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Explore the many changing phases of the moon in a printmaking workshop with artist Joliana Hunter-Ellin. Design your own stamps and create striking prints of the moon. Recommended for ages 5–10. Joliana Hunter-Ellin, who studied Studio Art at SUNY Oneonta, works primarily in printmaking and experiments with alternative photography. Her work explores concepts of afro-futurism,

Explore a selection of works currently on view from the Museum’s permanent collection. Highlights include Red Grooms’ The Bookstore, Hiram Powers’ Eve Disconsolate, landscapes by Hudson River School artists Asher B. Durand, James Renwick Brevoort, Jasper F. Cropsey and Samuel Colman, and Sylvia Sleigh’s Invitation to a Voyage.

*Tickets available at the door. Enjoy an intergalactic celebration of The Color of the Moon: Lunar Painting in American Art at HRM After Dark, where astronomy meets astrology. Featuring DJ Jericko and dancing, gallery tours, cosmic travel in the Planetarium, tarot card reading, a scavenger hunt through the galleries, and so much more. The fun doesn’t

The moon has exerted a dynamic pull on the human imagination for millennia. After a lunar viewing under the planetarium dome, Dr. Emily Anhalt, Professor of Classics at Sarah Lawrence College, discusses the personification of the moon and the paradox of female power in ancient Greek and Roman mythology, as well as the ways in

Our moon-themed film series presented in collaboration with Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers, concludes with this 2009 science fiction mystery, directed by Duncan Jones and starring Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey. Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the moon, where, working alongside his computer GERTY, he sends

Dr. Adrienne Baxter Bell, Professor of Art History at Marymount Manhattan College and author of George Inness and the Visionary Landscape, explores some of Inness’ finest moonrise paintings in the context of his desire to convey the inner, spiritual forces in nature through art. Influenced by the Hudson River School and the Barbizon School of

Explore the depth and power of portraiture in a hands-on workshop with artist Madge Scott. Learn how it can be used to communicate ideas, evoke emotions, reflect the climate of the historical period in which it was created, and effect social change. Explore works in Art and Identity: Highlights from the Collection of the HRM

Explore the long and enduring relationship between art and lunar science in a docent-led tour of The Color of the Moon: Lunar Painting in American Art, an exhibition of more than 60 paintings and works on paper from museums and private collections throughout the U.S.

Our moon-themed film series presented in collaboration with Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers, continues with this 1980 Christopher Reeve classic. Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth. Sponsored by HRM and Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers, where the film will be screened.

An all-day festival to celebrate the moon, steampunk style! Schedule of events: 12–5pm: Strike a Steampunk Pose Take a picture with cosplay costumer Mickey Flint in his full steampunk space regalia. 12–5pm: Museum of Interesting Things See objects from Denny Daniel’s traveling Museum of Interesting Things. 12:30pm: Tea Dueling Battle Dolly and Birdie of Hudson