Hammer Museum

art museum, Los Angeles, California, United States

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The Hammer Museum is an art museum located in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1990 by Armand Hammer, an American petroleum executive, entrepreneur, and art collector. The museum was established to house the bulk of Hammer's art collection. Los Angeles is home to over 200 museums, with the Hammer Museum being one of its significant cultural institutions.12

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…Art in Chicago and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, bring together the resources of three institutions to “jointly commission, exhibit, and acquire contemporary art by artists whose work has not yet received significant recognition in the United States.”
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…Art in Chicago and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, bring together the resources of three institutions to “jointly commission, exhibit, and acquire contemporary art by artists whose work has not yet received significant recognition in the United States.”
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…Institute of Chicago; and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.
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