Year at a Glance

  • 28 Jul

    Arcana Nomadica, Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival

    Tuesday, July 28, 2026
    12:00 pm PDT – 1:00 pm PDT
    Lani Hall, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music & via Livestream
    445 Charles E. Young Dr East, 2526 Schoenberg Music Building, Los Angeles, California 90095

    Program Geamparale - Traditional Romanian Hungarian Songs - Traditional, arr. Luanne Homzy Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Hungarian Dance No. 5, from Hungarian Dances Sergei Orekhov (1935-1998) Moskovskaya Polka Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Russian Dance, from Swan Lake Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Winter, from The Four Seasons - arr. and transcribed by Nikolai Sivchuk Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) Caprice No. 24 With a Swing, arr....

  • 30 Jul

    2×3: From Duo to Sextet , Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival

    Thursday, July 30, 2026
    12:00 pm PDT – 1:00 pm PDT
    Lani Hall, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music & via Livestream
    445 Charles E. Young Dr East, 2526 Schoenberg Music Building, Los Angeles, California 90095

    Program Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764) Sonata in G Minor, op. 12, no. 5 (for two violins)  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948) Duo in G Minor, op. 35, Introduzione e Balletto (for violin and cello) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, op. 18 The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is being held this summer in Lani Hall, a...

  • 4 Aug

    Shostakovich & Dvořák , Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival

    Tuesday, August 4, 2026
    12:00 pm PDT – 1:00 pm PDT
    Lani Hall, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music & via Livestream
    445 Charles E. Young Dr East, 2526 Schoenberg Music Building, Los Angeles, California 90095

    Program Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Cello Sonata in D Minor, op. 40 Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, op. 87, B. 162 The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is being held this summer in Lani Hall, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg Music Building on the UCLA campus. All concerts are free of charge, and...

  • 6 Aug

    Grand Finale with Martin Chalifour, Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival

    Thursday, August 6, 2026
    12:00 pm PDT – 1:00 pm PDT
    Lani Hall, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music & via Livestream
    445 Charles E. Young Dr East, 2526 Schoenberg Music Building, Los Angeles, California 90095

    Program Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Sonata in C Major, op. 2, no. 6, RV. 1 (for violin and continuo) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Quintet in F Minor, op. 34 The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is being held this summer in Lani Hall, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg Music Building on the UCLA campus. All concerts are free...

  • 25 Sep

    Private Passions, Public Legacies: William Andrews Clark Jr. and the Making of Los Angeles

    Friday, September 25, 2026
    3:30 pm PDT – 6:30 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library & via Livestream
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA 90018

    Join us for a special event commemorating the Clark Library’s centennial and exploring the remarkable life of its founder, William Andrews Clark Jr. The event begins with the opening of the exhibition Private Passions, Public Legacies: William Andrews Clark Jr. and the Making of Los Angeles, curated by the staff of the Clark Library, to be followed by a talk...

  • 5 Oct

    40th Anniversary Celebration of the Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies

    Monday, October 5, 2026
    4:00 pm PDT – 6:00 pm PDT
    UCLA Royce Hall, Room 314
    10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095

    Join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the UCLA Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies, the nation’s first research center for early modern studies. Founded in 1985, the Center provides a forum for the discussion of central issues in the field of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century studies, and organizes a wide range of academic and cultural programs. Additionally, the Center...

  • 11 Oct

    Horszowski Trio, Chamber Music at the Clark

    Sunday, October 11, 2026
    2:00 pm PDT – 4:00 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    All Chamber Music at the Clark tickets will be sold by the UCLA Central Ticket Office. Tickets may be purchased online, via telephone, or in person.  Ticket prices: General $60; Senior (age 55+) $50; UCLA student (valid student ID required for each ticket) $15. Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at...

  • 20 Oct

    Clark Library Highlights Tour – Fall Tour October 20

    Tuesday, October 20, 2026
    11:00 am PDT – 12:00 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    The “Clark Library Highlights Tour” provides an introduction to the history, architecture, and collections of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Led by Instruction & Engagement staff, the program offers visitors an opportunity to experience the historic library and learn about its place in the cultural history of Los Angeles. The visit also includes an overview of the current exhibition,...

  • 25 Oct

    Quatuor Danel, Chamber Music at the Clark

    Sunday, October 25, 2026
    2:00 pm PDT – 4:00 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    All Chamber Music at the Clark tickets will be sold by the UCLA Central Ticket Office. Tickets may be purchased online, via telephone, or in person.  Ticket prices: General $60; Senior (age 55+) $50; UCLA student (valid student ID required for each ticket) $15. Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at...

  • 27 Oct

    Clark Library Highlights Tour – Fall Tour October 27

    Tuesday, October 27, 2026
    11:00 am PDT – 12:00 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    The “Clark Library Highlights Tour” provides an introduction to the history, architecture, and collections of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Led by Instruction & Engagement staff, the program offers visitors an opportunity to experience the historic library and learn about its place in the cultural history of Los Angeles. The visit also includes an overview of the current exhibition,...

  • 28 Oct

    Halloween Magic Lantern Show! – Showing 1

    Wednesday, October 28, 2026
    5:00 pm PDT – 6:00 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Presented by The American Magic Lantern Theater Travel back in time with the boisterous fun of America’s only Halloween magic lantern show. An authentic 1890s visual extravaganza projected on a full-sized screen—the kind of show that led to the movies!  Halloween stories like Poe’s The Raven, spooky animated comedy, spiritualist slides of the dead visiting the living—all dramatized on-screen by...

  • 28 Oct

    Halloween Magic Lantern Show! – Showing 2

    Wednesday, October 28, 2026
    7:00 pm PDT – 8:00 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Presented by The American Magic Lantern Theater Travel back in time with the boisterous fun of America’s only Halloween magic lantern show. An authentic 1890s visual extravaganza projected on a full-sized screen—the kind of show that led to the movies!  Halloween stories like Poe’s The Raven, spooky animated comedy, spiritualist slides of the dead visiting the living—all dramatized on-screen by...

  • 2 Nov

    “Through the Magic Door”: Stories from the Private Library of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Monday, November 2, 2026
    4:00 pm PST – 5:30 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library & via Livestream
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA 90018

    Lecture by Dr. William Zachs, Director, Blackie House Library and Museum Nearly a decade ago the descendants of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) transferred a substantial part of the author's private library to Blackie House Library and Museum in Edinburgh, the city of his birth. Each of the 400 volumes tells a unique story of the writer who not only...

  • 3 Nov

    Clark Library Highlights Tour – Fall Tour November 3

    Tuesday, November 3, 2026
    11:00 am PST – 12:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    The “Clark Library Highlights Tour” provides an introduction to the history, architecture, and collections of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Led by Instruction & Engagement staff, the program offers visitors an opportunity to experience the historic library and learn about its place in the cultural history of Los Angeles. The visit also includes an overview of the current exhibition,...

  • 5 Nov

    “Odious! In Woollen!”: Blank Precedents and the London Stationers, 1690-1830

    Thursday, November 5, 2026
    4:00 pm PST – 5:30 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library & via Livestream
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA 90018

    Twenty-First Kenneth Karmiole Lecture on the History of the Book Trade Lecture by Dennis Duncan, Associate Professor, University College London In eighteenth-century England, even the fabric in which you were buried required paperwork. The law required the dead to be wrapped in wool to support the wool trade, and a relative had to make a sworn statement confirming that this...

  • 8 Nov

    Trio con Brio Copenhagen, Chamber Music at the Clark

    Sunday, November 8, 2026
    2:00 pm PST – 4:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    All Chamber Music at the Clark tickets will be sold by the UCLA Central Ticket Office. Tickets may be purchased online, via telephone, or in person.  Ticket prices: General $60; Senior (age 55+) $50; UCLA student (valid student ID required for each ticket) $15. Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at...

  • 10 Nov

    Clark Library Highlights Tour – Fall Tour November 10

    Tuesday, November 10, 2026
    11:00 am PST – 12:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    The “Clark Library Highlights Tour” provides an introduction to the history, architecture, and collections of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Led by Instruction & Engagement staff, the program offers visitors an opportunity to experience the historic library and learn about its place in the cultural history of Los Angeles. The visit also includes an overview of the current exhibition,...

  • 13 Nov

    William Andrews Clark Jr., California Fine Press, Independent Publishing, and Literary Activity in Los Angeles

    Friday, November 13, 2026
    9:00 am PST – 5:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Organized by Johanna Drucker, Distinguished Professor and Breslauer Professor Emerita, Department of Information Studies (University of California, Los Angeles) The connection between William Andrews Clark Jr. and the fine press community that emerged in Southern California in the 1930s is evident in the extensive collections assembled in his lifetime and after. This conference reflects on the role of Clark and...

  • 17 Nov

    Clark Library Highlights Tour – Fall Tour November 17

    Tuesday, November 17, 2026
    11:00 am PST – 12:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    The “Clark Library Highlights Tour” provides an introduction to the history, architecture, and collections of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Led by Instruction & Engagement staff, the program offers visitors an opportunity to experience the historic library and learn about its place in the cultural history of Los Angeles. The visit also includes an overview of the current exhibition,...

  • 20 Nov

    Works-in-Progress Session: Celestial Authority: Regulating Astrological Practice and Print in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Spain

    Friday, November 20, 2026
    11:00 am PST – 12:00 pm PST

    Presented by Adela McKay, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Los Angeles Presented online via Zoom meeting. Please register to attend: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/27N6mC7vTp6nHG1kspoXGQ Through cases involving the Spanish Inquisition and printing licenses, this talk examines how celestial authority was constructed and negotiated in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Spain in relation to institutional scrutiny, social reputation, and expertise. Adela McKay is a Ph.D. candidate...

  • 24 Nov

    Clark Library Highlights Tour – Fall Tour November 24

    Tuesday, November 24, 2026
    11:00 am PST – 12:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    The “Clark Library Highlights Tour” provides an introduction to the history, architecture, and collections of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Led by Instruction & Engagement staff, the program offers visitors an opportunity to experience the historic library and learn about its place in the cultural history of Los Angeles. The visit also includes an overview of the current exhibition,...

  • 1 Dec

    Clark Library Highlights Tour – Fall Tour December 1

    Tuesday, December 1, 2026
    11:00 am PST – 12:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    The “Clark Library Highlights Tour” provides an introduction to the history, architecture, and collections of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Led by Instruction & Engagement staff, the program offers visitors an opportunity to experience the historic library and learn about its place in the cultural history of Los Angeles. The visit also includes an overview of the current exhibition,...

  • 4 Dec

    Human/Being, 1400-1800, Conference 1: Human/Plant

    Friday, December 4, 2026
    9:00 am PST – 5:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Organized by Javier Patiño Loira (University of California, Los Angeles) and David P. Bardeen (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) This conference is part of the 2026-27 Core Program, a year-long series of three conferences – Human/Plant, Human/Animal, and Human/Machine – that invite participants from across the humanistic disciplines (including history, art history, history of science, literature, philosophy, religious history,...

  • 8 Dec

    Clark Library Highlights Tour – Fall Tour December 8

    Tuesday, December 8, 2026
    11:00 am PST – 12:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    The “Clark Library Highlights Tour” provides an introduction to the history, architecture, and collections of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Led by Instruction & Engagement staff, the program offers visitors an opportunity to experience the historic library and learn about its place in the cultural history of Los Angeles. The visit also includes an overview of the current exhibition,...

  • 9 Dec

    Cook-Along with the Clark: An Online Culinary Experience

    Wednesday, December 9, 2026
    6:00 pm PST – 7:00 pm PST
    Online (details emailed to attendees)
    -, -,

    Julia Rhoton, Chef Instructor and Culinary Arts Coordinator, UCLA Did you know that the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library houses an extensive collection of cookbooks, handwritten recipe collections, and treatises on food from the 1650s to the 1950s? As we celebrate the Clark Library’s centennial during the 2026-27 academic year and showcase the many facets of its collections, join us...

  • 10 Jan

    Manhattan Chamber Players, Chamber Music at the Clark

    Sunday, January 10, 2027
    2:00 pm PST – 4:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    All Chamber Music at the Clark tickets will be sold by the UCLA Central Ticket Office. Tickets may be purchased online, via telephone, or in person.  Ticket prices: General $60; Senior (age 55+) $50; UCLA student (valid student ID required for each ticket) $15. Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at...

  • 20 Jan

    West Adams Walking Tour: Mr. Clark’s Neighborhood – January 20, 2027

    Wednesday, January 20, 2027
    10:00 am PST – 12:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Please note: Tour groups will meet in the parking lot of the Clark Library. Parking is free of charge, and an accessible restroom is available on site. The library building will not be open and it is not featured on the tour. From its development as the most expensive and exclusive neighborhood in Los Angeles to its role in legal...

  • 31 Jan

    Parker Quartet with Clarinetist Charles Neidich, Chamber Music at the Clark

    Sunday, January 31, 2027
    2:00 pm PST – 4:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    All Chamber Music at the Clark tickets will be sold by the UCLA Central Ticket Office. Tickets may be purchased online, via telephone, or in person.  Ticket prices: General $60; Senior (age 55+) $50; UCLA student (valid student ID required for each ticket) $15. Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, December 15, 2026 at...

  • 11 Feb

    West Adams Walking Tour: Mr. Clark’s Neighborhood – February 11, 2027

    Thursday, February 11, 2027
    1:00 pm PST – 3:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Please note: Tour groups will meet in the parking lot of the Clark Library. Parking is free of charge, and an accessible restroom is available on site. The library building will not be open and it is not featured on the tour. From its development as the most expensive and exclusive neighborhood in Los Angeles to its role in legal...

  • 23 Feb

    Antiquarian Book Fair Week at the Clark

    Tuesday, February 23, 2027–Thursday, February 25, 2027
    4:00 pm PST – 6:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Save the Date: February 23 - 25, 2027 In anticipation of the 2027 California International Antiquarian Book Fair, taking place in downtown Los Angeles from February 26 - 28, the UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library invites you to three days of special programming exploring rare books, literary history, and the world of book collecting. Join collectors, booksellers, librarians, and...

  • 25 Feb

    Twenty-First-Century Book Collecting

    Thursday, February 25, 2027
    4:00 pm PST – 6:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Spencer W Stuart, Collections Advisor Every other year, Southern California hosts one of the largest and most important opportunities to see and buy rare books, manuscripts, ephemera, prints and maps on the West Coast. The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America’s International Book Fair takes place over three days with scores of dealers from around the world. For first time attendees,...

  • 28 Feb

    Cuarteto Casals with Cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia, Chamber Music at the Clark

    Sunday, February 28, 2027
    2:00 pm PST – 4:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    All Chamber Music at the Clark tickets will be sold by the UCLA Central Ticket Office. Tickets may be purchased online, via telephone, or in person.  Ticket prices: General $60; Senior (age 55+) $50; UCLA student (valid student ID required for each ticket) $15. Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, January 26, 2027 at...

  • 7 Mar

    American String Quartet, Chamber Music at the Clark

    Sunday, March 7, 2027
    2:00 pm PST – 4:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    All Chamber Music at the Clark tickets will be sold by the UCLA Central Ticket Office. Tickets may be purchased online, via telephone, or in person.  Ticket prices: General $60; Senior (age 55+) $50; UCLA student (valid student ID required for each ticket) $15. Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, February 2, 2027 at...

  • 13 Mar

    West Adams Walking Tour: Mr. Clark’s Neighborhood – March 13, 2027

    Saturday, March 13, 2027
    1:00 pm PST – 3:00 pm PST
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Please note: Tour groups will meet in the parking lot of the Clark Library. Parking is free of charge, and an accessible restroom is available on site. The library building will not be open and it is not featured on the tour. From its development as the most expensive and exclusive neighborhood in Los Angeles to its role in legal...

  • 18 Apr

    Pacifica Quartet, Chamber Music at the Clark

    Sunday, April 18, 2027
    2:00 pm PDT – 4:00 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    All Chamber Music at the Clark tickets will be sold by the UCLA Central Ticket Office. Tickets may be purchased online, via telephone, or in person.  Ticket prices: General $60; Senior (age 55+) $50; UCLA student (valid student ID required for each ticket) $15. Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, March 16, 2027 at...