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Upcoming Events
"Ways of Seeing," curated by Jakub Gawkowski, Daniel Muzyczuk, Paweł Polit, Katarzyna Różniak-Szabelska, and Franciszek Smorędaat, opens on October 17, 2025 at Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, Poland!
GROUP EXHIBITION: “Sanctus” in “Down Deep. Living seas, living bodies” at PGS
Barbara Hammer’s film, “Sanctus”, will be included in “Down Deep. Living seas, living bodies,” curated by Joseph Constable, Eulalia Domanowska and Joanna Gemes, at the State Art Gallery in Sopot, PL opening on October 30, 2025 at 6 pm!
GROUP EXHIBITION: “X-RAY: The Power of Roentgen Vision” at Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte
Barbara Hammer’s film, “Sanctus” (1990) will be included in “X-RAY: The Power of Roentgen Vision” at Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte in Saarland, DE opening on November 9, 2025!
GROUP EXHIBITION: “Disobedience Archive (Canopy for Broken Time)” at Migros Museum
Barbara Hammer’s work, ”The History of the World According to a Lesbian” (1988) will be on view in “Disobedience Archive (Canopy for Broken Time)” at Migros Museum in Zurich, CH, opening on February 7th, 2026!
Barbara Hammer’s work “Audience” (1983) will be included in “No Master Territories: Feminist Worldmaking and the Moving Image” at Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo, NO opening on February 13, 2026!
We are pleased to announce that Barbara Hammer’s works “I Was/ I Am” (1973) and “On the Road, Big Sur, California, 1975” (2017) have been recently acquired by Museo Reina Sofia!
“Magnanrama: Portraits, Networks, and Contemporary Resonances of Nathalie Magnan” will be on view at Villa Arson from February 20 – May 31, 2026!
"Sanctus" (1990) by Barbara Hammer is now on view at the Art Institute of Chicago!
GROUP EXHIBITION: “Overexposed: Art, Technology, and the Body” at MoMI
Barbara Hammer's film, "Sanctus" (1990) will be featured in the exhibition "Overexposed: Art, Technology, and the Body" at the Museum of Moving Image in New York, opening on March 14, 2026!
"Dyketactics" (1974) and "No No Nooky T.V." (1987) by Barbara Hammer will be included in "Pleasure and Dissidence: Feminist Views on Sexuality and Desire" at Sala Equis in Madrid, ES on March 14, 2026 at 7 pm!
Past Events
NEWS: “Barbara Forever” Wins Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film
A heartfelt congratulations to Brydie O'Connor for winning the Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film!
A curated selection of Barbara Hammer’s films will be presented in the first installment of “Gay Sex Tuesdays” at Cube Microplex on February 17, 2026 at 7:30 pm!
“Barbara Forever” International Premiere at the 2026 Berlinale
We are thrilled to announce that "Barbara Forever," a documentary on the life, work, and legacy of Barbara Hammer, will have its International Premiere at the Berlinale this February!
SCREENING: “On Doubling: Stretching the Frame” at Finch Community Cinema
“Double Strength” (1978) by Barbara Hammer will be featured in “On Doubling: Stretching the Frame” at Finch Community Cinema in London, UK on February 6th, 2026 at 6:30 pm!
Barbara Hammer’s film “Available Space” (1979) will be featured in “Events for a Moving Body,” a program of screenings and readings at Now Instant in Los Angeles, CA on January 30th at 7 pm!
Barbara Forever, an archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of Barbara Hammer, will be premiering at Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition on January 24, 2026!
SCREENING: “The History of the World According to a Lesbian” at Cinema Bellevaux
“The History of the World According to a Lesbian” (1988) by Barbara Hammer will be featured in a special night of film and video screenings presented by Centre d’Art La Meute at Cinema Bellevaux in Lausanne, CH on January 17th at 8 pm!
SCREENING: “Where the Game Begins” at Cinestudio – Círculo de Bellas Artes
“Place Mattes” (1987) by Barbara Hammer will be featured in “Where the Game Begins,” a screening program presented by LAV on January 17th at 7:30 pm at Cinestudio - Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, ES! ARTICLE: “12 Must-See Art Exhibitions in Scandinavia” in Vogue Scandinavia
Barbara Hammer was recently mentioned in “12 Must-See Art Exhibitions in Scandinavia” in Vogue Scandinavia!
For the first screening of 2026, Hammer’s film “I Was/I Am” (1973) will be shown in the “Maya Deren: In the Cinema I Can Make the World Dance” film series at Cinematic Portuguesa in Lisbon, PT on January 7th and 8th, 2025!
“Dyketactics” (1974) by Barbara Hammer will be screened in "Choreography of bodies, uninhibited" at Université Paris 8 in Saint-Denis, FR on December 17th, 2025!
GROUP EXHIBITION: “Towards an Affinity of Hammers” at Centre d’art La Meute
Barbara Hammer’s film, “The History Of The World According To A Lesbian” (1988) will be exhibited in “Towards an Affinity of Hammers” opening on Friday, December 5, 2025 at Centre d'Art La Meute!
We are excited to announce that a curated selection of Barbara Hammer’s films are now available for public viewing at Xcèntric at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona!
SCREENING: “Barbara Hammer: Love, Film, Archive” at Videodrome 2
A curated selection of Barbara Hammer’s films will be featured in four back-to-back screenings as a part of the “Barbara Hammer: Love, Film, Archive” program at Videodrome2 in Marseille, FR from November 25 – 27, 2025!
A free workshop focusing on Barbara Hammer’s life and filmmaking will be taking place at Cinema Le Gyptis in Marseille, FR on November 22, 2025 at 6pm!
SCREENING: “Dyketactics” and “Double Strength” at Outburst Arts Festival
“Dyketactics” (1974) and “Double Strength” (1978) by Barbara Hammer will be featured in “Dyketactics: 50 Years of Lesbionic Cinema” at Outburst Queer Arts Festival in Belfast, IE on November 17, 2025!
“X” by Barbara Hammer (1973) will be screened in “'Fruit of your labour, fruit of your loins,” presented by Ursula Collective at De Cinema on November 9, 2025 at 8 pm!
SCREENING: “Multiple Orgasm” in the ChromaQueer Film and Arts Festival
Barbara Hammer’s film "Multiple Orgasm" (1976) will be included in the ChromaQueer Film and Arts Festival in Ottawa, CA on November 8, 2025 at 5:30 pm!
A curated selection of Barbara Hammer’s films will be screened alongside films by Sandra Lahire in “My Tongue is Lesbian” at the Centre of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona in Barcelona, ES on November 2, 2025 at 6:30 pm!
SCREENING: ” Women I Love” in the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Barbara Hammer’s film, Women I Love (1976) will be screened in the Fascinations: Food section of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival in Prague, CZ on October 24, 2025!
Barbara Hammer’s films Double Strength (1978), Sappho (1979), The Great Goddess (1977), and Multiple Orgasm (1976) will be featured in Celluloid Is Out: Queer Freedom and Subculture of the 1970s, programmed by Avivit Ashman and Scott Potis, on Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 9:30 pm!
We are thrilled to announce that a solo presentation of Barbara Hammer’s works will be presented by Galerie Champ Lacombe in the 11th edition of Paris Internationale in Paris, FR!
Barbara Hammer was recently mentioned in "Why Sixties Surreal at the Whitney is not Surrealism" in WhiteHot Magazine!
SCREENING: “No No Nooky T.V.” in Paris Festival of Different and Experimental Cinema
Barbara Hammer’s film, No No Nooky T.V. (1987) will be screened in the Paris Festival of Different and Experimental Cinema, presented by Collectif Jeune Cinéma on October 18, 2025 at 8 pm!
Barbara Hammer's photograph, Big Eye (1980) was recently featured in a review of "Ways of Seeing" at Muzeum Sztuki in Contemporary Lynx!
A curated selection of Barbara Hammer’s films from the 1970’s will be screened in "Celluloid Is Out: Queer Freedom and Subculture of the 1970s," programmed by Avivit Ashman and Scott Potis, on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 9:30 pm!
Barbara Hammer's film, "Nitrate Kisses" (1992) will be screened in "Spectra: Queer Non Fiction Films" at UCL East Community Cinema on October 15, 2025 at 7 pm!
SCREENING: “Pond and Waterfall” at Cinéma Laminar Hôtel de Ville
Barbara Hammer’s film, "Pond and Waterfall" (1982) will be included in Scratch Collection 2025 presented by Lightcone at Cinéma Laminar Hôtel de Ville on October 9, 2025 at 8:30 pm!
SCREENING: “Sanctus” at the Galeri Muzium Telekom (Immersio)
Barbara Hammer’s film "Sanctus" (1990) will be screened alongside a live performance and talk by composer Neil Rolnick on October 9, 2025 at the Galeri Muzium Telekom (Immersio) in Kuala Lumpur, MY at 8:30 pm!
Barbara Hammer’s film "Sanctus" (1990) will be screened alongside a live performance and talk by composer Neil Rolnick on October 7, 2025 at Muzium & Galleri Tuanku Fauziah in Penang, MY at 2:30 pm!