Apollo 13
It’s a Disaster!: Spectacle Before CGI Based on the true story of NASA’s aborted third trip to the moon, the film follows Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon), and Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) as an explosion in an oxygen tank puts the mission at risk.
Twentieth Century
Barrymore Family Album Broadway impresario Oscar Jeffe (John Barrymore) takes an unknown lingerie model named Mildred Plotka (Carole Lombard) and makes her the star of his latest play, despite the grave misgivings of everyone else, including his two assistants Oliver Webb (Walter Connolly) and Owen O’Malley (Roscoe Karns).
Christopher Bean
Barrymore Family Album Unavailable on home video and streaming, this early 1930s comedy is rarely seen due to legal complications. After learning that several paintings by deceased artist Christopher Bean, whose life few people know anything about, may be located at the home of Dr. Milton Haggett (Lionel Barrymore), New York art critic Maxwell Davenport (H. B. Warner) and other rival art dealers set off for Haggett’s Massachusetts home.
Jafre Chase, viola
Violist Jafre Chase will perform an hour-long concert in the Living Room.
E-Na Song, piano
Piano solo performance by E-na Song in the Living Room.
Jan Kolar, cello, and Meng Zhou, piano
Cellist Jan Kolar and pianist Meng Zhou will perform an hour-long concert in the Living Room.
Meihui An, classical piano
Eastman School of Music student Meihui An will perform an hour-long music program in the historic Living Room.
Joe Blackburn, Aeolian pipe organ
Joe Blackburn, the museum's resident organist, will perform an hour-long concert on the Aeolian pipe organ.
Rachel Ginebra, classical guitar
Classical guitarist Rachel Ginebra will perform an hour-long music program in the Living Room, accompanied by pianist Cynthia Liu.
Skylark, vocal quartet
Vocal quartet Skylark will perform an hour-long music program in the Conservatory.
Sanctuary, women's Renaissance quartet
Local women's quartet Sanctuary will perform an hour-long concert of Renaissance music in the Conservatory of the historic mansion.
ONLINE WORKSHOP—Digital Negative Making for Alternative & Historic Process Printing
Learn how to reproduce the effects of a variety of your favorite historic and alternative printing processes such as carbon, salt, and platinum using negatives made with your inkjet printer.
Museum Day—Free Admission
The Eastman Museum will be open for free, in the spirit of Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day. Experience the exhibitions Anastasia Samoylova: FloodZone, Perspectives: Recent Gifts of Contemporary Art, and the newest installation in the Collection Gallery. Explore hands-on activities in the Discovery Room throughout the day and enjoy guided tours of the mansion and Collection Gallery.
In Focus—Selections from the Collection: War and Conflict
Curatorial Associate Meghan Jordan will discuss her selections for the latest rotation in the Collection Gallery.
ONLINE WORKSHOP—Analog Academy, presented by Eastman Museum x CineStill
Ready to start shooting and developing film at home? Join Eastman Museum's Historic Process Specialist Nick Brandreth and CineStill’s Customer Solutions Manager Andre Domingues for a month-long workshop.
In Conversation—Anastasia Samoylova: FloodZone
Wish You Were Here Anastasia Samoylova and curator Jamie Allen for a conversation about Samoylova's body of work FloodZone, which is a poetic observation of everyday life in a community impacted by rising waters and recent hurricanes.
Martha Cooper: Art and Everyday Life
Wish You Were Here Martha Cooper travels worldwide to document urban art and will share work from these adventures, including three trips to Wall\Therapy, Rochester's renowned street art festival. Tickets at the door only.
Spirit Photography History & Demonstration
Just in time for Halloween, join us for this live virtual demonstration to learn more about a subject that fascinated a 19th-century audience and continues to captivate us today.
Masquerade in the Mansion 2022 (Sold Out)
SOLD OUT The George Eastman Museum & Rochester Cocktail Revival present Masquerade in the Mansion, returning for the first time since 2019!
Airplane!
It's a Disaster! Spectacle Before CGI After a decade of disaster films dominating both the box office and year-end Top Ten lists, writers and directors Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker followed up their cult sketch film The Kentucky Fried Movie with a disaster spoof.