New Digs. 2010. South Africa. Directed by Martin Sen. A little hamster, feeling neglected and unloved by his owner, decides to leave his rotten home in search of a better one. 2 min.
House for Hermit Crab. USA. 2015. Directed by Paul R. Gagne and Melissa R. Ellard. When Hermit Crab outgrows his shell he hunts for a larger one, and along the way finds many new friends to decorate and protect it. Based on the book by Eric Carle. 10 min.
Tiny’s New Home. 2015. USA. Directed by Justin Hayward. When a little girl’s new goldfish, Tiny, keeps jumping out of its bowl, she tries everything to make him happy. When nothing works, she enlists a neighborhood friend to go on a quest to find Tiny a new home. 7 min.
The Ballad of Holland Island House. 2014. USA. Directed by Lynn Tomlinson. The true story of the last house on a sinking island in the Chesapeake Bay, brought to life through fluidly transforming animated clay-on-glass paintings. The house sings of its life and the creatures it has sheltered, and contemplates time and environmental change. Told from the house’s point of view, this film is a soulful and haunting view of the impact of sea-level rise. 4 min.
We will be joined for a special Q&A with filmmaker Lynn Tomlinson, who will discuss the unique clay-animation technique she used to create her film, The Ballad of Holland Island House.
Enjoy live-action and animated short films, engage in discussions about what you saw, and try out follow-up activities in the Museum’s galleries.
Online registration is required. The program is $5 per person and includes free admission to the Museum.
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Questions? Contact [email protected] or 212-708-9805.
Accessibility
The Cullman Education and Research Building entrance has a power-assist door.
Seating options include chairs with backs and armrests. Gallery stools, wheelchairs, and rollators are available by request at all Museum entrances, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accessible family and all-gender restrooms are located in the mezzanine.
Guide dogs and other trained service animals are always welcome.
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and live captioning (CART) are available for public programs upon request with two weeks’ advance notice. MoMA will make every effort to provide accommodation for requests made with less than two weeks’ notice. Please contact [email protected] to make a request for these services.
In order to serve visitors with hearing loss, Bartos Theater has induction hearing loops for sound amplification. During scheduled programs, visitors can turn their hearing aid or cochlear implant to T-coil mode to hear enhanced sound effortlessly. The loop system does not work with hearing aids without telecoil technology.
For more information on accessibility at MoMA, please visit [moma.org/visit/accessibility]/visit/accessibility). For accessibility questions or accommodation requests, please email [email protected] or call 212-708-9805.