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The school’s new series will feature leading figures in jazz, opera and classical music, along with symposia, lectures and other events.

The collaboration between the Islamic studies program and UCLA Library continues to enrich the field and the world.

Forni comes to the Fowler after an accomplished tenure at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.

$13 million from Arcadia will bolster the Modern Endangered Archives Program.

The programs, which are open to the public, will run through Dec. 18 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.

“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.

Armenian language scholar Hagop Kouloujian has been appointed to the position for a five-year term.

The UCLA alumna and Los Angeles County supervisor hosted the landmark talk show, which began in 1992.

The free public programs, presented at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum, run from July 8 through Sept. 30.

The UCLA Film & Television Archive series begins June 3 at the Billy Wilder Theater.

Michael Beckerman will deliver the inaugural Lowell Milken Lecture in Jewish Music on May 3. The event is free and open to the public.

From film screenings to data workshops to undergraduate research week, the library will be hosting a wide variety of events.

Building on decades of scholarship, the new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form.

The free spring public programs, presented at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum, begin April 1.

Gosette Lubondo’s pictures bear the traces of postcolonial neglect yet suggest a more hopeful future.

The event revolves around the four exhibitions on view, which feature art from Africa and Australia.

The Archive’s free winter offerings, which include a wide variety of screenings, talks and artist tributes, will run from Jan. 21 to March 26.

An exhibition highlighting work from Australia’s Top End opens today at the Fowler Museum at UCLA.

The Archive’s free fall offerings, which include recent restorations, rare TV pieces and filmmaker tributes, will run from Nov. 12 to Dec. 18.

In its third year, the Modern Endangered Archives Program has also launched an open access website.

UCLA professor Marike Split has created an “outdoor soundwalk” at Los Angeles State Historic Park.

“Photo Cameroon: Studio Portraiture 1970s–1990s” looks at the work of three prominent Cameroonian artists.

The totem’s cross-country journey is meant to inspire people to care for the Earth, protect sacred Indigenous lands and to respect the sovereignty of Native tribes.

The UCLA-led project is part of Mapping Jewish L.A., a partnership between the Leve Center, community archives.

The Hammer Channel online video platform features more than 1,000 conversations, talks, performances and more.