Hammer Museum 🏛️
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The Hammer Museum at UCLA believes in the promise of art and ideas to illuminate our lives and build a more just world.
🎨 If art + culture give you life, say less, we’ve got you.
Visit us in Los Angeles! 🎟️ Admission to the Hammer is always FREE!
🎨 If art + culture give you life, say less, we’ve got you.
Visit us in Los Angeles! 🎟️ Admission to the Hammer is always FREE!
🚗🐎 Final lap! Only a few days remain to enjoy "Lawrence Lek: NOX High-Rise."
Be sure to visit before the immersive exhibition closes on Sunday, November 16. ⚡🛻
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📸 by @ceremony_blue
Be sure to visit before the immersive exhibition closes on Sunday, November 16. ⚡🛻
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📸 by @ceremony_blue
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🚗🐎 Final lap! Only a few days remain to enjoy "Lawrence Lek: NOX High-Rise."
Be sure to visit before the immersive exhibition closes on Sunday, November 16. ⚡🛻
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📸 by @ceremony_blue
Be sure to visit before the immersive exhibition closes on Sunday, November 16. ⚡🛻
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📸 by @ceremony_blue
Brian Rochefort @energygloop fires layer after layer of glaze until his ceramics crack, ooze, and glow like volcanic coral from another planet. Gritty exteriors meet dreamy interiors, giving each piece serious “alive” energy.
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Brian Rochefort @energygloop fires layer after layer of glaze until his ceramics crack, ooze, and glow like volcanic coral from another planet. Gritty exteriors meet dreamy interiors, giving each piece serious “alive” energy.
🌟The Hammer Museum presents the 10th Edition of MoMA Contenders, The Museum of Modern Art’s renowned series of influential, innovative films from the past year.
There's a great lineup of films for you to watch on the big screen, some with special in-person guests.
https://hmmr.buzz/Contenders25
There's a great lineup of films for you to watch on the big screen, some with special in-person guests.
https://hmmr.buzz/Contenders25
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🌟The Hammer Museum presents the 10th Edition of MoMA Contenders, The Museum of Modern Art’s renowned series of influential, innovative films from the past year.
There's a great lineup of films for you to watch on the big screen, some with special in-person guests.
https://hmmr.buzz/Contenders25
There's a great lineup of films for you to watch on the big screen, some with special in-person guests.
https://hmmr.buzz/Contenders25
It's time to enjoy another eclectic night of fresh voices and bold ideas at the Flux Film festival screening series at the Hammer🎥
You'll laugh, cry, gasp, and more watching wildly inventive short films and music videos from around the globe.
🗓️Thurs, Nov 13, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/fluxfall2025
You'll laugh, cry, gasp, and more watching wildly inventive short films and music videos from around the globe.
🗓️Thurs, Nov 13, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/fluxfall2025
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It's time to enjoy another eclectic night of fresh voices and bold ideas at the Flux Film festival screening series at the Hammer🎥
You'll laugh, cry, gasp, and more watching wildly inventive short films and music videos from around the globe.
🗓️Thurs, Nov 13, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/fluxfall2025
You'll laugh, cry, gasp, and more watching wildly inventive short films and music videos from around the globe.
🗓️Thurs, Nov 13, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/fluxfall2025
Kelly Wall’s sculptures turn nostalgia into something you can hold.
In “Wistful Thinking,” her custom penny press outputs the classic flattened tokens with ambiguous phrases such as “You Are Here.”
Visitors might throw these coins into a nearby fountain, whose water spills down stacks of mugs.
In “Wistful Thinking,” her custom penny press outputs the classic flattened tokens with ambiguous phrases such as “You Are Here.”
Visitors might throw these coins into a nearby fountain, whose water spills down stacks of mugs.
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Kelly Wall’s sculptures turn nostalgia into something you can hold.
In “Wistful Thinking,” her custom penny press outputs the classic flattened tokens with ambiguous phrases such as “You Are Here.”
Visitors might throw these coins into a nearby fountain, whose water spills down stacks of mugs.
In “Wistful Thinking,” her custom penny press outputs the classic flattened tokens with ambiguous phrases such as “You Are Here.”
Visitors might throw these coins into a nearby fountain, whose water spills down stacks of mugs.
The art of winning 🏆 Post-Impressionism, meet post-season glory. 💙⚾🎨 Dodgers, you did it again! Congratulations, World Series Champions! 💫
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The art of winning 🏆 Post-Impressionism, meet post-season glory. 💙⚾🎨 Dodgers, you did it again! Congratulations, World Series Champions! 💫
Made in L.A. 2025 choreographer Will Rawls's "Unmade" performance weaves within the Hammer Museum spaces and traverses through the seasons, each monthly performance building upon the last.
Meditating through time, every performance is different. https://hmmr.buzz/willrawls
Saturday, Nov 1, 12–4PM
Meditating through time, every performance is different. https://hmmr.buzz/willrawls
Saturday, Nov 1, 12–4PM
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Made in L.A. 2025 choreographer Will Rawls's "Unmade" performance weaves within the Hammer Museum spaces and traverses through the seasons, each monthly performance building upon the last.
Meditating through time, every performance is different. https://hmmr.buzz/willrawls
Saturday, Nov 1, 12–4PM
Meditating through time, every performance is different. https://hmmr.buzz/willrawls
Saturday, Nov 1, 12–4PM
"Let's go, Dodgers!"—Rembrandt van Rijn's, Juno
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"Let's go, Dodgers!"—Rembrandt van Rijn's, Juno
🗳️ Exercise your right to vote at The Hammer Museum at UCLA an official Vote Center for the upcoming Statewide Special Election.
🇺🇸 Early Voting Period: Saturday, Nov 1–Monday, Nov 3, 9AM–8PM
🇺🇸 Election Day: Tuesday, Nov 4, 6AM–10PM
https://hmmr.buzz/2025-vote
🇺🇸 Early Voting Period: Saturday, Nov 1–Monday, Nov 3, 9AM–8PM
🇺🇸 Election Day: Tuesday, Nov 4, 6AM–10PM
https://hmmr.buzz/2025-vote
October 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🗳️ Exercise your right to vote at The Hammer Museum at UCLA an official Vote Center for the upcoming Statewide Special Election.
🇺🇸 Early Voting Period: Saturday, Nov 1–Monday, Nov 3, 9AM–8PM
🇺🇸 Election Day: Tuesday, Nov 4, 6AM–10PM
https://hmmr.buzz/2025-vote
🇺🇸 Early Voting Period: Saturday, Nov 1–Monday, Nov 3, 9AM–8PM
🇺🇸 Election Day: Tuesday, Nov 4, 6AM–10PM
https://hmmr.buzz/2025-vote
🎫 The Hammer has your golden ticket! 🍫 Enjoy snozberries, Oompa-Loompas, and Mel Stuart's infamous tunnel scene on the big screen for Family Flicks: Wily Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. 🏭
🗓️ Sunday, October 19, 11AM
Plan your visit! 🔗 https://hmmr.buzz/wonka-flick
🗓️ Sunday, October 19, 11AM
Plan your visit! 🔗 https://hmmr.buzz/wonka-flick
October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🎫 The Hammer has your golden ticket! 🍫 Enjoy snozberries, Oompa-Loompas, and Mel Stuart's infamous tunnel scene on the big screen for Family Flicks: Wily Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. 🏭
🗓️ Sunday, October 19, 11AM
Plan your visit! 🔗 https://hmmr.buzz/wonka-flick
🗓️ Sunday, October 19, 11AM
Plan your visit! 🔗 https://hmmr.buzz/wonka-flick
📺 Tune in to the conversation between Law professor and Strict Scrutiny podcast host Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social and UCLA Law @law.ucla.edu Professor Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social from last week's special Hammer Forum. 🔗 https://hmmr.buzz/LeahLitman
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
📺 Tune in to the conversation between Law professor and Strict Scrutiny podcast host Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social and UCLA Law @law.ucla.edu Professor Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social from last week's special Hammer Forum. 🔗 https://hmmr.buzz/LeahLitman
Reposted by Hammer Museum 🏛️
I got to speak at the hammer museum @hammer.ucla.edu with Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social about … LAWLESS! And now you can check it out: channel.hammer.ucla.edu/video/1968/l...
Law professor Leah Litman on the Supreme Court | Hammer Channel | Hammer Museum
University of Michigan Law School professor Leah Litman discusses her provocative new book Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes, which argues t...
channel.hammer.ucla.edu
October 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I got to speak at the hammer museum @hammer.ucla.edu with Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social about … LAWLESS! And now you can check it out: channel.hammer.ucla.edu/video/1968/l...
🌴⭐️ "L.A. is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities," said Jack Kerouac, a common critique of one of the world's most misunderstood places.
If you're not from here, you might think that there is no sense of community. Made in L.A. 2025 dispels this myth and reveals many connections. 🎥🎨
If you're not from here, you might think that there is no sense of community. Made in L.A. 2025 dispels this myth and reveals many connections. 🎥🎨
October 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🌴⭐️ "L.A. is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities," said Jack Kerouac, a common critique of one of the world's most misunderstood places.
If you're not from here, you might think that there is no sense of community. Made in L.A. 2025 dispels this myth and reveals many connections. 🎥🎨
If you're not from here, you might think that there is no sense of community. Made in L.A. 2025 dispels this myth and reveals many connections. 🎥🎨
🐝 Join the book launch for “The ABCs of California’s Native Bees," by National Geographic Explorer Krystle Hickman. Explore with us 26 amazing species of bees showing how these mighty pollinators shape our Golden State ecosystems.
📅 Monday, October 21, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/plantit-bees
📅 Monday, October 21, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/plantit-bees
October 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🐝 Join the book launch for “The ABCs of California’s Native Bees," by National Geographic Explorer Krystle Hickman. Explore with us 26 amazing species of bees showing how these mighty pollinators shape our Golden State ecosystems.
📅 Monday, October 21, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/plantit-bees
📅 Monday, October 21, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/plantit-bees
Reposted by Hammer Museum 🏛️
Very excited to be interviewing my friend and former colleague @leahlitman.bsky.social at the @hammer.ucla.edu on Tuesday, October 14 (cosponsored by @law.ucla.edu) about her new book, Lawless. Free admission and video of the event will post afterwards. Join us!
hammer.ucla.edu/programs-eve...
hammer.ucla.edu/programs-eve...
Leah Litman on the Supreme Court | Hammer Museum
University of Michigan Law School professor Leah Litman will discuss her provocative new book, which argues that the Supreme Court has abandoned legal reasoning in favor of political grievances dresse...
hammer.ucla.edu
October 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Very excited to be interviewing my friend and former colleague @leahlitman.bsky.social at the @hammer.ucla.edu on Tuesday, October 14 (cosponsored by @law.ucla.edu) about her new book, Lawless. Free admission and video of the event will post afterwards. Join us!
hammer.ucla.edu/programs-eve...
hammer.ucla.edu/programs-eve...
In honor of the incomparable Diane Keaton, a dear friend of the Hammer and a 2015 Gala in the Garden honoree.
Thank you for your effervescence, your support of the arts, and the laughter you shared with us. You will be greatly missed.
Thank you for your effervescence, your support of the arts, and the laughter you shared with us. You will be greatly missed.
October 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In honor of the incomparable Diane Keaton, a dear friend of the Hammer and a 2015 Gala in the Garden honoree.
Thank you for your effervescence, your support of the arts, and the laughter you shared with us. You will be greatly missed.
Thank you for your effervescence, your support of the arts, and the laughter you shared with us. You will be greatly missed.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for K.A.M.P. (Kids Art Museum Project) yesterday — our most joyful day of the year! 🖍️✨
From the incredible artists who filled the museum with creativity to the families who brought endless energy and imagination — you made this event unforgettable. 🌈
From the incredible artists who filled the museum with creativity to the families who brought endless energy and imagination — you made this event unforgettable. 🌈
October 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for K.A.M.P. (Kids Art Museum Project) yesterday — our most joyful day of the year! 🖍️✨
From the incredible artists who filled the museum with creativity to the families who brought endless energy and imagination — you made this event unforgettable. 🌈
From the incredible artists who filled the museum with creativity to the families who brought endless energy and imagination — you made this event unforgettable. 🌈
This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we honor L. Frank — Tongva-Acjachemen and Rarámuri artist, writer, scholar, cartoonist, and activist.
✨ Her painting “She places her feet” draws from Tongva mythology, depicting the mother creator connected to the cosmos.
✨ Her painting “She places her feet” draws from Tongva mythology, depicting the mother creator connected to the cosmos.
October 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we honor L. Frank — Tongva-Acjachemen and Rarámuri artist, writer, scholar, cartoonist, and activist.
✨ Her painting “She places her feet” draws from Tongva mythology, depicting the mother creator connected to the cosmos.
✨ Her painting “She places her feet” draws from Tongva mythology, depicting the mother creator connected to the cosmos.
Join us for a timely conversation with Leah Litman, University of Michigan Law Professor & co-host of Strict Scrutiny, as she discusses her new book “Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes."
🗓️ Tues, Oct 14, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/litman-court
🗓️ Tues, Oct 14, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/litman-court
October 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Join us for a timely conversation with Leah Litman, University of Michigan Law Professor & co-host of Strict Scrutiny, as she discusses her new book “Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes."
🗓️ Tues, Oct 14, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/litman-court
🗓️ Tues, Oct 14, 7:30PM
https://hmmr.buzz/litman-court
Congrats to UCLA Arts alumna Gala Porras-Kim on receiving the 2025 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant!
Her work questions objects in museums; “Reconstructions” (Made in L.A. 2016), reimagined fragments from the Fowler Museum to give lost histories new voice.
🎥 https://hmmr.buzz/GalaMacArthur
Her work questions objects in museums; “Reconstructions” (Made in L.A. 2016), reimagined fragments from the Fowler Museum to give lost histories new voice.
🎥 https://hmmr.buzz/GalaMacArthur
October 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Congrats to UCLA Arts alumna Gala Porras-Kim on receiving the 2025 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant!
Her work questions objects in museums; “Reconstructions” (Made in L.A. 2016), reimagined fragments from the Fowler Museum to give lost histories new voice.
🎥 https://hmmr.buzz/GalaMacArthur
Her work questions objects in museums; “Reconstructions” (Made in L.A. 2016), reimagined fragments from the Fowler Museum to give lost histories new voice.
🎥 https://hmmr.buzz/GalaMacArthur
🔔Please note that the museum will be closed to the public on Sunday, October 12, 2025, for the K.A.M.P Family Fundraiser taking place that day 10AM–2PM.
🍴Lulu @lulurestaurantla will be closed on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12.
https://hmmr.buzz/KAMP2025
🍴Lulu @lulurestaurantla will be closed on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12.
https://hmmr.buzz/KAMP2025
October 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
🔔Please note that the museum will be closed to the public on Sunday, October 12, 2025, for the K.A.M.P Family Fundraiser taking place that day 10AM–2PM.
🍴Lulu @lulurestaurantla will be closed on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12.
https://hmmr.buzz/KAMP2025
🍴Lulu @lulurestaurantla will be closed on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12.
https://hmmr.buzz/KAMP2025
Made in L.A. 2025 is NOW OPEN!🌴🎉
Screenings, performance & curator walk-through at the Hammer.
Screenings, performance & curator walk-through at the Hammer.
October 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Made in L.A. 2025 is NOW OPEN!🌴🎉
Screenings, performance & curator walk-through at the Hammer.
Screenings, performance & curator walk-through at the Hammer.
Made in L.A. 2025 opens this weekend at the Hammer Museum. 🌴
Sat: Member Preview & Opening Celebration
Sun: Screenings, performance & Curator Walk-through
Sat: Member Preview & Opening Celebration
Sun: Screenings, performance & Curator Walk-through
October 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Made in L.A. 2025 opens this weekend at the Hammer Museum. 🌴
Sat: Member Preview & Opening Celebration
Sun: Screenings, performance & Curator Walk-through
Sat: Member Preview & Opening Celebration
Sun: Screenings, performance & Curator Walk-through
👀 Watch out! 🚗 A stern-eyed bear just crashed a hot-pink convertible on the west side 💥
🐻 Buggy Bear Crashes Made in L.A. — Alake Shilling’s monumental 25-ft inflatable — lands at the Hammer @hammer_museum Oct 5, co-presented with Art Production Fund.
🚙 Don’t rubberneck—park & see it up close!
🐻 Buggy Bear Crashes Made in L.A. — Alake Shilling’s monumental 25-ft inflatable — lands at the Hammer @hammer_museum Oct 5, co-presented with Art Production Fund.
🚙 Don’t rubberneck—park & see it up close!
October 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
👀 Watch out! 🚗 A stern-eyed bear just crashed a hot-pink convertible on the west side 💥
🐻 Buggy Bear Crashes Made in L.A. — Alake Shilling’s monumental 25-ft inflatable — lands at the Hammer @hammer_museum Oct 5, co-presented with Art Production Fund.
🚙 Don’t rubberneck—park & see it up close!
🐻 Buggy Bear Crashes Made in L.A. — Alake Shilling’s monumental 25-ft inflatable — lands at the Hammer @hammer_museum Oct 5, co-presented with Art Production Fund.
🚙 Don’t rubberneck—park & see it up close!
Please note a few closures as we put finishing touches on Made in L.A. 2025!
🗓️ Fri, Oct 3 — The Hammer will close at 6 p.m. (instead of 8 p.m.) and Lulu @lulurestaurantla will be closed for dinner.
🗓️ Sat, Oct 4 — The museum closes at 2 p.m. and Lulu will be closed all day.
https://hmmr.buzz/hammer
🗓️ Fri, Oct 3 — The Hammer will close at 6 p.m. (instead of 8 p.m.) and Lulu @lulurestaurantla will be closed for dinner.
🗓️ Sat, Oct 4 — The museum closes at 2 p.m. and Lulu will be closed all day.
https://hmmr.buzz/hammer
October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Please note a few closures as we put finishing touches on Made in L.A. 2025!
🗓️ Fri, Oct 3 — The Hammer will close at 6 p.m. (instead of 8 p.m.) and Lulu @lulurestaurantla will be closed for dinner.
🗓️ Sat, Oct 4 — The museum closes at 2 p.m. and Lulu will be closed all day.
https://hmmr.buzz/hammer
🗓️ Fri, Oct 3 — The Hammer will close at 6 p.m. (instead of 8 p.m.) and Lulu @lulurestaurantla will be closed for dinner.
🗓️ Sat, Oct 4 — The museum closes at 2 p.m. and Lulu will be closed all day.
https://hmmr.buzz/hammer