UCLA alumna Gala Porras-Kim on how museums interpret – and preserve – the past July 26, 2023 The artist’s exhibition, “The weight of a patina of time,” is on display at the Fowler Museum through Oct. 29.
Artist lineup set for ‘Made in L.A. 2023’ at Hammer Museum April 24, 2023 The sixth iteration of the biennial exhibition begins Oct. 1.
Classroom-in-residence program returns to Hammer Museum April 14, 2023 Sixth-graders from the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools learn about art, themselves and each other.
Hammer Museum at UCLA celebrates long-awaited expansion and transformation March 29, 2023 A weekend of gala events kicked off a new era for the renewed hub of the arts.
Spring 2023 exhibition lineup will highlight a transformed Hammer Museum February 9, 2023 “Together in Time: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection” will anchor a new suite of exhibitions.
Fowler Museum showcases work focused on cultural inheritance, identity January 19, 2023 “Amir H. Fallah: The Fallacy of Borders,” which features more than 25 works from the UCLA alumnus, opens Jan 29.
Hammer Museum presents ‘Bridget Riley Drawings: From the Artist’s Studio’ December 6, 2022 The exhibition will be the first and most extensive American museum show in half a century dedicated exclusively to Riley’s drawing.
Hammer Museum to mark 2 decades of transformation on March 26 November 29, 2022 The new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Cultural Center will present exhibitions and collections in spaces designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture.
Silvia Forni named director of the Fowler Museum at UCLA September 14, 2022 Forni comes to the Fowler after an accomplished tenure at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.
Fowler Museum exhibition sheds new light on African objects collected during the colonial era July 26, 2022 “Particular Histories: Provenance Research in African Arts” is based on the findings of an initiative to trace the movement of objects collected during an exploitative colonial era.
Hammer Museum presents ‘Joan Didion: What She Means’ July 21, 2022 The exhibition, which was was curated by Hilton Als, runs from Oct. 11 through Jan. 22, 2023.
At Last, a Home for Works on Paper June 14, 2022 The Hammer’s new third-floor gallery is the museum’s first dedicated to its extensive collection of prints and drawings.
Augmented reality exhibition places viewers in midst of WWII-era forced removal of Japanese Americans May 2, 2022 ‘BeHere / 1942,’ presented by the Yanai Initiative of UCLA and Tokyo’s Waseda University, runs from May 7 to Oct. 9.
Photographer’s work explores tensions between Congo’s past and present March 9, 2022 Gosette Lubondo’s pictures bear the traces of postcolonial neglect yet suggest a more hopeful future.
Fowler Museum to welcome back campus community with evening festivities March 2 March 1, 2022 The event revolves around the four exhibitions on view, which feature art from Africa and Australia.
Stunning textiles draw from 65,000 years of Aboriginal cultural practices December 6, 2021 An exhibition highlighting work from Australia’s Top End opens today at the Fowler Museum at UCLA.
Indigenous artist Mercedes Dorame shines at the Fowler Museum October 22, 2021 The alumna brings her career full circle as part of the UCLA Centennial exhibition, “The Map and the Territory,” which closes Oct. 24.
Hammer Museum exhibition centers non-Western knowledge and spiritual practices July 28, 2021 “No Humans Involved” opens on Oct. 10 and closes Jan. 9, 2022.
Hammer Museum honors artists with awards for ‘Made in L.A. 2020: a version’ July 15, 2021 A new $5.15 million gift from Jarl and Pamela Mohn will endow future biennials and awards.
West African photography’s golden age on display June 24, 2021 “Photo Cameroon: Studio Portraiture 1970s–1990s” looks at the work of three prominent Cameroonian artists.
Fowler exhibition spotlights a century of collecting at UCLA June 23, 2021 “The Map and the Territory” will be on display from July 1 through Oct. 24.
New digital exhibit explores Jewish history in Boyle Heights May 25, 2021 The UCLA-led project is part of Mapping Jewish L.A., a partnership between the Leve Center, community archives.
Hammer Museum creates streaming-like video channel May 5, 2021 The Hammer Channel online video platform features more than 1,000 conversations, talks, performances and more.
Hammer Museum’s Connie Butler looks back – and ahead March 31, 2021 As the museum prepares to reopen, its chief curator reflects on the lessons learned during a challenging year.
Six UCLA arts projects receive Getty Foundation grants January 27, 2021 The financial awards will cover research and planning for “Pacific Standard Time” projects, which will debut in 2024.