attention. With so much proverbial noise from AI generated content, bots, and constant social media chatter, knowing how to think critically and communicate clearly and from the heart will be the secret weapon for the leaders of tomorrow. Led by Ralinda Harvey Smith, a writer whose opinions and essays have been published in Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Huffington Post. Her upcoming gift book Free Pass to Order Pizza for the Kids, published by Chronicle Books, is due to be released this fall.