Friday Nights
Kick-start your weekend with Friday Nights at the Museum. Live music and gallery access until 8:45 p.m. as well as cocktails and tapas-style dishes by Starr Catering. Final Fridays are louder, livelier, and looser with themed performances and activities. With different musical acts each week and a new theme every month, there’s a surprise waiting for you every Friday Night. Museum Guides Every Friday Night Have burning questions about the collection? Guides will be in the galleries to share stories about your favorite works. And on Final Fridays, learn from the “wrong” experts during Detours, unconventional gallery tours for the adventurous.Friday Nights Schedule
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Get body-positive with a night dedicated to celebrating forms and figures of all shapes and sizes.
Music: DJ lil’dave 5:15 p.m. Great Stair Hall, 1st floor DJ lil’dave, a member of the Illvibe Collective and host of Eavesdrop Radio on WKDU 91.7 FM, plays a selection of music that combines sounds from soul, hip-hop, Afro-Latin, and house music. DIY Art: In the Nude 5:30–7:30 p.m. Brodsky Gallery 188, 1st floor Join Michael Grimaldi from the New York Academy of Art in this multi-figure life drawing session that celebrates the collaboration between artist and model. Nude models will be present to inspire you. Materials provided; photography not permitted. Detour: Art Hirstory 101 5:45 & 6:30 p.m. Meet in gallery 111, 1st floor. Explore our collection through a transgender lens with writer, performer, and historian Wesley Flash. Movement Workshops: Reset & Connect 6:00 & 6:45 p.m. Resnick Rotunda 161, 1st floor Dance artist Katherine Kiefer Stark and cellist Ajibola Rivers of the Naked Stark dance company lead you through simple movements that promote mind/body awareness practices. Space is limited. Performance: Eleone Dance Theatre 7:30 p.m. Great Stair Hall, 1st floor This multicultural and intergenerational dance company presents works designed to inspire and uplift the body and mind.5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
This quintet plays a jazz fusion of Indo-Arabic roots music that explores classical traditions from India to Egypt and Greece. Master vocalist Priya Darshini moves fluidly between Hebrew, Hindi, and Aramaic, backed by oud, violin, accordion, hammered dulcimer, percussion, and upright bass.
Presented with the Feinstein Center for American Jewish History of Temple University5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Vocalist Joanna Pascale delivers modern interpretations of timeless standards in intimate performances with pianist Miki Hayama.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
The Katie Thiroux Trio offers in-the-moment jazz that draws on swing to bebop and beyond. A triple threat, Thiroux has garnered attention for her bravura on the bass, strong vocals, and compelling compositions.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
We’re handing out prizes for our third annual Hackathon on this evening of tech, talks, and terrific tunes.
This is a Power of Art program, sponsored by the Wind Foundation.5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Dutch pianist Peter Beets performs world-class jazz with some of Philly’s finest.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
One of the most sought-after vocalists on the jazz circuit and her band perform three generations of heartfelt love songs.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
A blend of jazz and funk with Luke Carlos O’Reilly on organ, Anwar Marshall on drums, and Ben O’Neill on guitar
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Rob Curto and his band bring Brazilian accordion-driven party music to the Museum.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Chelsea Reed & the Fair Weather Nine and vocalist Najwa Parkins bring swing to the Museum.
Offered in conjunction with Modern Times: American Art 1910–19505:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Pianist and composer Sumi Tonooka returns to her Philly roots with a classic jazz piano trio.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Billboard-charting jazz vocalist Christie Dashiell and her quartet perform inventive arrangements of popular songs and cutting-edge originals.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Vibraphonist Behn Gillece and jazz pianist Adam Birnbaum offer an evening of brooding, original compositions and fiery, virtuosic playing.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Spend an enchanted evening celebrating the mystical and the feminine.
Offered in conjunction with Rachel Rose: Wil-o-Wisp / The Future Fields Commission
