Los Angeles’ Hammer Museum will receive a $2-million gift from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation, which will be used to fund educational programs for families and children. Anthony Pritzker, a museum board member, will make the cash donation over a period of time.

Ann Philbin, director of the Hammer Museum, said, “This gift is a tremendously thoughtful investment in building and nurturing the next generation of arts audiences, advocates, and creative minds, which are essential to our community.” The Pritzker gift will allow the Hammer to expand its high school outreach program as well as its Family Day and Classroom-in-Residence initiatives, among other endeavors.

The Pritzkers’ donation is the largest to date in support of the museum’s educational programming.