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Short Films for Short Nights: Crowds and Power

Rare archival shorts with live music, curated by the Met's modern-art research center — the kind of early cinema you can't stream, in a real auditorium.

When
Fri, Jul 24, 2026
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Where
The Met Fifth Avenue — Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
1000 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10028
Price
Free with museum admission
RSVP required
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filmmakers, writers, first timers

Program 3 of the Met's Short Films for Short Nights — rare short films (1900–1973) with live musical accompaniment, on the theme of the masses, from city helter-skelter to resistance against authoritarian control. Part of "Faces in the Crowd," curated by the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art. Friday, July 24, 6–7:30pm. Advance registration recommended.

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