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.
Sunday, Dec. 15 | 2 PM
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.
Friday, dec. 20 | 7 pm
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.
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.