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Brown ink and wash and white gouache on paper. 6 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (17.2 × 26.4 cm). Maisons de Victor Hugo, Paris / Guernesey, MVHP.D.927 © Maisons de Victor Hugo, Paris / Guernesey / Roger-Viollet Fall Exhibitions Opening Celebration
Saturday Oct 6, 2018 8:00pmBe among the first to see the exhibitions and enjoy music by Deejay Clifton. Cash bars serve beer, wine, and specialty cocktails all night.
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Photo: Michael Bogner Future L.A.: Engineering a Sustainable Supercity
Ongoing SeriesThis yearlong series explores the technology, infrastructure, and ideas that can transform the region and make Los Angeles the first entirely sustainable megacity in the United States.
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Enjoy Coffee Manufactory and simplethings while our cafe is under renovation.
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Museum Transformation
Hammer launches $180 million capital campaign with lead gift from Lynda and Stewart Resnick
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Discussing Social Justice
Public programs and exhibitions at the Hammer that have engaged art and ideas on issues of social justice.

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"Show up, dive in, stay at it": Post-Election Community Gathering
This public forum featured speakers from Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, Los Angeles LGBT Center, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, and UCLA.
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The Watts Rebellion: 50 Years Later
Three historians discuss the past and present of race relations in the United States.
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“Bad” Feminism
Re-watch one of our most popular programs. In October 2016, Roxane Gay, Andi Zeisler, and the Hammer’s Connie Butler discuss the political, social, and cultural relevance of contemporary feminism.
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Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980
This digital archive of the 2011–2012 exhibition examines the legacy of African-American artists in L.A., many of whom were connected to civil rights and Black Power movements.
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Social Justice in Church and State
Watch this 2014 program with Sister Simone Campbell who discussed the resurgence of social justice issues in the Catholic Church.
Image: Charles White, Love Letter #1, 1971. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. Photo by Ed Glendinning
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