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Discover exceptional storytelling, new releases, documentaries, restored classics, foreign and art films at Tivoli.
Curated by Jerry Harrington, the Nelson-Atkins is honored to be the home of the beloved theater.

View the full Winter Season below!

Naked City

Screening in conjunction with the exhibition Cities are for People, with an introduction by Assistant Curator of Photography Marijana Rayl.

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran (Don Taylor) and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon (Barry Fitzgerald) attempt to piece together her murder. As Muldoon and Halloran attempt to unravel details of the victim’s past, they find a salacious web of suitors, lies, and mysteries.

Starring: Barry Fitzgerald, Don Taylor, Mark Hellinger, Dorothy Hart, Howard Duff

Freud’s Last Session

Freud invites author C.S. Lewis to debate the existence of God. They also explore Freud’s relationship with his lesbian daughter and Lewis’ unconventional romance with his best friend’s mother.

Starring: Matthew Goode, Anthony Hopkins, Liv Lisa Fries, Jodi Balfour, Stephen Campbell Moore, Orla Brady, Jeremy Northam

I, Claude Monet

Screening in conjunction with the featured exhibition Monet and His Modern Legacy. Friday intro by Aimee Marcereau DeGalan, Senior Curator, European Arts.

From Paris and Le Havre to London and Venice, filmmaker Phil Grabsky goes on a journey to profile Claude Monet as he uses 2,500 letters written by the celebrated artist to gain an intimate insight into his life.

2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films

$13 Public | $10 Members
Feb. 16-18, 23-25
TICKETS COMING SOON

Showtimes and ticket information to come late-January.

Join us for the critically acclaimed selections that celebrate the art of short-form storytelling in Animation, Live Action, and Documentary from across the globe.

About

Shortly after The Tivoli theater closed its doors in Westport, former theater owner Jerry Harrington approached the Nelson-Atkins with an innovative idea. With a little work, the museum’s beautiful and historic Atkins Auditorium could transform into an arthouse theater and become the new home for Tivoli Cinemas. Jerry himself would lend his film and audience expertise and curate a compelling programming plan.

Thanks to the visionary leadership of The Sunderland Foundation, Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Neil D. Karbank, Estelle and Morton Sosland, G. Kenneth and Ann Baum, Evelyn Craft Belger and Dick Belger, Robert & Phyliss Bernstein Family Foundation, Donald J. Hall, Sara and Bill Morgan, and Mark and Lynne O’Connell Tivoli at the Nelson-Atkins was created.

Tivoli Under the Stars–2024 Season begins June 7

Experience films in an unparalleled setting! Tivoli Under the Stars is an outdoor cinema providing safe movie experiences for all ages.

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