Indulge your inner nerd with an evening devoted to experiments, discoveries, and art. Free with Museum admission.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Old Masters Now: Celebrating the Johnson Collection." Members can book in advance at: http://ow.ly/IEwQ30hIAYs and enjoy $5 guest tickets in the month of January.
5:30 p.m. Music: Osagie OG
Philly-based DJ, producer, and record collector Osagie spins a mix of disco, soul, hip-hop, house, and more.
5:30–6:30 p.m. Museum Science: Cultural Caretakers
Conservation scientist Kate Duffy offers an inside look at some of the Museum’s conservation projects. Also hear all about our X-ray fluorescence machine, which helps us determine the age of a painting without having to take a sample.
5:45 & 6:30 p.m. Detours: Artful Rounds
In these unconventional gallery tours for the adventurous, Penn and Temple med students diagnose figures in paintings and prescribe treatments.
6:00–6:45 p.m. In-Gallery Gaming: Art or Surgery?
Compete with your friends to win prizes in this game hosted by Philadelphia performer extraordiaire Jess Conda. Explore an assortment of objects from the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and figure out whether they were used for art or surgery. First come, first served.
6:45 p.m. Music: Crash Course in Science
This legendary post-punk band creates a distinctive brand of noise-pop dance music using altered drum machines and homemade synthesizers.
7:15 p.m. Music: Dan Deacon
Get ready for some high-voltage energy when this experimental electronic composer and musician with a penchant for the absurd joins the crowd for one of his famed interactive live shows.
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ches Smith's Clone Row | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
| Cate Le Bon | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| French Toads / Gonzo / Mango Safari | 8:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause and Control / Cats on Mushrooms / Sunfields | 7:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Jim E. Brown / Bugger | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grozov / Diuertic / Insecticide / Banshee | 6:00pm | Nikki Lopez | All Ages |
| Ondara | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Shame | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| Jim E. Brown / My Wife's An Angel | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Fucking Last / All Torn Up! / Disappearances | 8:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| CIV / Into Another / Orange 9mm / The Great American Typewriter / Wild Red | 9:00pm | Underground Arts | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Lloyd Group | 8:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Reese & Ollie Joseph / Doss / Don Gadi | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 8:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Dave Burrell | 8:00pm | The Perch | All Ages |