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Opening Jan. 10, the exhibition at the Fowler Museum showcases the diversity of imagery, interpretations and uses of weavings from the region.

In a recent posting of a video on the Museum of Contemporary Art website, UCLA professor of photography Catherine Opie, artist A.L. Steiner and MOCA curator Lanka Tattersall discuss Opie’s career.

Learn about the printmaker's work in an efficient 15 minutes with Hammer curatorial assistant January Parkos Arnall.

Opening in February, this will be the only West Coast-showing of the exhibition on the small, experimental school in North Carolina which had a profound impact that continues to influence art practice.

The campus has assumed a 99-year lease with the Hammer Museum, under which the museum will continue to occupy the museum building and expand into the full first five floors of the office tower.

UCLA's Julia Burtenshaw talks about working with ancient Colombian ceramics.

“Encountering Ancient Colombia — A Journey through the Magdalena Valley” seeks to question our knowledge of the ancient objects on view and to illustrate the world of precolonial Colombia.

The actor, writer and musician co-curated an exhibition of the works of Lawren Harris.

Goldwyn's new book recreates the 1890s period of legal prostitution and rampant morphine addiction.

Three ensembles — Prota, Kyodo Taiko and Yukai Daiko — merge their distinctive styles.

The exhibition reveals how masks have influenced 21st century African and African-American artists.

Martin is curating the museum's exhibition on groundbreaking Canadian modernist painter, Lawren Harris.

Lectures, exhibitions and performances will showcase the depth and diversity of UCLA Arts activities and creative programming.

“Treasured Textiles” traces the flowering of three different weaving traditions.

“The Idea of North: The Paintings of Lawren Harris” is the first major U.S. exhibition of Canadian artist Lawren Harris, an innovator on par with contemporaries Edward Hopper and Georgia O’Keeffe.

The Hammer Museum celebrates two of Armenia’s tightrope masters, Zhora and Knyaz, with the film screening, 'The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia,' on Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m.

Zuni Map Art displays how the Zuni see their own history, their ancestral migrations and the parts of nature that sustain them.

'Flamenco for Families' and the Rangoli Dance Company, free at UCLA's Fowler Museum on Sunday, Aug. 30.

Immerse yourself in Afghan culture and cuisine during the UCLA Hammer Museum's 'Conflict Kitchen and Afghan Cuisine,' Wednesday, Aug. 19, 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Billy Wilder Theater.

‘Kids in the Courtyard: Indian Sweets and Games,’ a free event for families, will take place at the UCLA Fowler Museum on Sunday, Aug. 9 from 1-4 p.m.

UCLA Hammer Museum screens comedian Eddie Murphy's 'Delirious,' followed by a discussion with artist Mark Bradford and UCLA associate professor of English Uri McMillan on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 7:30, at the Billy Wilder Theater.

UCLA Hammer Museum presents Michael Mohan's 'Pink Grapefruit' and other films and videos on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p..m. in the latest from the Flux Screening Series.

The Hammer Museum and KCRW-89.9FM celebrate summer with the free concert series 'Summer of Soul' beginning at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, July 9, in the courtyard of the museum.

The Fowler Museum at UCLA will present “Singular Spaces," an exhibition on view from April 12 until Sept. 6 that features photographs of Spanish art environments made by self-taught artists across the Iberian Peninsula.

From answering questions about the paintings to acting as ushers at public talks to helping kids make their own art, the 90-plus visitor experience representatives are an essential part of one of the best museums in Los Angeles.