UCLA Hammer Museum

Exterior view of the Hammer Museum at dusk, featuring a modern gray-and-white striped building, a large arched entrance, and a vertical blue HAMMER sign along a city street.
Visitors gather and walk through a contemporary art gallery beneath a large, intricate red thread installation stretching across the ceiling and walls.
Title
UCLA Hammer Museum
Description
Combining historical collections, contemporary art exhibitions, and public programs, the Hammer Museum at UCLA emphasizes artist-centered practices and engagement with pressing social and environmental issues. Free and open to the public, its collections span international contemporary art, works on paper, and sculpture, with a particular focus on Los Angeles artists. Exhibitions such as Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice (2024–25) explore connections between art, environmental change, and social justice while advancing sustainable exhibition practices. The museum also supports artistic research and collaboration through residencies that connect artists with UCLA faculty, students, collections, and the broader Los Angeles arts community.
Organization Type
Museum
Full Address
Los Angeles, California
Website
https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/on-view
Rights
Rights held by institution
Creator
Art Department UCLA
Date
1990
Item sets
California Art & Climate Archive
UC Los Angeles
Media
Exterior view of the Hammer Museum at dusk, featuring a modern gray-and-white striped building, a large arched entrance, and a vertical blue HAMMER sign along a city street.Hammer Museum
Visitors gather and walk through a contemporary art gallery beneath a large, intricate red thread installation stretching across the ceiling and walls.Hammer Museum Entrance