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Hammer Museum

Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
310-443-7000

Mission Statement:

The Hammer Museum at UCLA believes in the promise of art and ideas to illuminate our lives and build a more just world.


Upcoming Events at Hammer Museum

Exhibition - Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Friday, Nov 29, 2024 from 11:00am to 8:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective

Friday, Nov 29, 2024 from 11:00am to 8:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Saturday, Nov 30, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective

Saturday, Nov 30, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Sunday, Dec 1, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective

Sunday, Dec 1, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective

Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective

Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Thursday, Dec 5, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective

Thursday, Dec 5, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Friday, Dec 6, 2024 from 11:00am to 8:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective

Friday, Dec 6, 2024 from 11:00am to 8:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Exhibition - Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
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Recent News

Hammer Museum Presents Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective

This exhibition is the first comprehensive survey in 30 years dedicated to the American artist Los Angeles, CA -- The Hammer Museum at UCLA is delighted to announce Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective, the first comprehensive survey in 30 years…

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Hammer Museum, LACMA, and MOCA Establish MAC3, Joint Collection of Contemporary Art by Los Angeles Artists through Gift from Jarl and Pamela Mohn

Gift Includes 260 Artworks and Endowment for Management and Care of Collection, and for Annual Acquisitions. Los Angeles, CA – The directors of the Hammer Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and the Museum of Contemporary…

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Hammer Museum Presents Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Los Angeles, CA - The Hammer Museum is pleased to announce Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice, a groundbreaking exhibition that centers environmental art practices addressing the climate crisis and anthropogenic disasters, and their…

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Hammer Museum Presents Its Summer Exhibitions

Hammer Museum Presents Summer Exhibitions Refashioning: CFGNY & Wataru Tominaga and David Medalla: In Conversation with the Cosmos Opening Jun 9, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) —The Hammer Museum at UCLA is pleased to announce its summer…

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Hammer Museum Announces Curators for Made in L.A. 2025

Hammer Museum Names Essence Harden and Paulina Pobocha as Curators for Made in L.A. 2025 Opening Fall 2025 (Los Angeles, CA) - The Hammer Museum announced today that the next edition of its critically acclaimed biennial Made in L.A. will be…

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Hammer Museum News - December 15, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued coverage of the arts and the Hammer Museum. This was a significant year in the history of the Hammer—from the culmination of our two-decade…

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Hammer Museum News - December 7, 2023

Akinsanya Kambon Receives 2023 Mohn Award Pippa Garner and Jackie Amézquita Receive Career Achievement and Public Recognition Awards Los Angeles, CA - The Hammer Museum is pleased to announce that Akinsanya Kambon will receive the $100,000…

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Hammer Museum Presents West Coast Premiere of Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–­1970s

Featuring approximately eighty works, Only the Young examines the artistic production from an era of remarkable transformation in Korea. Los Angeles, CA —The Hammer Museum at UCLA is pleased to announce Only the Young: Experimental Art in…

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Ann Philbin, Transformational Director Of The Hammer Museum, To Retire From The Museum In 2024 After 25 Years Of Visionary Leadership

Marcy Carsey, Chair of the UCLA Hammer Museum’s Board of Directors, announced today that Director Ann Philbin will retire from the museum on November 1, 2024, after 25 years of leadership that made the Hammer into a landmark institution in Los…

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Hammer Museum's Signature Biennial Made in L.A. Returns October 1, 2023

Hammer Museum's Signature Biennial Made in L.A. Returns October 1 Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living Highlights Work by 39 Artists and Collectives Los Angeles, CA - On October 1 the Hammer Museum will open the sixth edition of its acclaimed biennial…

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Hammer Museum Appoints Naoko Takahatake And Paulina Pobocha To Key Curatorial Positions

The Hammer Museum at UCLA announced today the appointment of Naoko Takahatake as the new Director and Chief Curator of the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts; and Paulina Pobocha as the museum’s new Robert Soros Senior Curator.…

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Hammer Museum Celebrates 14th Annual K.A.M.P. With Gal Gadot and More

Hammer Museum Celebrates 14th Annual K.A.M.P. With Gal Gadot, James Corden, Curtis Stone & Lindsay Price Raises record $240,000 in support of free Hammer Kids programs all year long Los Angeles, CA — The Hammer Museum hosted its…

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Hammer Museum Announces New Curator Pablo Jose Ramirez

Los Angeles, CA - The Hammer Museum announced today the appointment of Pablo José Ramírez as a new, full-time curator. Ramírez had previously been announced as a co-curator of Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living, alongside…

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Hammer Museum Announces 39 Artists for Upcoming Biennial Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living On View October 1 – December 31, 2023

Los Angeles, CA — The Hammer Museum announced today the 39 artists, collectives, and organizations participating in the upcoming Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living. This is the sixth iteration of the Hammer’s biennial exhibition…

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Hammer Museum - A Transformed Hammer Museum Announces Inaugural Exhibitions for Spring 2023

A Transformed Hammer Museum Announces Inaugural Exhibitions for Spring 2023 in the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Cultural Center Sweeping Exhibition of the Hammer’s Contemporary Art Collection is Joined by Installations by Chiharu Shiota, Rita…

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Hammer Museum to Mark Completion of Two Decades of Transformation On March 26, 2023

On March 26, 2023, Hammer Museum to Mark Completion of Two Decades of Transformation Unveiling of New Lynda and Stewart Resnick Cultural Center Presents Exhibitions and Collections in New Spaces Designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture Expanded…

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