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KEYWORD_WORLD · Culture · Checked 29 October 2026 (KST) MoMA’s new Animation Archive Matinees put the moving films beside the materials that helped create them. The New York series began on 21 October and runs through May 2027. A companion exhibition follows animation across more than a century, from hand-drawn characters to independent films. The museum’s programme lists more than 250 selections across 41 programmes. One upcoming session on 29 October follows filmmaker Emily Hubley from analogue materials into digital filmmaking. Dates and times below are local to New York. Exhibition and films · Look for movement · One programme · Plan a screening Two ways to see animation The It’s Alive! exhibition opened on 1 August 2026 and is scheduled through summer 2027. It brings together work by more than 35 artists and filmmakers, with a particular focus on New York’s animation history. The gallery reveals the choices behind an image; the screenings let audiences see those choice...

KEYWORD_WORLD · Culture · Checked 22 October 2026 (KST) MoMA’s The Contenders 2026 runs from 28 October to 17 December. General-public tickets are released one week before each screening, at 10:30 a.m. ET. For the 28 October opening film, that rule gives a public-release date of 21 October. The official series page is the starting point. Choose a film, check its individual event page, and save both the screening date and its booking date. A listed release date does not tell you how many seats remain. Calculate the booking day · Compare three films · Allow time for the talk · Check before reserving Keep the booking day beside the screening day MoMA gives members at the Explore category and above access two weeks before each screening. Additional tickets open to members and the general public one week before it. Both releases begin at 10:30 a.m. ET , meaning Eastern Time in New York. Here is our date calculation, using the museum’s rule. Subtract 14 calendar days for the elig...