GOTTA DO THIS: SLEEPWALKERS AT MOMA

Thank you About Manhattan for this tip:

Filmmaker Doug Aitken’s Sleepwalkers at The Museum of Modern Art is playing every night through February 12th and it’s free. This night installation, produced by Creative Time, features eight large-scale moving images projected on and around the museum.

Five New Yorkers (played by actors including Donald Sutherland and the incomparable Tilda Swinton venture into the city at night. The film is projected at eight locations around MOMA, viewers must circle the building to fully participate in the experience. You can even hear commentaries on your cell phone by calling 408-794-0886.

Sleepwalkers At MOMA

When: January 16 through February 12, 2007. Evenings from 5-10PM. Last entrance to the Sculpture Garden is at 9:45PM.

Where: Mueum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues

Viewing Areas: 53rd Street above the museum entrance, the open space connecting 53rd and 54th Streets, and The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden

Admission: FREE. No tickets are required.

Viewing Tips: There is no seating and portable seating is not permitted. Sleepwalkers is fully accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. Food, beverages, smoking, and pets are not permitted in the Sculpture Garden. MOMA staff will be available to answer questions during your visit.