CALENDAR

GENERAL ADMISSION
You can buy admission tickets online. Pick a date and time to visit the Museum. Timed-entry slots are released generally one-month prior. All sales are final and payments cannot be refunded.
- No events scheduled for Dec 4, 2023.
- No events scheduled for Dec 5, 2023.
- No events scheduled for Dec 6, 2023.
Week of Events
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
Building Asteroid City
Building Asteroid City
In this special screening and discussion on Thursday 12/7, production designer Adam Stockhausen will give an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how Wes Anderson's dazzling Asteroid City was created.
Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck
A pair of deeply emotional stories of obsession from different time periods ultimately converge in Todd Haynes’s wondrous adaptation of Brian Selznick’s beautifully conceived and illustrated young adult novel, screening 12/8 and 12/9.
The Matrix + Operator
The Matrix + Operator
Artist David Levine introduces the Wachowskis' epochal cyberpunk film, along with a short by Hannah Whitaker that frames women in scenes that make them seem both human and machine-like.
A Still Small Voice
A Still Small Voice
Director Luke Lorentzen spends a year inside New York’s Mount Sinai hospital following Mati, a chaplain-in-training who’s completing a residency providing spiritual care to people confronting profound life changes. Lorentzen appears in person 12/8.
Our Hospitality
Our Hospitality
Buster Keaton's lovingly detailed parody of the legendary feud between the Hatfields of West Virginia and McCoys of Kentucky is filled with perfectly timed sight gags that culminate in one of Keaton’s literally death-defying set pieces. Screening 12/9 and 12/16.
Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck
A pair of deeply emotional stories of obsession from different time periods ultimately converge in Todd Haynes’s wondrous adaptation of Brian Selznick’s beautifully conceived and illustrated young adult novel, screening 12/8 and 12/9.
Early Works by Todd Haynes
Early Works by Todd Haynes
The Museum’s complete Todd Haynes retrospective kicks off December 1 with a special evening featuring the filmmaker himself, alongside a selection of his rarely screened early works, including The Suicide and Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud.
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Todd Haynes’s kaleidoscopic portrait of the seminal sixties rock group The Velvet Underground explodes the music documentary form. Screens 12/9 and 12/17.
Celebrating Manfred Kirchheimer
Celebrating Manfred Kirchheimer
This screening of works from legendary documentarian Manfred Kirchheimer on 12/9, including two world premieres, honors the diverse and remarkable career of one New York City's most invaluable cinematic chroniclers. With Kirchheimer in person!
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine
Haynes’s spectacular and ambitious musical, screening 12/9 and 12/17, charts the rise of glam rock and the star who was the movement’s brightest flame, functioning as both history and dream.
In the Rearview
In the Rearview
An authentic, intimate observation of war as it unfolds, In the Rearview follows multiple generations of Ukrainian civilians as they abruptly abandon their homes and rely on the help of the director volunteer aid van to escape the life-threatening conflict. With director Maciek Hamela in person 12/9.
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story
Please note: tickets for the Friday, December 15th matinee are only $5 for seniors (ages 65+) and guests with disabilities. To get a ticket, present your ID, Access-a-Ride card, or discount Metrocard to Visitor Services ...
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
Created as a five-part miniseries for HBO, Haynes's thrilling adaptation of James M. Cain’s 1941 novel Mildred Pierce is cinematic event. Marathon screening free with Museum admission! Screens 12/10.
Maria by Callas: In Her Own Words
Maria by Callas: In Her Own Words
On 12/10, see the enthralling documentary that tells the story of legendary Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas presented in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Maria Callas.
I’m Not There
I’m Not There
Haynes’s majestic and freewheeling meditation on the different identities of Bob Dylan is a cinematic tour de force that features six different actors as Dylan. Screening 12/10 and 12/29.