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.
The legendary team of director Mike Nichols and writer Elaine May reunited for this smash adaptation of the French farce La Cage aux Folles, starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. Introduced by Carrie Courogen, author of the Elaine May biography Miss May Does Not Exist, and followed by a book signing on 6/14.
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
Acclaimed stunt performer David Leitch came into his own as a solo director with this mesmerizing, full-throttle thriller starring Oscar-winner Charlize Theron as a MI6 field agent sent to East Germany mere days before the collapse of the Berlin Wall. Screens 6/14!
Stunt and action director and coordinator extraordinaire David Leitch pulled out all the stops for this endlessly entertaining, clever meta-spectacular set in the world of action moviemaking, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
The legendary team of director Mike Nichols and writer Elaine May reunited for this smash adaptation of La Cage aux Folles, starring Robin Williams as Miami Beach drag nightclub owner Armand and Nathan Lane, in a star-making role as his longtime partner and star performer, Albert. See it on Father's Day with star Nathan Lane in conversation with Mike Birbiglia!
Stunt and action director and coordinator extraordinaire David Leitch pulled out all the stops for this endlessly entertaining, clever meta-spectacular set in the world of action moviemaking, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
In celebration of Juneteenth, a holiday which commemorates the official end of slavery in Galveston, Texas, we will honor the holiday by celebrating the legacy of the great Black American musician Louis Armstrong with a day of eclectic programming for all ages. Learn more about all the events!
Inspired by the collage art of Louis Armstrong, this free workshop invites you to dive into the vibrant world of collage-making and storytelling. Bring together images, textures, and text, and animate your story to create something uniquely your own.
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
Amidst the jazz scene in 1960s Paris, two musicians—a trombonist and aspiring composer (Paul Newman) and a saxophonist (Sidney Poitier)—dream of success as they hone their craft in nightclubs. The June 19 screening followed by a conversation with Louis Armstrong House Museum Historian Hyland Harris about Armstrong’s film performances, featuring a presentation of archival materials. Screening on 35mm.
Shot over 21 years, Sandi DuBowski’s documentary confronts complex questions about the embodiment of contemporary Judaism, following Amichai Lau-Lavie, an Israeli descended from an unbroken line of 38 rabbis. Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and filmmaker Danielle Durschlag on 6/20.
Following a series of mostly brainless early ’80s sex comedies and first-love dramas, Risky Business surprised with its sexual sophistication and sharp commentary on the growing capitalist mania of the Reagan era. Tom Cruise offers a pure, embryonic dose of the singular charms that would define a decade.
Amidst the jazz scene in 1960s Paris, two musicians—a trombonist and aspiring composer (Paul Newman) and a saxophonist (Sidney Poitier)—dream of success as they hone their craft in nightclubs. The June 19 screening followed by a conversation with Louis Armstrong House Museum Historian Hyland Harris about Armstrong’s film performances, featuring a presentation of archival materials. Screening on 35mm.
See the beloved 1984 comedy musical directed by Frank Oz, introduced by Craig Shemin, president of the Jim Henson Legacy, featuring special behind-the-scenes footage!
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of S. E. Hinton’s epochal young adult novel, set in 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a 1980s teen classic, breathtakingly acted by an astute cast of up-and-comers (including Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, and a young Tom Cruise) and directed with an unmistakable humanity. Screens 6/21 and 6/22 on 35mm.