Hammer Museum
Upcoming Events
826LA@Hammer: Writing, Experimenting, and Remixing: Playful Exercises for Teen Creative Writers
Sun 2/23 • 11AM PST
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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 makes a story sing? How do...
Cezanne and the Impressionists
Sun 2/23 • 3PM PST
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In the first of a three-part lecture series, art historian and curator John Walsh discusses painter Paul Cézanne's Provençal beginnings, and his invention of techniques to make of Impressionism “something solid and durable.”
Turiya Rising: Sita's Offering
Sun 2/23 • 5PM PST
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Step into the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal every Sunday for special performances on a stage designed for the exhibition by artist GeoVanna Gonzalez. Each performance is presented in celebration of Coltrane’s legacy as a musical...
Lunchtime Art Talk on Edouard Manet
Wed 2/26 • 12:30PM PST
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The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Edouard Manet is led by Director and Chief Curator, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts Naoko...
After-Hours Tour: Edgar Arceneaux on Out of the Ordinary: Uncommon Marks, Materials, and Matrices
Thu 2/27 • 6PM PST
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Join artist Edgar Arceneaux for an exhibition tour of Out of the Ordinary: Uncommon Marks, Materials, and Matrices.
Some Favorite Writers: Adam Phillips
Thu 2/27 • 7:30PM PST
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Copresented by the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute Adam Phillips, “Britain’s foremost contemporary psychoanalytic thinker” (The New Yorker), will be in conversation with UCLA English Professors David Russell and Mona Simpson on Kindness, Missing...
Curator Walk-through: Out of the Ordinary: Uncommon Materials, Marks, and Matrices
Sun 3/2 • 1PM PST
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Exhibition curator Jennie Waldow leads a walk-through of Out of the Ordinary: Uncommon Materials, Marks, and Matrices. Capacity is limited. Visitors will be admitted on a first-come, first-served...
Turiya Rising: Jasper Marsalis
Sun 3/2 • 5PM PST
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Step into the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal every Sunday for special performances on a stage designed for the exhibition by artist GeoVanna Gonzalez. Each performance is presented in celebration of Coltrane’s legacy as a musical...
Lunchtime Art Talk on Jasper Marsalis
Wed 3/5 • 12:30PM PST
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The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Jasper Marsalis is led by Curatorial Assistant Nyah...
After-Hours Tour: Purusha Hickson on Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal
Thu 3/6 • 6PM PST
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Join Hatha yoga teacher, and student of Alice Coltrane, Purusha Hickson for an exhibition tour of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal.
Respect My Crown
Thu 3/6 • 7:30PM PST
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In the state of California, Black women have battled race and gender barriers in pursuit of equality and political power for the past 170 years. With interviews and clips from the worlds of politics, community activism, organized labor, and the...
Family Flicks: Soul
Sun 3/9 • 11AM PDT
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Two-time Oscar winner Soul introduces Joe (voiced by Jamie Foxx), a middle school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from New York City to a land of unfulfilled...
Cezanne and the Pull of the South
Sun 3/9 • 3PM PDT
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In the second of a three-part lecture series, art historian and curator John Walsh discusses Cézanne's mid-life embrace of his native landscape, his distinctive inventions in still life, and his unconventional portraits.
Turiya Rising: The A Call 2Peace Ensemble
Sun 3/9 • 5PM PDT
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Step into the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal every Sunday for special performances on a stage designed for the exhibition by artist GeoVanna Gonzalez. Each performance is presented in celebration of Coltrane’s legacy as a musical...
Lunchtime Art Talk on Robert Gober
Wed 3/12 • 12:30PM PDT
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The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Robert Gober is led by Curatorial Assistant and Collection Specialist Jennie...
Flux, Spring 2025
Wed 3/12 • 7:30PM PDT
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The Flux screening series brings the creative community together to celebrate outstanding short films and music videos from around the globe, with wildly inventive filmmaker presentations and performances.
Turiya Rising: Gerry Gibbs
Sun 3/16 • 5PM PDT
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Step into the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal every Sunday for special performances on a stage designed for the exhibition by artist GeoVanna Gonzalez. Each performance is presented in celebration of Coltrane’s legacy as a musical...
Lunchtime Art Talk on Colectivo Cherani
Wed 3/19 • 12:30PM PDT
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The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Colectivo Cherani is led by Curatorial Assistant Jessi...
Screening and conversation with artist Alison O'Daniel
Thu 3/20 • 7:30PM PDT
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A selection of artist Alison O'Daniel's short films, films in progress, and film excerpts from her feature The Tuba Thieves, all emphasizing the artist's exploration of open captioning. Proposing total access for dDeaf/Hard of Hearing/etc., open...
826LA@Hammer: My Dream Museum
Sun 3/23 • 11AM PDT
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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 you could design your...
826LA@Hammer: Moving Words
Sun 4/6 • 11AM PDT
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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. Engage in a series of writing...
Gelare Khoshgozaran: UCLA Department of Art Lecture
Wed 4/9 • 7:30PM PDT
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Copresented by the UCLA Department of Art Undisciplinary artist and filmmaker Gelare Khoshgozaran engages with the legacies of imperial violence manifested in war, militarization, and borders. In their artist talk they will share how they use film...
Poetry: Rosanna Warren
Thu 4/10 • 7:30PM PDT
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First an eminent poet, as well as a literary critic, translator, classicist, and painter, Rosanna Warren reminds one of the protean genius of Max Jacob, from whom she could hardly differ more, yet of whom she has written an exemplary biography. The...