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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!
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · 5h
🔔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.

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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · 3d
Made in L.A. 2025 is NOW OPEN!🌴🎉
Screenings, performance & curator walk-through at the Hammer.
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · 4d
Made in L.A. 2025 opens this weekend at the Hammer Museum. 🌴
Sat: Member Preview & Opening Celebration
Sun: Screenings, performance & Curator Walk-through
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · 5d
UPDATE: Saturday, Oct 4 — The museum and Lulu will be closed all day
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · 5d
👀 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!
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · 6d
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.
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · 10d
💥 What if dance could undo the rhythms of everyday life?💥 Choreographer, UCLA professor, and visual artist Will Rawls presents "Unmade"—a performance unfolding across the Hammer Museum in space and time.
📍 On view monthly starting opening day—Sunday, October 5.
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · 15d
🌴 Experience Made in L.A. 2025 like an insider. Hammer Members get previews, early access, and special events. Membership starts at $100. 🎨 Join today + unlock year-round perks.

🗓️ The biennial's opening party is Oct 4 and members get priority entry and exclusive perks.
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · 16d
🍁 Happy first day of fall! 🍃🍂 Are the leaves changing where you live?

🌴 It's always spring in Los Angeles, but when we close our eyes, we dream of all the autumn colors.

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🎨Albrecht Altdorfer, Leaf Ornament with Lilies of the Valley, 1520-1526. Engraving. Sheet: 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · 19d
🌴 Celebrate LA’s creativity at the opening night of Made in L.A. 2025 at the Hammer! 🎨 Galleries open late, music in the courtyard, and food + drinks all night. 🥂

🗓️ Sat Oct 4 | 8–10 PM | FREE at the Hammer Museum. Space is limited—arrive early! 🚶🏽‍♀️ Members get priority entry and special perks.
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · 21d
Hispanic Heritage Month begins with Guadalupe Rosales: archival art that bridges past & present.

Her Made in L.A. 2023 work transforms lowrider culture, ancestral myth, mirrored portals into something raw & sacred.

What piece of your history would you share?
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Sep 8
🌟 Tickets are ON SALE for K.A.M.P.! 🌟

On October 12, give your kids a day they’ll never forget at the Hammer Museum:
🎨 Hands-on art projects with celebrated L.A. artists
📚 Story time with celebrity guests
🎉 Confetti cannon fun

🎟️ Tickets are limited—get yours today!
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Sep 5
⏳ Opening in one month! 🌟Made in L.A. 2025 — the Hammer Museum’s seventh biennial — brings together 28 artists and collectives practicing throughout the greater Los Angeles area. 🌴

https://hmmr.buzz/MiLA25
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Sep 3
📣 Opening today! 📣 Explore the Hammer's latest exhibition featuring Japanese woodblock prints from the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts' rich collection.

The exhibition traces the evolution of movements that shaped global perceptions of Japanese art.

🌊 https://hmmr.buzz/risingsun
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Sep 2
⏳This Sunday, Sep 7 marks the closing of two Hammer Projects:

🛐 Renata Petersen's architectural installation exploring the histories of new age religious sects specific to Southern California, and

🐉 Lap-See Lam's immersive video installation, "Tales of the Altersea."
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Aug 29
✨💜 Noah Davis’ paintings are as magical as they are real.

"I feel there is immense freedom in painting to create your own universe – if you don’t let ‘Art History’ or pretense get in the way."—Noah Davis

⏳ “Noah Davis” closes this Sunday, August 31.
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Aug 25
🧘‍♀️Thursday is your final chance to join in-person Mindful Awareness Meditation in the Billy Wilder Theater before a short two-week pause in the theater.

Co-presented by UCLA Mindful, the program will stream live on the Hammer’s website, so you can still enjoy your 12:30 PM mid-day reset online.
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Aug 25
Noah Davis’s “Congo #2” transforms photography into painting, showing community over place. A powerful study of togetherness. 🌍

Hurry, don't wait! 💜 See "Noah Davis" now through August 31 at the Hammer.

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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Aug 22
Two powerful exhibitions are closing soon!

🌄 “Head for Hills” closes Aug 24—exploring everyday life, place, and culture through diverse works.

🎨 “Colectivo Cherani” closes Aug 31— a cultural movement rooted in the Purépecha community of Cherán, Mexico, blending art and ancestral traditions. ✊🏾
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Aug 22
Opening Aug 30: “Rising Sun, Falling Rain” 🌊Featuring 80+ Japanese woodblock prints by masters like Hokusai & Hiroshige. On view thru Nov 30.

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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Aug 18
JazzPOP concludes this Thursday, August 21 at 8PM with the Naomi Moon Siegel Quartet. 🎶

A gifted trombonist, composer, and bandleader, Siegel draws on influences from jazz, soul, and beyond, shaping her music into soaring melodies, rich harmonies, and tight grooves.

https://hmmr.buzz/quartet
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Aug 14
🎫 FREE! RSVP today so we know you'll be there!
🍸 Free first drink for members (skip that line!)
👗 We know you'll stand out in your perfect outfits!

Doors at 6:30 p.m. See you on the dance floor, Los Angeles! 🕺🏿

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Open Mike Eagle with Jordan Patterson and J.Rocc | Hammer Museum
Free live concert by Open Mike Eagle with Jordan Patterson and J. Rocc, plus happy hour and extended gallery hours.
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Aug 14
📣 TUESDAY, AUGUST 19! 🕺🏿Join us for the final Hammer Summer Concert of the season!🌴

Get ready for an evening of hip-hop and avant-garde rap with Open Mike Eagle, Jordan Patterson, & one of the original turntablists, legendary J.Rocc. 🎉
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Aug 8
Lunch provided by Annie Campbell
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Hammer Museum 🏛️ @hammer.ucla.edu · Aug 8
🎟️ Proceeds fund free family programs all year. Become a member for early bird tickets + learn more info here: hmmr.buzz/KAMP2025
K.A.M.P. Family Fundraiser | Hammer Museum
K.A.M.P. (Kids Art Museum Project) is an annual one-of-a-kind fundraising event imagined by artists for kids and their families.
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