1. Hammer Museum
    Photograph: Courtesy Eric Staudenmaier
  2. Lulu courtyard and dining room at night
    Photograph: Courtesy Wonho Frank Lee | Lulu at the Hammer

Hammer Museum

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  • Westwood
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Time Out says

Industrialist Armand Hammer founded this museum in 1990, primarily to house his own collection, and it opened just three weeks before he died. Now, the free, UCLA partner institution stages fascinating shows of modern art, photography and design, often with an emphasis on local artists—notably the biennial “Made in L.A.” exhibition. The shows are supplemented by the Hammer’s public events calendar (arguably one of the best in the city), chock full of free lectures, concerts and screenings. Lulu, the Hammer’s sophisticated courtyard restaurant from Alice Waters and David Tanis, offers market-driven, upscale-casual fare.

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10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
90024
Price:
Free, parking $8 for three hours with validation
Opening hours:
Tue–Thu, Sat, Sun 11am–6pm; Fri 11am–8pm; closed Mon
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What’s on

Several Eternities in a Day: Form in the Age of Living Materials

The multisensory nature of art is explored in this exhibition, which looks at the intertwined relationship between contemporary art and living materials through large-scale installations, painting, mixed-media sculpture, video and sound. Over 20 artists from North, Central and South America have employed mediums like stones, avocado, cacao, achiote, cochineal and clay in their works, inviting visitors to engage their senses of touch, smell and hearing when interacting with the art. On Saturday, April 4, get an after-hours sneak peek of “Several Eternities,” plus three more new spring exhibitions, complemented by sets by Chulita Vinyl Club DJs in the courtyard, a photobooth and a cyanotype art-making activity—all free.
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