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 | |
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Anthony Family / LUNACY | 8:00pm | Ruba Club | All Ages |
Portraits of Past / Kathryn Mohr / Deep Essence | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
F.O.D. / HIRS Collective / Positronix / NRG | 8:00pm | Cousin Danny’s | All Ages |
Baby's First Rodeo / Sarah Gross / Fist City / Nielsen Family Band (Queer Country Night) | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Jake Minch / Hana Bryanne | 8:30pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Emo Nite ft. DJ Zayna Youssef | 9:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
CURFEW | 10:00pm | Warehouse on Watts | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Muscle / Soji / Violent Highs / Scorpion | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
Halloween (Record Release) / Sun Organ / Kettle / Destructos | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Radioactivity / Personality Cult / Lost Balloons | 7:30pm | Foto Club | All Ages |
Black Uhuru | 8:00pm | Ardmore Music Hall | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Blade to Paper: Intro to Stencil Screen Printing | 6:00pm - 9:30pm | PAFA Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts | All Ages |
Innumerable Forms / Bone Weapon | 8:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Another Michael / Katy Pinke / Sam & Louise Sullivan | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Robber Robber | 6:00pm | Spruce Street Harbor | All Ages |