museums

Bring your family to the Fowler Museum Aug. 28, 2-4 p.m. for hands-on music and art. Free.

'Made in L.A. 2016' artist Dena Yago joins a stimulating discussion at the Hammer Museum on the blurring of lines between art and commerce in our society.

Hear from Hammer Museum curatorial fellow Marcela Guerrero in a free, 15-minute talk about Cameron, an avant-garde artist in her day.

Adam Linder will receive the $100,000 Mohn Award; Wadada Leo Smith will receive the $25,000 Career Achievement Award; and Kenzi Shiokava will receive the $25,000 Public Recognition Award.

On Wednesday, Aug. 17, the Fowler Museum presents “Waa’gey: Mysteries of the Wayfinding Voyagers,” a documentary about young men from Micronesia who build a canoe and sail to Guam.

“The Box Project: Uncommon Threads,” which features 36 pieces commissioned by Los Angeles collector Lloyd Cotsen, opens Sept. 11.

The “Fowler in Focus: The Spun Universe: Wixárika (Huichol) Yarn Paintings” exhibition chronicles artistic production by the Wixárika people, commonly referred to as the Huichol.

On Thursday at 8 p.m., trombonist Michael Vlatkovich and his band of versatile improvisers will perform in the Hammer Museum’s courtyard as part of the museum's 11th annual Jazz POP series of free concerts.  

The Greek tragedy, named after the first extant Jewish play by Ezekiel the Poet, highlights the shared struggles of ancient and modern peoples.

Starting in July, the Fowler Museum at UCLA will be open late, until 8 p.m., on Wednesdays instead of Thursdays.

​Bring your family to enjoy a day of free workshops, music and interactive events — several sponsored by UCLA — at the Getty Center.

Highly regarded for his contributions as an artist, poet, educator and activist, José Montoya (1932–2013) was a pivotal figure in the Chicano movement.

The UCLA Hammer Museum’s popular biennial exhibition highlights the practices of artists working throughout Los Angeles.

The orchestra of gongs, metallophones and other percussion instruments performs traditional pieces from Balinese villages.

From a symposium of international scholars to musical performances, UCLA is presenting a series of programs tied in with the exhibition.

Previously curator of the arts of the Americas at the de Young, one of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Robb joins the Fowler on June 13.

Mitra Manesh of UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center will lead a mindful art-viewing experience at the Fowler Museum.

An associate professor in the UCLA Department of Art, McMillian currently has three solo exhibitions in New York and Philadelphia.

Verona discusses his Fowler Museum exhibition of photographs contrasting changes in China over the past four decades.

“MAO to NOW: Photographs by Stephen Verona” features 32 images contrasting China in 1980 with China in 2014. The exhibition runs from May 15 until Sept. 11.

Meet an 11-foot python, 100-pound tortoise, exotic birds, reptiles, lizards and more at a Kids in the Courtyard event, Sunday 2-4 p.m. at the Fowler Museum.

“The Collector and the Dealer: Gifts of African Art from Jay T. Last and Merton D. Simpson” underscores the lasting impact that two men have had on the development of the museum’s acclaimed African art holdings.

The total donation includes an already received gift of $1 million and a $14 million in matching funds to support operations and grow the museum’s endowment.

Cornerstone Theater Company presents readings, poems and songs inspired by the struggles of California's migrant workers.

An unconventional evening of classical chamber music and a cappella singing