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‘Queer Kin’ illuminates hidden histories of LGBTQ love
The exhibition at UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library is curated by art history doctoral candidate Mal Meisels.
Ariel West joins UCLA Film & Television Archive as 2025 artist-in-residence
West will develop a film on Los Angeles’ oil-driven history, mixing archival footage with new material.
Homegrown voices, lasting legacies: Honoring UCLA’s 2025 Class Artists
Sydney Richardson and Jorge Parra Jr. turn personal histories into powerful, creative statements.
The life and legacy of a magnanimous Moroccan messenger
In honoring his father, UCLA professor Aomar Boum and his daughter interwove family and national histories.
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and UCLA
Read about how Wilson’s path — and those of his bandmates and friends — intersected with UCLA over the years.
Fowler Museum at UCLA returns Larrakia cultural objects to Australia
The repatriated items include ceremonial glass spearheads and a kangaroo tooth headband worn by a revered elder.
Watch: Bruin Talks symposium showcases how research and the arts ‘heal, inspire and illuminate’
Six of UCLA’s leading scholars and artists from across disciplines showcased the incredible depth, breadth and impact of Bruin scholarship and innovation.
Ways to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride on campus this month
Explore UCLA’s June lineup of webinars, free film screenings and dance performances for LGBTQ+ Bruins and allies.
Fowler Museum at UCLA presents ‘Construction, Occupation,’ exploring art, activism and housing justice
The exhibition, which runs from May 4 through Jan. 11, 2026, invites visitors to reflect on how urban spaces can be reimagined through collective action.
Arab American heritage celebrated across disciplines, communities this April
Medicine, activism and the arts at the center of events marking the month at UCLA
Where Content Is Truly King
Insurgent content platforms like Substack are rewriting the rules of publishing. Here are some Bruin newsletters you should be reading now.
In memoriam: Susan Downey, 86, scholar of ancient art and archaeology
She joined UCLA’s art, design and art history department in 1965 and taught for nearly five decades until retiring in 2012.
‘No One Is Alone’ when they have music(ology)
Distinguished professor Raymond Knapp explains how music revives the past, using “Sondheim at 90” as an example.
1625 opera – first ever by a woman – to be performed March 23 at UCLA Clark Library
Francesca Caccini’s “La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’Isola di Alcina,” which premiered in Florence, Italy, will come to life in Los Angeles.
Women’s History Month at UCLA brings talks, the arts and empowerment workshops to the public
Events across campus celebrate female historical icons, lift up women in the arts and more.
Top films’ diversity in decline even as moviegoers worldwide want more
Women see some gains on screen but are still held back behind the camera, according to new Hollywood Diversity Report.
Costume Design Oscar nominees join UCLA’s 15th annual ‘Sketch to Screen’ panel discussion
Nominee Arianne Phillips will be the Center’s Designer in Residence this May.
True Blue
A UCLA art historian is exploring what the color blue can tell us about the hidden history of Indigenous peoples.
Where Art, Science — and Bruin Excellence — Collide
UCLA arts creators and institutions took center stage at the nation’s largest art event.
The Past Is Present
All across campus, UCLA faculty and staff are preserving endangered pieces of cultural heritage, allowing us to better understand our world — and our place in it.