''Museum Town'' is a 2019 documentary film about

MASS MoCA The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) is a museum in a converted Arnold Print Works factory building complex located in North Adams, Massachusetts. It is one of the largest centers for contemporary visual art and performing ...

. The film is narrated by

Meryl Streep Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Known for her versatility and adept accent work, she has been described as "the best actress of her generation". She has received numerous accolades throughout her career ...

and scored by

Wilco Wilco is an American Rock music, rock band based in Chicago. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo after singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup changed frequently during its fir ...

bassist

John Stirratt John Chadwick Stirratt is an American bassist and multi-instrumentalist for Wilco and The Autumn Defense. Early career Stirratt grew up in Mandeville, Louisiana. He attended Mandeville High School and the University of Mississippi, and is a ...

. It had its world premiere at the 2019

South by Southwest South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. It began in 1987 and has conti ...

Film Festival in the Documentary Feature Competition category.

Premise

Shot over a three-year period, ''Museum Town'' profiles the history and identity of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (

), one of the largest centers for contemporary visual art and performing arts in the United States. The film documents the conceptualization of American artist

Nick Cave Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, writer, and actor who fronts the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Known for his baritone voice, Cave's music is characterised by emotional intensity, a wide variety ...

's critically acclaimed, monumental found-object installation ''UNTIL'', which traveled from MASS MoCA to

the Momentary The Momentary is a contemporary art space in Bentonville, Arkansas and operates as a satellite of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. It opened on February 22, 2020. It offers free public admission. Overview and founding As part of the o ...

in Bentonville, Arkansas, and

Carriageworks Carriageworks is a multi-arts urban cultural precinct located at the former Eveleigh Carriage Workshops in Redfern, New South Wales, Redfern, Sydney, Australia. Carriageworks showcases contemporary art and performing arts, as well as being use ...

in Sydney, Australia.https://themomentary.org/calendar/nick-cave-until/

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External links

*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9617464/ *https://kinolorber.com/film/museum-town *https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/museum_town 2019 documentary films 2019 films