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December at MoMI: Curators’ Choice, See It Big: Let It Snow, holiday films, and more

This December, join us for Curators’ Choice 2024, featuring film releases and TV work that were among the year’s best, some with filmmakers appearing in person; holiday favorites for the whole family, including a rare 45th anniversary showing of John Denver & the Muppets: A Christmas Together, and film classics in See It Big: Let It Snow.

MoMI welcomes three new Trustees

Please join us in welcoming Chris Barbour, Alex Feerst, and Jeff Hasler to our Board of Trustees. These three inspiring leaders have continued to contribute, each in their own way, to the evolution of the moving image.
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November at MoMI: The films of Lana Wilson, Frank Oz retrospective, and more

This November, Museum of the Moving Image welcomes boundary-pushing documentarian Lana Wilson for a career retrospective, featuring in-person appearances with screenings of Pretty Baby, Miss Americana, her latest film Look into My Eyes, and more.
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October and November at MoMI: Frank Oz, Halloween events, Directors’ Fortnight in NY, and more

A comprehensive retrospective of the multitalented Frank Oz—puppeteer, performer, and director—with special appearances, a selection of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight films from 2024 and 1969; the New York Greek Film Expo, presented in collaboration with the Hellenic Film Society USA; the beginning of spooky season; and more!
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MoMI receives $1 million gift from The Jane Henson Foundation

The Jane Henson Foundation has made a generous gift of $1 million to Museum of the Moving Image, it was today announced by our Executive Director Aziz Isham. This announcement follows the dedication of the newly named Jane Henson Amphitheater at the Museum on Sunday, September 22.
A person in an elaborate red and white hat that looks more like a royal crown holds a gossamer red scarf up to her face, wearing black gloves

July at MoMI: Sergei Parajanov Centenary, 70mm film festival, The Trans Image in Film, and more

This month, MoMI presents an array of screenings that speak to the breadth of our programming, from a centenary celebration of Soviet Armenian master filmmaker Sergei Parajanov to a series exploring the trans image in cinema, to the return of See It Big: 70mm!
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April and May at MoMI: Composer Carter Burwell with Fargo, the films of David Lebrun, Hiroshi Shimizu retrospective, and more

Last Thursday, we announced a momentous program: a two-part retrospective of master Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Shimizu to be presented in collaboration with Japan Society, National Film Archive of Japan, and the Japan Foundation, New York. Read about that and other big events coming soon.
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February at MoMI: Celebrating Black History Month and more

The Museum's major new exhibition devoted to net-art pioneer and sculptor Auriea Harvey, a groundbreaking Black woman artist who transcends boundaries across media, is just one of the exciting events taking place at MoMI this February.
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This Holiday Season, MoMI Teams Up with Astoria Food Pantry to Accept Donations

Through December 31, we’re partnering with Astoria Food Pantry, a neighbor-to-neighbor, donation-based, and volunteer-run distribution center for food, clothing, and much more. Learn more, including how to get a discount on admission to the Museum.

Giving Tuesday

Today is Giving Tuesday, and we hope you'll keep Museum of the Moving Image in mind as one of the organizations you support today.