Hammer Time!

DEPARTMENTS The museum-going experience at the Hammer is a truly singular one. Pragmatically, the fact that Barnes's museum had its lobby in the base of the Occidental tower, which was Armand Ham-mer's company, and was connected to it, created very difficult complexities. There are classical museum buildings, house museums, museums in former industrial spaces - but the Hammer is an unusual amalgam of spaces. [Extracted from the article]