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Tivoli at the Nelson-Atkins

Discover exceptional storytelling, new releases, documentaries, restored classics, foreign and art films at Tivoli.
Curated by Jerry Harrington, the Nelson-Atkins is honored to be the home of the beloved theater.

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White Christmas
1954 | NR | 2 hrs
Dir. Michael Curtiz

In this classic holiday comedy, World War II vets-turned-entertainers scheme to help a retired general with his strapped New England inn. Their plan? Enlist their army buddies and a singing sister act to put on a grand musical showcase. 

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It’s A Wonderful Life
1946 | PG | 2 hrs. 10 min.
Dir. Frank Capra

Frank Capra’s feel-good classic stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a decent small-town banker who learns what life would have been like if he’d never been born. George’s unwitting involvement in a mistaken case of bank fraud threatens his spirit and tests his will to live — until a wise angel compels him to see the difference he’s made on the good people of Bedford Falls. 

North by Northwest
1959 | PG | 2 hr. 16 min.
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Cary Grant stars as an innocent man mistaken for a spy in one of director Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest thrillers. Ad man Roger Thornhill is pursued in a nonstop game of cat and mouse pursued across North America by espionage agents trying to kill him – and by police who suspect him of murder. 
Tickets on sale Dec. 13

Dahomey
2024 | NR | 1 hr. 8 min.
Dir. Mati Diop
French w/ English subtitles

Blending fact and fiction, this hybrid documentary tells the story of plundered royal treasures and their journey from the West African Kingdom of Dahomey to Paris to their return to their home land. Director Diop artistically voices a new generation’s demands. 
Tickets on sale Dec. 13

Van Gogh Poets & Lovers
2024 | NR | 1 hr. 30 min.
Dir. David Bickerstaff

Focusing on his unique creative process, Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers explores the artist’s years in the south of France, where he revolutionized his style — turning the world around him into vibrant, idealized spaces and symbols. Produced in conjunction with the UK’s largest-ever Van Gogh exhibition at the National Gallery, this film reexamines one of history’s greatest and most misunderstood artists. 
Tickets on sale Dec. 13

Pissarro: Father of Impressionism
2022 | NR | 1 hr. 34 min.
Dir. David Bickerstaff

Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist art movement. This enthralling documentary explores the biography and significant output of an incredible artist, known today as the father of Impressionism. 
Tickets on sale Dec. 13

Gilda
1946 | NR | 1 hr. 50 min.
Dir. Charles Vidor

This classic noir follows small-time gambler Johnny Farrell, a drifter hired as the right-hand man to sinister casino owner Ballin Mundson. Tensions rise when Mundson brings home his glamorous new wife Gilda — who just so happens to be Farrell’s former lover. 
Tickets on sale Dec. 13

Easter in Art
2020 | NR | 1 hr. 26 min.
Dir. Phil Grabsky

This beautifully crafted film explores the Easter story as depicted in art, from the time of the early Christians to the present day. Shot on location in Jerusalem, the U.S., and throughout Europe, Easter in Art uses the prism of religious tradition to explore shared cultural history. 
Tickets on sale Dec. 13


About Tivoli

Shortly after The Tivoli theater closed its doors in Westport, former theater owner Jerry 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 Cinemas. Jerry himself would lend his film and audience expertise and curate a compelling programming plan.

Thanks to the visionary leadership of 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 Tivoli at the Nelson-Atkins was created.