For Toledoans seeking aesthetic variety, the Toledo Museum of Art has been a popular destination. Enjoy pictures that move in July with a variety of cinematic experiences— ranging from outer space, romance and documentaries— with orchestral scores, lawn seating and other unique twists to remind viewers that they’re definitely not just in a movie theater.
Experience the Universe under the stars
An eerie musical score by Brian Eno compliments the lives of astronauts for a zero gravity film screened on the music ground.
For All Mankind
9pm Friday, July 15. Free on museum grounds
Go on a space adventure with Al Reinert’s 1989 documentary, For All Mankind, which captures the events of the nine Apollo missions. Centered around the 24 astronauts who traveled to the moon, the film is told in their own words, voices, and pictures.
Get experimental
Discover the nuances of the filmmaking process two works that go behind the scenes, giving the audience a rare glimpse into the evolution of a film.
Orson Welles’ film Don Quixote
2pm Sunday, July 17. Free in the Little Theater
Orson Welles began working on Don Quixote during the 1950s, but the filming stopped in 1969 when the actor playing Quixote died. After Welles passed in 1985, the film was left as a collection of footage in different states of editing. Welles’ assistant director, Jesse Franco, gathered the footage and added material to create a suggestion of the film that Welles was never able to complete. During the upcoming year, the Museum will show a selection of Welles’ work, including the critically-acclaimed film Citizen Kane.
“Silver Ochre: Who Are US 2016” with Thomas Electric and ACVilla
9pm Thursday, July 21. $15. In the GlasSalon, tickets are available
Touring the lower 48 states through November, traveling artists, Thollem Electric and ACVilla, create Silver Ochre: Who Are US 2016, an ever-evolving poetic documentation of America. While moving across the nation, the duo record moments and places in each state to add footage to their film. With each new location, the film becomes more representative of the 48 states, in attempt to answer the questions: Who Are US? How do we find out? A live soundtrack accompanies the group as the music blends a series of elements from traveling around the country. After the show, the duo will lead a discussion with the audience.
Spread your wings
Before the avian exhibit of “Keep Looking: Fred Tomaselli’s Birds” takes flight from the TMA on August 7, experience two films featuring feathery friends.
The Blue Bird
7pm Thursday, July 21. Free in the Peristyle
Creative costumes, lavish sets and stellar camera effects blend together in Maurice Tourneur’s 1918 silent film, The Blue Bird. Adapted from a 1908 stage play by Belgian author and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck, the film centers around a fairy who helps two children in their quest to find the bluebird of happiness. The score of the film will be performed live on the Museum's historic Skinner organ.
“Bird is the Word” Family Film Club and Family Program
Noon-5pm Sunday, July 24. Free in the GlasSalon and museum grounds
Inspired by the creative talents of Jaume Plensa and Fred Tomaselli, families will make art, write poems and relax with an indoor picnic program. The 1996 film Fly Away From Home will be screened during the event. Fly Away From Home tells the story of a father and daughter who bond as they decide to lead a flock of orphaned Canadian Geese south by air.
Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000. toledomuseum.org
