Bring the family for a special concert featuring Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, an engaging performance that has enchanted audiences of all ages with its vivid musical storytelling and imaginative orchestration for many generations. Inspired by an 1874 exhibition of Viktor Hartmann’s artworks at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Mussorgsky composed this piano suite to evoke the experience of walking through the gallery and viewing the paintings. Each movement captures the spirit of a different piece of art, brought to life through sound.
 

Drop-in pre-visit activity (5:00 – 6:00 PM)
Explore how artists show emotions through an emoji matching game and then create your own emotion picture! Families will explore the galleries and match emojis to artworks in the Virginia Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence exhibition. Then, get creative and make your own artwork inspired by your favorite emoji.
 

Concert and Listening Diary (6:00 – 7:00 PM)
During the concert, children and families are invited to use a listening diary to reflect on how composers and musicians express emotions through music. For younger children who aren’t yet reading, blank sketchbooks and pencils will be available so they can draw what they hear.
 

There’s something for everyone—don’t miss this imaginative and interactive evening of art and music!