February Third Thursday Film Event

Moby Dick (1956)

February 19, 2026 | 6p | MMAM, A Spectacle in Motion Gallery

Tickets

General Admission $10
MMAM Member Rate: $5
Student Rate: $5

This event is part of MMAM’s Third Thursday event series

Tickets

About the film

Catch the Sony Pictures classic, Moby Dick (1956), screened within the gallery featuring the exhibition A Spectacle In Motion: The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World, for a memorable night of high seas adventure. In this film, directed and produced by John Huston, from Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick, Capt. Ahab (Gregory Peck) has a vendetta against Moby Dick, the great white whale responsible for taking his leg. He sets out on a suicidal quest, anxious for a final showdown with the legendary white whale. Enjoy the film alongside the 1848 Grand Panorama, a massive 1275 foot-long painting of a whaling voyage that was viewed by Melville prior to completing Moby-Dick, and other art and artifacts from the period, including harpoons, whaleship logbooks, historic maps, and more. MMAM curator Jon Swanson will introduce the film and exhibition.

GENRE: Action/Adventure

About the curator

Photo credit: Kelsa Kay, Collective Types.

Jon Swanson is the Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM). Since the opening of the Museum in 2006 he has created and produced more than 180 exhibitions of great art inspired by water, featuring historic and contemporary art by regional, national and international artists. Swanson has a BFA in Fine Art from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, a MA degree in the History of Art from the University of London, Courtauld Institute of Art, and completed the Nautical Archaeology/ Anthropology program at Texas A&M University. He has worked as nautical archaeologist with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA), an archaeological conservator with Conservation Research Laboratory, and a curatorial intern at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum prior to his position at MMAM.

Swanson is a passionate supporter of regional art and has served on many planning commissions, the Winona Fine Arts Commission, and and a former panelist and current board member for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). His personal interests include photography, woodworking, gardening, and travel.

About Third Thursdays

Third Thursdays at MMAM, your new reason to start the weekend early.

Beginning this January, MMAM stays open late every third Thursday. With $5 gallery admission after 5p, a program highlight each month, and Happier Hour at MMAM’s new Waterbar Cafe + Provisions, Third Thursdays will become your new favorite night of the month.

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