In the Mood for Love (2000. courtesy of Janus Films)Astoria, N.Y. (February 4, 2026) — This February, Museum of the Moving Image celebrates Lunar New Year, Black History Month, and Valentine’s Day; opens a new exhibition featuring production materials from The Sopranos, accompanied by a series of special screenings with creator David Chase and cast members; launches a major new film series about the watershed year of 2001, kicking off Valentine’s weekend with a slew of romantic dramas, including Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love. See below for an overview of this month’s programs, including special guest appearances.
 
During midwinter recess for New York City public schools, February 16–20, the Museum will be open Monday through Friday, 12:00–6:00 p.m. with daily matinees of Oscar-nominated French animated feature Arco. The Museum is also offering a week-long camp, Midwinter Recess Media Mash, for ages 9–14, which culminates with a showcase for friends and family.
 
Among special guests this month: director Ira Sachs with Peter Hujar’s Day (Feb. 7); star Ewan McGregor for Moulin Rouge (Feb. 14); star Kerry Washington and director Jim McKay for the 25th anniversary of Our Song (Feb. 19); directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni with Cutting Through Rocks (Feb. 22); and Sopranos creator David Chase with actors Dominic Chianese, Edie Falco, Ariel Kiley, Annabella Sciorra, and Steven Van Zandt with screenings of select episodes from season three of The Sopranos (Feb. 26–28).
 
On the occasion of Valentine’s Day, the Museum is offering a limited-edition Valentine’s-themed flipbook cover, February 6–15 (the flipbook experience is in the core exhibition Behind the Screen; printed flipbooks with the Valentine’s cover can be purchased in the MoMI Shop). Friday Date Nights are also an option for couples. Plus, on February 13, the Museum presents a special 30th anniversary Galentine’s Day screening of The First Wives Club (in 35mm), the ‘90s comedy starring Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, and Goldie Hawn.
 
On February 14, in the Amphitheater Gallery, the Museum will open a new exhibition, Stories and Set Designs for The Sopranos, featuring scripts, notes, and research material that document the development of the celebrated series’ story arcs and character trajectories as it moved from a pilot into the first season.
 
On February 19, a new work by Sarah Friend and Yehwan Song, Lick Pic, will open in the Hearst Lobby and Schlosser Media Wall, presented in partnership with the Tezos Foundation.
 
The Museum also offers Accessibility programs: on the last Saturday of each month, Touch Object Experience invites visitors to engage with select objects, including a projector, 8mm camera, textiles, and face molds, to learn about the story of the moving image in a new way; and every Saturday, February 7 through April 25, 10:00–11:30 a.m., free Access Mornings offer a dedicated hour before the Museum opens to the wider public, for families with children on the autism spectrum to explore exhibitions and participate in workshops in a sensory-friendly environment.
 
Unless noted, all programs take place at Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY 11106. Screenings are presented in the Sumner M. Redstone Theater and/or the Celeste and Armand Bartos Screening Room. Schedule and tickets are available at movingimage.org. (See all February events.)
 
Schedule is subject to change. Additional programs will be added as they are confirmed.
 
SCREENING SERIES AND EVENT SERIES
 
Curators’ Choice 2025
Through February 8
Curators’ Choice is the Museum’s annual survey of favorite films that premiered theatrically during the previous calendar year, selected by its curators and programmers. The final weekend of the series features: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cloud, Ira Sachs’s Peter Hujar’s Day with Sachs in person, Jia Zhangke’s Caught by the Tides, Harris Dickinson’s Urchin, Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague; Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (in 70mm); and Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia.
Press release | Series info
 
Open Worlds 2026
This year-round initiative offers free access to the Museum’s ground floor to the public accompanied by a series of free community events that spark curiosity with explorations of the moving image across platforms—gaming, film, television, immersive experiences, and emerging technologies. February programs include Generation Together: A Black History Month Storytelling Project (Feb. 7), Lunar New Year Celebration (Feb. 22), and Silent Reading at MoMI (Feb. 27). Series info
Programmatic support for Open Worlds 2026 is provided by the NY City Council, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Bank of America, the William Fox Jr. Foundation, NYSCA, and the Office of the Queensborough President. Open Worlds: Science programs are made possible by the Simons Foundation.
 
2001: The Year, Not the Movie
February 14–April 11
MoMI honors the watershed year 2001 with major screening series featuring more than 30 titles, kicking off Valentine’s Weekend with Moulin Rouge featuring Ewan McGregor in person, In the Mood for Love, Burnt Money (Plata quemada), La Ciénaga, and a rare 35mm screening of the Iranian film The Day I Became a Woman. Other titles in February include: Our Song with Kerry Washington and Jim McKay in person, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Spirited Away, All About Lily Chou-Chou, Werckmeister Harmonies, and three episodes from Season 3 of The Sopranos with special guests. Press release | Series info
 
Celebrating The Sopranos Season 3: Three Evenings with David Chase and Special Guests
February 26–28
The HBO series The Sopranos (1999–2007) reshaped American television, setting a new standard for long-form storytelling and character-driven drama. The series won 21 Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for a total of 112. This February, Museum of the Moving Image will honor The Sopranos with an exhibition and three special screenings featuring showrunner and series creator David Chase and cast members Dominic Chianese, Edie Falco, Ariel Kiley, Annabella Sciorra, and Steven Van Zandt in person. Also part of the series 2001: The Year, Not the Movie. Press release | Series info
Please note: these events are sold out, but a limited number of tickets may become available on standby.
 
EXHIBITIONS
 
Stories and Set Designs for The Sopranos
February 14–May 31
In the Amphitheater Gallery
The exhibition centers materials that trace how the series’ narrative and visual worlds were established. Drawing from David Chase’s personal archive, the exhibition features scripts, notes, and research that documents the development of the celebrated series’ story arcs and character trajectories as it moved from a pilot into the first season. It also examines the design of the four principal sites where the series’ central action unfolds—Dr. Melfi’s office, the Soprano home, the Bada Bing strip club, and Satriale’s Pork Store—through a presentation of concept art, construction drawings, and ground plans by production designers Edward Pisoni (pilot) and Dean Taucher (season one). This exhibition was made possible with the support of Lisa and Richard Plepler. Press release | Exhibition info
 
Lick Pic
Collaborative work by Sarah Friend and Yehwan Song
February 19–May 10
On the Herbert S. Schlosser Media Wall and in the Museum lobby. Presented in partnership with the Tezos Foundation. 
Friend and Song tether the contemporary art market, the Museum’s collection, and screen dependence through shared themes of desire and possession. Images from the permanent collection rotate on the lobby wall each time activity occurs on the contemporary marketplace Objkt. The collection image is shown beside hallucinated variants that produce an uncanny, dizzying effect: which is the true object of desire? A nearby installation of robotic tongue sculptures mounted to iPhones and iPads, devices already charged with erogenous energy through acts like habitual stroking, act as crude symbols of lust; each tongue swipe affects the image on the screen.
 
Contingent
James Bloom in collaboration with Gottfried Jäger
Extended through February 18
On the Herbert S. Schlosser Media Wall in the Museum lobby. Presented in partnership with the Tezos Foundation. 
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Lu Yang: The Great Adventure of Material World 
September 26–March 22 
In the Jane Henson Amphitheater 
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Gumby Adventures: Restored Animated Classics from The Gumby Show
Through March 1
In Tut’s Fever Movie Palace, an artwork and working theater by Red Grooms and Lysiane Luong; part of the core exhibition Behind the Screen.
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The Jim Henson Exhibition
Ongoing
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Behind the Screen
Ongoing
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See a listing of all current exhibitions here.
 
 
HIGHLIGHTED SCREENINGS AND EVENTS
 
FREE SCREENING AND LIVE EVENT
The Muppet Show (2026) Special Screening
Wednesday, February 4, 7:00 p.m.
It’s time to raise the curtain! It’s time to light the lights! It's The Muppet Show! Join us for a celebratory screening of the new special, hosted by Craig Shemin, President of The Jim Henson Legacy, with trivia, prizes and some surprises. Part of Open Worlds 2026. Event info Please note this event is at capacity.
 
SCREENING
Tale of Tales: Yuri Norstein Shorts
Friday, February 6, 7:00 p.m.
Encore by popular demand! See newly restored films by the legendary Russian animator Yuri Norstein (b. 1941), a master of cut-out animation, often cited as a major influence by Hayao Miyazaki and many other great contemporary filmmakers. The program includes two masterworks, Hedgehog in the Fog (1975) and The Tale of Tales (1979), and other shorts spanning 1968–1979. Approx. running time: 100 mins. In Russian with English subtitles. Part of World of Animation. Event info
 
SCREENING AND LIVE EVENT
Peter Hujar’s Day
With director Ira Sachs in person
Saturday, February 7, 1:30 p.m.
Dir. Ira Sachs. 2025, 75 mins. U.S. With Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall. Sachs’s delicate and moving portrayal of a sliver of time in the life of groundbreaking gay photographer Peter Hujar is based on rediscovered transcripts from an unused 1974 interview by nonfiction writer Linda Rosenkrantz (played here by Rebecca Hall). Sachs re-creates this conversation, the audio of which has been lost to time, and the result is a hypnotic illustration of how the quotidian and the imaginative speak to the queer cultural history of New York. A Janus Films release. Part of Curators’ Choice 2025. Event info
 
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT
Generation Together: A Black History Month Story Project
Saturday, February 7, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Story collectors, aspiring filmmakers, and family archivists: bring your people to MoMI for a hands-on documentary interview project celebrating Black History Month, hosted by working filmmakers. Guests of all ages and skill levels are invited to get hands-on with professional camera equipment and interview their friends and family, capturing the stories of their loved ones. Come away with a video of your conversation. RSVP to reserve a time slot; limited space available. Part of Open Worlds 2026. Event info
 
SCREENING
Bride of Frankenstein
Saturday, February 7, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 8, 1:00 p.m.
Dir. James Whale. 1935, 75 mins. DCP. With Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive. Dr. Frankenstein is recovering from his encounter with his creation when his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, re-enters his life, manipulating his pupil into continuing his evil experiments. Featuring a brief yet enduring appearance by Elsa Lanchester as the Bride, the film is notable both for further humanizing the Frankenstein Monster and for its queer subtext. Part of Disreputable Cinema. Event info
 
SCREENING
One Battle After Another in 70mm
Sunday, February 8
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. 2025, 161 mins. U.S. 70mm. Anderson’s rocket-fueled political action comedy has become the most acclaimed movie of 2025 and his most viscerally thrilling film to date: an epic, comic adventure of the weird new America that spans decades and stretches from Otay Mesa to the treacherous rolling-hill highways of the southwest. Featuring knockout performances from DiCaprio, Penn, Infiniti, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Benicio Del Toro. Part of Curators’ Choice 2025. Event info
 
SCREENING
The First Wives Club – Galentine’s Day 30th Anniversary Screening
Friday, February 13, 7:00 p.m.
Dir. Hugh Wilson. 1996, 103 mins. U.S.  35mm. Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, and Bette Midler star as three college besties, who, after finding out that they’ve all been jilted by their husbands for a “younger model," band together and form the First Wives Club to exact revenge upon their ex-husbands in increasingly creative and gratifying ways. Event info
 
SCREENING AND LIVE EVENT
Moulin Rouge with Ewan McGregor in person
Saturday, February 14, 3:30 p.m.
Dir. Baz Luhrmann. 2001, 127 mins. U.S. 35mm. With Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent, John Leguizamo. Baz Luhrmann’s jukebox millennial musical is a cascade of aesthetic pleasure, a tremendously invigorating and inventive recreation of fin de siècle Paris that's at once madcap comedy and tragic melodrama in big, bold, beautiful colors. With Ewan McGregor in person for a post-screening Q&A. Part of 2001: The Year, Not the Movie. Event info
Please note this event is sold out; limited tickets may become available on standby.
 
SCREENING
Muppet Treasure Island
Introduced by Jim Henson Legacy President Craig Shemin
Saturday, February 14, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 15, 12:30 p.m.
Dir. Brian Henson. 1996, 99 mins. DCP. With Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Billy Connolly, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz. Brian Henson’s beloved musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s swashbuckling adventure features Kermit as Captain Smollett, journeying for adventure with a crew of Muppets and young Jim Hawkins’s map setting the course. With Tim Curry as Long John Silver! Part of Jim Henson's World. Event info
 
SCREENING
Arcadia
Sunday, February 15, 3:00 p.m.
Dir. Yorgos Zois. 2024, 99 mins. Greece. DCP. In Greek and English with English subtitles. With Vangelis Mourikis, Angeliki Papoulia. The body of a car accident victim awaits identification in the morgue of a remote coastal resort. As it unravels the series of events that led to the accident, the drama enters the realm of the uncanny, slowly revealing its mysteries. Greece’s 2026 Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film. Part of Always on Sunday: Greek Film Series. Event info
 
SCREENING
The Day I Became a Woman
Sunday, February 15, 3:30 p.m.
Dir. Marzieh Meshkini. 2001, 74 mins. Iran. 35mm Print from the Chicago Film Society. With Fatemeh Cherag Akhar, Hassan Nebhan. In her brilliantly allegorical rendering of the lives of women in turn-of-the-century Iran, Marzieh Meshkini presents an anthology of three stories, which trace female characters from childhood to middle age to elderly widowhood. Working from a script written by her husband Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Meshkini crafts a delicate yet emotionally robust triptych that transforms its essentially political ideas into pure poetry. Part of 2001: The Year, Not the Movie and Infinite Beauty: Muslim and MENASA Identity Onscreen. Event info
 
SCREENING
Arco
February 16–20, 1:00 p.m. daily
Dir. Ugo Bienvenu. 2025, 88 mins. France. DCP. In English. With Juliano Valdi, Wyatt Danieluk, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Will Ferrell, Andy Samberg. A magical and beautifully animated journey through time, Arco is a dazzling adventure about a 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future who accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril. As he develops a charming and touching friendship with a young girl named Iris, they band together and along with her trusted robot caretaker Mikki, set out on a quest to get Arco home. Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature. Rated PG; recommended for ages 8+
 
SCREENING AND LIVE EVENT
Our Song with Kerry Washington and Jim McKay in person
Thursday, February 19, 7:00 p.m.
Dir. Jim McKay. 2000, 95 mins. U.S. 35mm. With Kerry Washington, Anna Simpson, Melissa Martinez. This remarkably authentic, fully lived-in portrait of three teenage girls during one summer in turn-of-the-21st-century Brooklyn is a wonder of unforced naturalism. In her first film role, Kerry Washington is Lanisha, whose friendships with her best pals Jocelyn and Maria provide emotional grounding for her during the tough days of adolescence. Part of 2001: The Year, Not the Movie. Event info
 
SCREENING
Spirited Away
Saturday, February 21, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 22 at 12:30 p.m.
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. 2001, 125 mins. Japan. DCP. Miyazaki's wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animation. Chihiro's family is moving to a new house, but when they stop on the way to explore an abandoned village, her parents undergo a mysterious transformation and Chihiro is whisked into a world of fantastic spirits. Part of World of Animation and 2001: The Year, Not the Movie. Event info
 
SCREENING
The Headless Woman
Saturday, February 21, 2:00 p.m.
Dir. Lucrecia Martel. 2008, 87 mins. Argentina. DCP. With Maria Onetto, Claudia Cantero, César Bordón. In the brilliantly directed third feature from Argentinean auteur Lucrecia Martel, Maria Onetto plays a dentist whose mental state appears to unravel after she hits and runs over something—a dog? a child?—with her car. Part of Reverse Shot Presents. Event info
 
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT
Lunar New Year Celebration
Sunday, February 22, 11:30 a.m.
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a puppet show put on by the Chinese Theatre Works: “Hao Bang Ah! Horse,” an original budaixi traditional Chinese glove-puppetry production that features the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Two performances will each by followed by a talk (limited space; RSVP recommended). Attendees can also make their own optical toy based on the jumping horse Magic Wheel (or phenakistoscope) in the Museum’s collection and attend a local comic con hosted by Everyone Comics. Part of Open Worlds 2026. Event info
 
SCREENING AND LIVE EVENT
Cutting Through Rocks with filmmakers Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyni in person
Sunday, February 22, 3:00 p.m.
Dir. Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyni. 2025, 95 mins. Iran/Netherlands/USA. DCP. Nominated for the 2026 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, this intimate, brilliantly sculpted portrait of a true radical dedicated to breaking down the barriers of her country’s patriarchal traditions follows Sara Shahverdi, the first elected councilwoman of a remote Iranian village. We're pleased to welcome the filmmakers in person to discuss this singular tale of courage, resilience, and cultural transformation. Part of Infinite Beauty: Muslim and MENASA Identity Onscreen.
 
SCREENING AND LIVE EVENT
Celebrating The Sopranos Season 3:
An Evening with David Chase, Steven Van Zandt, and Ariel Kiley
Thursday, February 26, 6:30 p.m.
Episode: “University” (Dir. Allen Coulter, 49 mins.)
Please note: sold out; limited number of tickets may become available on standby.
 
SCREENING AND LIVE EVENT
Celebrating The Sopranos Season 3:
An Evening with David Chase, Dominic Chianese, and Edie Falco
Friday, February 27, 6:30 p.m.
Episode: “A Second Opinion” (Dir. Tim Van Patten, 59 mins.)
Please note: sold out; limited number of tickets may become available on standby.
 
SCREENING AND LIVE EVENT
Celebrating The Sopranos Season 3:
An Evening with David Chase and Annabella Sciorra
Friday, February 27, 6:30 p.m.
Episode: “Amour Fou” (Dir. Tim Van Patten, 60 mins.)
Please note: sold out; limited number of tickets may become available on standby.
 
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT
Silent Reading at MoMI
Friday, February 27, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Part silent reading, part community gathering, all cozy. Grab a treat at Mon Amour Cafe and spend the evening surrounded by fellow book lovers! Bring your own book, and stop by MoMI’s Gift Shop and discover something new from our extensive selection of cinematic non-fiction and fiction – 20% off book purchases this evening with RSVP. Plus 10% off food & drinks in the Museum’s Mon Amour Cafe. RSVPs recommended. Part of Open Worlds 2026. Event info
 
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT
ChaatGPT
Sunday, March 1 
ChaatGPT is an AI-powered Holi celebration combining food, play, and ideas. Eat chaat—India’s iconic street food—with your very own combination of condiments and add-ins generated with our open-source ChaatBOT based on your personality and taste. This event is part of MoMI LAB, Museum of the Moving Image’s new initiative dedicated to AI and emerging technologies. Part of Open Worlds 2026.

 
About Museum of the Moving Image
MoMI celebrates the history, art, technology, and future of the moving image in all of its forms. Located in Astoria, New York, the Museum presents exhibitions; screenings; discussion programs featuring actors, directors, and creative leaders; and education programs. It houses the nation’s most comprehensive collection of moving image artifacts and screens over 500 films annually. Its exhibitions—including the core exhibition Behind the Screen and The Jim Henson Exhibition—are noted for their integration of material objects, interactive experiences, and audiovisual presentations. For more information about MoMI, visit movingimage.org.

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Pictured: In the Mood for Love (2000. courtesy of Janus Films)