Calendar

Summer Films

The Princess Bride (Rescheduled)

Friday, June 21 | 9 pm

The Princess Bride (1987) Directed by Rob Reiner. Written by William Goldman. 98 minutes. PG

The voters have spoken and, as you wish, The Princess Bride wins the Battle of...

Pollinator Palooza

Saturday, June 22 | 9 am

Tickets required; advance purchase suggested (Museum Box Office opens at 10 am). Once at the event, those without tickets may buy them via smartphone.

Join our partner Bee...

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, June 22 | 9:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

Beautiful Machines with artist Jeghetto

Sunday, June 23 | 9 am

Join artist Jeghetto for a drop-in puppetry experience at Southern Oracle, the new installation by Heather Hart. View a new puppet created to activate this work of...

Outdoor Art-Inspired Yoga

Wednesday, June 26 | 5:30 pm

Art and nature come together to create a tranquil space for mindful movement and appreciation of art and being outdoors. These 75-minute vinyasa-style classes are suitable...

Summer Films

Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Friday, June 28 | 9 pm

(1964) Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Written by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, and Peter George. 95 min. PG

In 1964, as the Cold War was at its height, director Stanley...

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, June 29 | 9:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

Summer Films

Movie Party with Bohemian Rhapsody

Saturday, June 29 | 6:30 pm

Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the fandango? 

Come early to sing a favorite Queen anthem, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” with PopUp Chorus! Everyone is welcome to sing...

Empower Dance Activation at Southern Oracle

Sunday, June 30 | 6 pm

Join a social dance workshop at Southern Oracle, the new installation by Heather Hart in the Museum Park, with Nicole Oxendine and Ay-Jaye Nelson Jr. of Empower Dance...

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, July 6 | 9:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

Summer Films

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Rescheduled)

Saturday, July 6 | 9 pm

Tonight’s screening of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has been canceled due to inclement weather. All ticket holders will be automatically refunded. We hope to...

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, July 13 | 9:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

Cosmic Art and Full Moon Walk

Tuesday, July 16 | 7:30 pm

Enjoy an evening in the Museum Park creating art inspired by the lunar cycle, and then take a guided 1.5-mile walk under the light of the full moon. Bring water and a...

Summer Films

Movie Party with The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Friday, July 19 | 6:30 pm

Show us your Lego master building skills, try your hand at inventing, and join our dance party! Activities from 6:30 to 8:30 pm; movie begins at 9. Costumes encouraged. Hot...

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, July 20 | 9:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

Summer Films

First Man (50th anniversary of the moon landing)

Saturday, July 20 | 9 pm

(2018) Directed by Damien Chazelle. Written by Josh Singer. 141 min. PG-13

Discover the truth behind the headlines in this biopic depicting the career of Neil Armstrong...

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, July 27 | 9:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

Sunflower Selfies and Beyond

Thursday, August 1 | 6 pm

While our sunflower field is in bloom, come learn how to get that perfect shot of yourself, the flowers, and more! Expert photographers provide tips to create an image that...

Summer Films

Alien (40th anniversary)

Friday, August 2 | 9 pm

(1979) Directed by Ridley Scott. Written by Dan O’Bannon. 116 min. R

Deep in outer space, the crew of the S.S. Nostromo answers a mysterious distress call from an...

Family Sunflower Adventure

Saturday, August 3 | 9 am

Take an adventure into the world of sunflowers during this family program at our sunflower field. Discover the life that creates this buzzing floral ecosystem—and maybe...

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, August 3 | 9:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

Summer Films

Captain Marvel

Saturday, August 3 | 9 pm

(2019) Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Written by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, and Geneva Robertson-Dworet. 123 min. PG-13

The Marvel Universe gets a dose of woman power...

Summer Films

Free Solo

Friday, August 9 | 9 pm

(2018) Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. 100 min. PG-13

In the tight-knit free climbing community, Alex Honnold is a legend. On June 3, 2017, he...

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, August 10 | 9:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

Summer Films

The Dude Abides Movie Party with The Big Lebowski

Saturday, August 10 | 6:30 pm

“Careful, man, there’s a beverage here!” The celebration is back with costume contest, trivia, nihilists, and the Folgers can. Activities from 6:30 to 8:30 pm; movie begins...

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, August 17 | 9:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, August 24 | 9:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

Museum Park Tours

Saturday, August 31 | 9:30 am

Enjoy art and nature in a 90-minute tour. The route is approximately two miles long, with variations in surface and incline. Dress for the outdoors and bring water. Tours...

Summer Films

The Hate U Give

Friday, September 20 | 8:30 pm

(2018) Directed by George Tillman Jr. Written by Audrey Wells. 132 min. PG-13

High schooler Starr is an eyewitness to a friend’s fatal shooting by a police officer....

Summer Films

Roma

Saturday, September 21 | 8:30 pm

(2018) Directed and written by Alfonso Cuarón. 135 min. R

Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón lovingly crafted his semi-autobiographical elegy that follows a year in the...