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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Moses / Cannons | 7:30pm | The Fillmore | All Ages |
| Deaf Andrews / Floracene / Fullscreen | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Matt Pryor / Small Uncle | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| ps goner (peter sagar from homeshake) / Mila Culpa | 8:00pm | Ruba Club | 21+ |
| McLusky / Pile | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| JR Everhart | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Belair Lip Bombs / dust | 7:30pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Fotocrime / Luna Honey / eX Tradition | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Chris Speed’s Yeah No | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
| Sunn O))) | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| Naïka | 8:30pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKDU Presents: WKDU Brunch Takeover at Johnny Brenda's with DJs Carolyn and Ava | 1:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | All Ages |
| R.A.P. Ferreira | 8:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Alash Ensemble Tuvan Throat Singers | 8:00pm | The Rotunda | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Castle | 8:00pm | Silk City | 21+ |