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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Gordon / Heart To Gold / Aren't We Amphibians | 7:00pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
| Rachel Andie (Record Release) / Key Hutch / Reese Florence | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Ron Gallo | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| Peter Bernstein Trio with Bobby Broom (Night #1) | 8:00pm | Chris' Jazz Café | All Ages |
| 2000's Rave | 9:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glosser / Black Polish | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | All Ages |
| Entheos / Fallujah / The Zenith Passage / Tracheotomy | 7:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Nik Greeley / The Operators / Natalie Brooke | 7:30pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Patti Smith performs Horses (50th Anniversary) | 8:00pm | The Met | All Ages |
| Peter Bernstein Trio with Bobby Broom (Night #2) | 8:00pm | Chris' Jazz Café | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monkeyfellow / C4 / Fightback / Dead on Your Feet / Down To The Wire (EARLY SHOW) | 1:00pm | Nikki Lopez | All Ages |
| The Effigies | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Hayden Pedigo / Jens Kuross | 7:30pm | Black Squirrel Club | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Ultra / Doris / Wiseboy Jeremy / LiveRell | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Young Culture / Wakelee | 7:30pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |