Highlights from the Hammer Museum Gala

On Saturday, the Hammer Museum hosted its annual Gala in the Garden. This year, however, honored director Ann Philbin who is set to retire after 25 years at the helm.
Under her direction, the university art museum affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has transformed into a contemporary art destination, with quadrupled attendance, an expanded collection and facilities, and a biennial, along with a stacked advisory board of collectors and artists alike. Philbin has crea