fbpx Calendar of Events | George Eastman Museum

Featured

Events for August

Category
Date
Friday, August 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

King Kong (DCP)

Dryden Theatre

The Art of Music in the Movies As his follow-up to the Best Picture-winning Return of the King, Peter Jackson tackles this re-make of the Great Ape, thirty years after the last one. Focusing on the adventure aspect of traveling to an uncharted island and the new biological discoveries it holds, Jackson’s version strips out much of the dialogue to center the action, owing a great debt to silent film, and The Lost World in particular.

Read More
Saturday, August 29, 2026, All Day
Saturday, August 29, 2026, All Day

Edward Steichen and the Garden

Main Galleries

Over a professional life spanning seven decades, Edward Steichen (1879–1973) established himself as one of the most important figures in the history of photography. What is less known is that for much of that time, Steichen devoted himself to the nurturing of plants and gardens, an activity that sustained him and through which he developed ardently held beliefs regarding the relationship of art, nature, and creativity.

Read More
Saturday, August 29, 2026, All Day
Saturday, August 29, 2026, All Day

Alpsee

7Crest Financial Partners Hall
An experimental film that transports viewers into a dreamlike mid-twentieth century family melodrama.
Read More
Saturday, August 29, 2026, All Day

Ahndraya Parlato: TIME TO KILL

Project Gallery
Ahndraya Parlato: TIME TO KILL is an evocative interrogation of gendered aging unfolding through photographs, letters, and sculpture. In the exhibition, Parlato explores her fears and fantasies around aging and thinks about how women may become less culturally visible as they enter perimenopausal stages of life.
Read More
Saturday, August 29, 2026, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
Selections from the Collection features objects from the museum’s photography and related technology collections. A conceptual thread connects objects, which rotate in and out of the exhibition, to the various lineages that exist throughout the history of photography. Showcased is a field richly interdependent on community networks for its progress.
Read More
Saturday, August 29, 2026, 2 p.m.

Matinee: Courage of Lassie (35mm)

Dryden Theatre

Adventures of Lassie Elizabeth Taylor returns to the franchise as a different character taking care of a descendant of the original Lassie (although still played by Pal). After growing up alone in the Scottish forest, a young collie survives danger and meets up with young Kathie Merrick (Taylor) before promptly stealing her clothes.

Read More
Saturday, August 29, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

Remember the Titans (35mm)

Dryden Theatre

Training Camp Inspired by actual events, Denzel Washington takes the lead in this historical biographical sports tale. As Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia is consolidated, and integrated, head football coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton) is asked to step aside for Herman Boone (Washington), a coach from North Carolina.

Read More
Sunday, August 30, 2026, All Day
Sunday, August 30, 2026, All Day

Alpsee

7Crest Financial Partners Hall
An experimental film that transports viewers into a dreamlike mid-twentieth century family melodrama.
Read More
Sunday, August 30, 2026, All Day

Ahndraya Parlato: TIME TO KILL

Project Gallery
Ahndraya Parlato: TIME TO KILL is an evocative interrogation of gendered aging unfolding through photographs, letters, and sculpture. In the exhibition, Parlato explores her fears and fantasies around aging and thinks about how women may become less culturally visible as they enter perimenopausal stages of life.
Read More
Sunday, August 30, 2026, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
Selections from the Collection features objects from the museum’s photography and related technology collections. A conceptual thread connects objects, which rotate in and out of the exhibition, to the various lineages that exist throughout the history of photography. Showcased is a field richly interdependent on community networks for its progress.
Read More
Sunday, August 30, 2026, All Day
Sunday, August 30, 2026, All Day

Edward Steichen and the Garden

Main Galleries

Over a professional life spanning seven decades, Edward Steichen (1879–1973) established himself as one of the most important figures in the history of photography. What is less known is that for much of that time, Steichen devoted himself to the nurturing of plants and gardens, an activity that sustained him and through which he developed ardently held beliefs regarding the relationship of art, nature, and creativity.

Read More
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, All Day
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, All Day

Alpsee

7Crest Financial Partners Hall
An experimental film that transports viewers into a dreamlike mid-twentieth century family melodrama.
Read More
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, All Day

Ahndraya Parlato: TIME TO KILL

Project Gallery
Ahndraya Parlato: TIME TO KILL is an evocative interrogation of gendered aging unfolding through photographs, letters, and sculpture. In the exhibition, Parlato explores her fears and fantasies around aging and thinks about how women may become less culturally visible as they enter perimenopausal stages of life.
Read More
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
Selections from the Collection features objects from the museum’s photography and related technology collections. A conceptual thread connects objects, which rotate in and out of the exhibition, to the various lineages that exist throughout the history of photography. Showcased is a field richly interdependent on community networks for its progress.
Read More
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, All Day