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Tivoli Cinema

Tivoli Cinema brings new releases, documentaries, restored classics, and art and foreign films to the Nelson-Atkins. Films are presented year-round in Atkins Auditorium. During summer and fall, Tivoli Under the Stars screens movies outdoors.

Curated by Jerry Harrington, the Nelson-Atkins is honored to be the home of the beloved theater.

Atkins Auditorium

Upcoming showtimes

Sat, May 17 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874

Members $10 | Public $13

Who were the maverick personalities behind the early Impressionist movement? This documentary brings fresh eyes to the story of those radical trailblazers — told not by historians and curators but those who witnessed it: the artists and people of…
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Sun, May 18 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

A view of the Nelson-Atkins North Lawn overlooking the reflecting pool with a crowd near the main building.

Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874

Members $10 | Public $13

Who were the maverick personalities behind the early Impressionist movement? This documentary brings fresh eyes to the story of those radical trailblazers — told not by historians and curators but those who witnessed it: the artists and people of…
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Fri, Jun 27 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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Mulholland Drive

Members $10 | Public $13

An actress longing to be a star. A woman searching for herself. Both worlds will collide… on Mulholland Drive. David Lynch’s haunting, mind-bending masterpiece is considered one of the greatest films of all time. 
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Fri, Jul 11 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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Persuasion

Members $10 | Public $13

Anne Elliot rekindles love with Captain Wentworth after years apart, overcoming pride, regret, and societal pressure in this highly acclaimed 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. 
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Sun, Jul 27 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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Flow

Members $10 | Public $13

This multi-award-winning animated film follows a solitary Cat, as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, forced to team up with them despite their differences to navigate the challenges of…
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Fri, Aug 08 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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Young Picasso

Members $10 | Public $13

This critically acclaimed documentary traces Pablo Picasso’s early life and influences, offering rare insight into the making of a modern master and his path to the Blue Period. 
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Sun, Aug 10 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

A view of the Nelson-Atkins North Lawn overlooking the reflecting pool with a crowd near the main building.

Young Picasso

Members $10 | Public $13

This critically acclaimed documentary traces Pablo Picasso’s early life and influences, offering rare insight into the making of a modern master and his path to the Blue Period. 
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About screenings in Atkins Auditorium

Admission & Parking

Parking
The museum’s parking garage is located on Oak Street, on the west side of the museum and just south of 45th Street.

Parking for the general public is $14 per vehicle. Free garage parking is available for Nelson-Atkins members and visitors with an ADA placard.

Admission
If you’ve purchased your ticket online in advance, you’ll receive an email with a QR code. When you arrive, scan your code at a ticketing kiosk (located near museum entrances) to print an admission wristband.

To purchase your tickets in person, visit the Info Desk in Bloch Lobby.

General admission to the museum is free and included with your ticket purchase.

Read more about admission, parking, and other details surrounding your visit.

Concessions and Food Policies

Popcorn, snack packs, and beverages are available for preorder when checking out online or for purchase in person when you arrive.

Food and drinks must remain in Atkins Auditorium and are strictly prohibited inside the museum’s galleries. Food and drinks from outside the museum are not allowed in Atkins Auditorium.
If your showing is on a Thursday or Friday evening, you’re invited to stop by Bloch Lobby between 5-8 pm for Sips & Snacks — offering small plates, beer, wine, and mixed drinks for purchase.

Accessibility

Subtitles will be turned on for all film screenings. 

Special accommodations can be made for guests with low vision. Please email ask@nelson-atkins.org or call 816.751.1278 at least 24 hours before your screening. 

About Tivoli Cinema

Curated by Jerry Harrington, the Nelson-Atkins is honored to be the permanent home of this beloved Kansas City institution.

Shortly after The Tivoli theater closed its doors in Westport, former theater owner Harrington approached the Nelson-Atkins with an innovative idea. With a little work, the museum’s beautiful and historic Atkins Auditorium could transform into an arthouse theater and become the new home for Tivoli Cinema.

Special thanks
The Sunderland Foundation, Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Neil D. Karbank, Estelle and Morton Sosland, G. Kenneth and Ann Baum, Evelyn Craft Belger and Dick Belger, Robert & Phyliss Bernstein Family Foundation, Donald J. Hall, Sara and Bill Morgan, and Mark and Lynne O’Connell.