Hammer Museum

10/16/2026

🇯🇲 It all started in the West Indies. 🎨 Born in Retreat, Jamaica in 1928, Mavis Pusey learned to sew as a child and later worked in a garment factory in Kingston—cutting, stitching, layering, and assembling fragments into a whole.

She came of age amid a dynamic period in Jamaican art and culture, as artists like Edna Manley and John Dunkley rose to prominence alongside the movement toward independence.

In 1957, Pusey left Jamaica for New York to study fashion. Instead, she found fine art and developed the bold geometric language that would later define her work.

10/15/2026

See two retrospectives of trailblazing female abstract painters now at the Hammer Museum. 🎨 Huguette Caland's and Mavis Pusey's zest for life and determination led them to abandon tradition in pursuit of careers in art, decades before it was fashionable.

Especially in a world that has spent centuries and a lot of energy teaching women to be modest about their appetites, our exhibitions showcase the grit, strength, sensuality, and vision of fearless women who unashamedly pursued their interests. 👑

Whether digitally or in-person, we welcome you to get to know the women of:
💖 "Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines"
👸🏾 "Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images"

Along with two Hammer Projects featuring female artists, Gê Viana and Vibeke Mascini.

10/12/2026

What does the Hammer’s next era look like? 🎨

In a new Los Angeles Times profile, Hammer director Zoë Ryan reflects on her first nearly two years at the Hammer and looks ahead to what’s next: from our current Huguette Caland and Mavis Pusey exhibitions to expanded learning initiatives, Made in L.A. 2027, the LA28 Cultural Olympiad, and a vision for the Hammer as a gateway to a broader Westside arts district.

For Ryan, the Hammer is “making the art history of the future”—supporting artists, expanding access to arts education, creating a more welcoming space for our communities, and strengthening the Hammer’s connections across Los Angeles.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times https://hmmr.buzz/LATZoe.

Nearly two years into her tenure as the director of UCLA's Hammer Museum, Zoë Ryan is taking bold steps into the future with expansive new education programming and a new way of looking at L.A. art.

10/12/2026

🌟Experience the Magic of Cinema 🌟 The Hammer Museum presents the 12th 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—with directors and more on hand for Q&A's!

🔹Thu, Oct 29 — Coyote vs. Acme
🔹Thu, Nov 5 — I Want Your S*x
🔹Fri, Nov 6 — Obsession
🔹Thu, Nov 12 — Project Hail Mary
🔹Fri, Nov. 13 — All of a Sudden

More films and in-person special guests to be announced soon.

Become a Hammer Member today to get your tickets at half the price with early booking and priority seating, plus discounts at the museum store and Lulu!

General admission tickets go on sale Monday, October 19. Tickets: $10 members / $20 general admission.

Tickets go fast! 💨 Save this post to remember to get yours! For more information and to purchase your tickets, visit https://hmmr.buzz/Contenders26

10/11/2026

🥳 Opening day is finally here and we're thrilled to open our galleries to you! Bring your friends and family, there's a lot of art to discover.

Enjoy these exhibitions now on view:
🔸Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines
🔸Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images
🔸Hammer Projects: Vibeke Mascini
🔸Hammer Projects: Gê Viana
🔸Five Centuries of Works on Paper: The Grunwald Center at 70, Part II
🔸Hammer Projects: Mike Cloud
🔸Armand Hammer Collection

🍽️After viewing the shows, grab a bite to eat downstairs at Lulu.

🎫 Admission is always FREE!

10/10/2026

A new season of art is taking center stage at the Hammer!

With brand-new exhibitions across the museum, including "Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images" and "Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines" as well as new Hammer Projects from Vibeke Mascini and Gê Viana, there's something in the galleries for everyone.

💃🏽🌙✨ Celebrate with us at the opening celebration TONIGHT, Saturday, October 10, 8–10:30PM. Tap the link in our bio to let us know you'll be there.

Come explore what’s new and what’s worth seeing again.

10/10/2026

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we're taking a look back on the Hammer Forum, "Escenas Latinas: Writers discuss new Latina roles on American TV."

The panel included Latina women writers—Bambi Haggins, Carolna Rivera, Gloria Calderon Kellett, and Vivien Mejia—talking about the increase in Latino presence on American television and the creation of dynamic and innovative roles for Latina actresses.

These writers shared their perspectives on popular roles and representation across medias, discussing the boxes they've been put in throughout their time in the industry.

📺 Dive deeper and view on the Hammer Channel: https://hmmr.buzz/hh26

10/09/2026

Huguette Caland described her medium as life itself. 💖 She was a woman who refused social expectations of how woman should age, create, and occupy space.

Here, and on the Bloomberg Connects app, listen as curator Hannah Feldman discusses "Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines," now on view.

The exhibition celebrates a singular mind and talented artist who worked in multiple forms: painting, drawing, sculpture, and fashion design.

Embrace the sensual and wonderful world of Caland when you visit us next.

10/09/2026

Don't miss the show that "traces [Caland's] relentless drive across nearly 150 paintings, drawings, sculptures, garments and tapestries."—LA Times

Read "The wild, wonderful life and art of Huguette Caland at the Hammer Museum" in the LA Times (subscription required):
https://hmmr.buzz/LATHC

Join us as we celebrate the glamorous, prolific, and sometimes naughty life and artwork of Huguette Caland and a new slate of fall exhibitions this Saturday, 8–10:30PM. Let us know you'll be there:
https://hmmr.buzz/fallcel26