Each ticket purchase includes an eight-foot “pod” on the lawn and movie admission for up to four people (or five, if the fifth is a child under three). 

Pods are $45 for Nelson-Atkins members or $61 for the general public. 

The Royal Tenenbaums
Friday, Oct. 4 | 6:55 p.m.
R | 109 min.

SOLD OUT

Wes Anderson’s darkly comic drama follows the Tenenbaums, a family of geniuses that has crumbled after decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster — mostly the fault of the patriarch, Royal. The Royal Tenenbaums chronicles the triumphs and fallout that follows the family’s unexpected reunion one winter.

Getting here
Tivoli Under the Stars is located on the grassy lawn southeast of the museum’s north plaza, between Lens 1 and Lens 2 of the Bloch Building. View the museum map. 

Admission
Doors open one hour before the start time listed on your tickets. Films begin 10-15 minutes after sunset. 

Each purchase comes with four tickets, which will be emailed to you. Tickets will be scanned at the entrance. You will not be admitted without a ticket. (If you do not have your tickets when you arrive, visit the Info Desk in Bloch Lobby.) 

You’ll receive a wristband upon admission to your screening. Please keep it on and visible. 

Seating
Your purchase includes an eight-foot “pod” seating up to four people. Pods are first-come, first-served. While you do not need to use all four of your tickets, your group is only provided one pod and must sit together. 

Chairs, blankets, or other forms of seating are not provided and guests are encouraged to bring their own. 

Bathrooms
Bathrooms are available in the Bloch Building and will be open throughout each screening.

Smoking and vaping
Smoking and vaping are strictly prohibited at Tivoli Under the Stars and anywhere within 20 feet of the museum premises.

Animals
Services animals are allowed at Tivoli Under the Stars. Pets or any other animals are not permitted.

Parking
Your purchase includes free garage parking for up to two cars, in the Nelson-Atkins garage at 45th and Oak Street. Your Tivoli wristband serves as your parking ticket — show it to the parking attendant when you’re exiting. 

Pick-up and drop-off
Guests can be picked up or dropped off at the museum’s north plaza circle drive, near the reflecting pool. The Tivoli screening area is located southeast of the circle drive, between the Nelson-Atkins and Bloch buildings.

Accessibility

• Seating: Tivoli Under the Stars offers ADA preferred seating on paved surfaces inside the screening area. To reserve seating, email ask@nelson-atkins.org or call 816-751-1278 at least 24 hours before your screening. 
• Subtitles will be turned on for all film screenings. 
• Low vision accommodations: 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. 
• Sensory sensitivities: Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters seating area inside the Bloch Building will remain open during screenings. Guests are welcome to use the area for a low-sensory moment at any point during the film.