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#CulturedPeachy @MuseumModernArt It’s Alive! A Century of Animation from the Collection August 1, 2026 – Summer 2027
The Museum of Modern Art announces It’s Alive! A Century of Animation from the Collection, an expansive exhibition featuring the work that more than 35 artists and filmmakers—working largely in New York—produced in the 100 years prior to digital technology’s transformation of the medium. Open as of August 1, 2026, the exhibition brings together over 200 pieces of production art and films from the Museum’s collection created between 1908 and 2020 by such artists as Jane Aaron, John Canemaker, Sally Cruikshank, Tissa David, Jerome Hill, Candy Kugel, Emily and Faith Hubley, David Ehrlich, George Griffin, Jeff Scher, and Michael Sporn. A theatrical retrospective of animated shorts and features, including work by exhibited artists and other animators represented in the Museum’s collection, will coincide with the exhibition, with details to be announced.
It’s Alive! Animation Archive Matinees, a theatrical retrospective of animated shorts and features, will coincide with the exhibition and include work by exhibited artists and other animators represented in the Museum’s collection. Screenings begin October 21, 2026,
Organized by Ron Magliozzi, Curator, Francisco Valente, Curatorial Associate, Katie Trainor, Senior Collections Manager, and Cara Shatzman, Collections Specialist, Department of Film, with thanks to the Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Center’s Seth Mitter, Alma Macbride, and Joseph Shepherd.
Film at MoMA is made possible by CHANEL.
Additional support is provided by the Annual Film Fund. Leadership support for the Annual Film Fund is provided by The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Agnes Gund through The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), and The Young Patrons Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
