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Celebrating 50 Years of Sesame Street
July 28December 22, 2019 The groundbreaking children’s television series Sesame Street turns 50 this year. To celebrate this milestone, Museum of the Moving Image is presenting a monthly series of events highlighting different aspects of the beloved series, including the “lost” segments that never aired, and a “film festival” of the short films, many of them documentaries, that debuted as part of the program. The series will be accompanied by special guests including longtime cast members Bob McGrath and Sonia Manzano, William Wegman, and others.
Organized by guest curator Craig Shemin, President of The Jim Henson Legacy
Organized by guest curator Craig Shemin, President of The Jim Henson Legacy
Double Feature
Sesame Street at the Movies
Sunday, July 28, 12:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater Screening & Live Event
Sing: The Music of Sesame Street
Sunday, August 18, 2:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
The Sesame Street Short Film Festival
Sunday, October 13, 2:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Sesame Street: The Premiere
Sunday, November 10, 2:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater screening & live event
Sesame Street “Lost and Found”
Sunday, November 24, 2:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Sunday, December 22, 2:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater
Sesame Street at the Movies
Sunday, July 28, 12:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater Screening & Live Event
Sing: The Music of Sesame Street
Sunday, August 18, 2:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
The Sesame Street Short Film Festival
Sunday, October 13, 2:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Sesame Street: The Premiere
Sunday, November 10, 2:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater screening & live event
Sesame Street “Lost and Found”
Sunday, November 24, 2:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone SCREENING & LIVE EVENT
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Sunday, December 22, 2:00 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater