Museum Town

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Museum Town

2019

1h 15m

Documentary

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A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.

Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A love letter to what can be accomplished when you have art as your community, not just a commercial endeavor.

Dec 22, 2020

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

A loving tribute that misses some opportunities but also fully represents the unpredictability of life.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 18, 2020

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Carolina A. Miranda

Los Angeles Times

The film is a congenial 101 on MASS MoCA. Too bad it doesn't go deeper than that.

Dec 18, 2020

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Raquel Stecher

Quelle Movies

Museum Town beautifully captures a community in transition and a space that offers limitless possibilities for displaying contemporary art in its many forms. It will have you booking your trip to North Adams for a visit.

Jun 3, 2024

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Lisa Trifone

Third Coast Review

What's most compelling is when Trainer zooms out...to focus instead on the curators and artists bringing grand-scale works to the facility...

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 28, 2020

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Josiah Teal

Film Threat

Regardless of any shortcomings, the movie did legitimately make me want to visit these beautiful pieces in the flesh.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 19, 2020

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Wilbur K

Downside Up: How Art can Change the Spirit of a Place is a much better documentary on both the creation of the museum, impacts to the town and actually shows art. I found this tedious and very slight.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/20/24

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Jennifer Trainer

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Meryl Streep

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Pola Rapaport

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Ivy Meeropol

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Synopsis

A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.

Director: Jennifer Trainer
Producer: Ivy Meeropol, Jennifer Trainer
Screenwriter: Pola Rapaport, Jennifer Trainer
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 15m

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