Tag: Hammer Museum

Four Years After Covid-19 Shutdown, Are Audiences Back?

It was four years ago — on March 12, 2020 — that the coronavirus brought the curtain down on Broadway for what was initially supposed to be a monthlong shutdown, but which wound up lasting a year and a half. The pandemic brought live events and big gatherings to a halt, silencing orchestras, shutting museums […]

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Ann Philbin, Who Remade L.A.’s Hammer Museum, to Step Down

Ann Philbin, who turned the Hammer Museum into a destination for contemporary art during nearly 25 years as its director and helped transform the cultural landscape in Los Angeles, will step down next year, the museum announced on Wednesday. Philbin’s decision marks a turning point in the city’s art world and opens a high-profile position […]

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