Aspen Art Museum

Movies at the Museum

• Jun 26, 2019

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Black Orpheus (1959)

    In this retelling of the classic Greek myth, Orpheus and Eurydice meet, intertwine, and face loss during Carnival week in Rio de Janeiro. Filmed with rich technicolor splendor and the constant beat of a samba and bossa nova soundtrack, this film was recognized with awards including the Palme d’Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the Best Foreign Language film at the 1960 Academy Awards.

• Jul 26, 2019

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Romeo + Juliet (1996)

    One of William Shakespeare’s most adapted plays, Romeo and Juliet receives an ultramodern treatment in this nineties classic, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. Set in the futuristic urban backdrop of “Verona Beach,” Romeo meets Juliet while crashing a costume party, and the two then grapple with their feuding families in order for their love—and their lives—to survive.

• Aug 11, 2019

  • Experience

    Midnight Movies at the Museum (In partnership with Aspen Film)

    Released thirty years ago, this cult classic follows two seemingly dumb teens as they set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine. Together, the hilariously dynamic duo must depend on each other and a magical telephone booth to make something truly excellent happen.

• Aug 21, 2019

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Native Son (2019)

    In his feature film debut, Rashid Johnson finds a transcendent new life for Richard Wright’s pivotal novel, Native Son. Bigger “Big” Thomas is portrayed by Ashton Sanders as an outsider, an Afro-punk young man struggling to find his place in society. When he finds a job as a chauffeur for a wealthy family, it sets in motion a devastating chain of events. What follows is a heartbreaking and still-relevant revival Wright’s original story.

• Sep 18, 2019

  • 7 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Los Herederos [The Inheritors] (2008)

    This quiet but poignant documentary depicts the daily lives of children in the rural Mexican countryside for whom work is the only known and tangible constant.

• Oct 30, 2019

  • 7 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Do More with Less [Hacer Mucho Con Poco] (2008)

    This film explores the ways that young architects are bringing about a paradigm shift by offering new insights into the ways in which their profession interacts with society at large.

• Nov 27, 2019

  • 7 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974)

    This film presents a psychological study of an iconoclastic silver medal–winning Olympic ski jumper, whose quiet demeanor as a carpenter betrays his obsession of flying farther down the hill than any other.

• Feb 13, 2020

  • 5:30 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: This is Love (2018)

    Musician Rudy Love’s voice has been woven into hits from every decade since the sixties, and Jay-Z, Sly Stone, and George Clinton have all heralded him as an unsung hero of soul. So, why haven’t you heard of him? Find out next Thursday at our ALL THE LOVE Valentine’s Day celebration featuring the very special Movies at the Museum presentation of the documentary This is Love. Come at 5:30 p.m. for a pre-film musical performance by Mark Nussmeier and stay for a post-film Q+A with movie director John Alexander and producer JC Crew! Cash bar and cheese plates provided by SO café.

• Oct 30, 2020

  • 5 PM

    Family Movie Night
    Happy Halloween!
    
    Canceled

• Oct 31, 2020

  • 5 PM

    Family Movie Night
    Happy Halloween!
    
    Canceled