If you’re looking to test your endurance, a MoMa film screening of The Clock in its entirety just might peak your interest. (It’s run time is not like your average movie.)
For the first time in over a decade, the iconic NYC museum is graciously showing the 24-hour project from start to finish — a feat you can’t accomplish unless you spend a night at the museum. For those who’ve never heard of such a thing, The Clock is is a creation from Swiss-American artist Christian Marclay that took two years to make. It’s a montage of clips that synch up with exact time in which you’re viewing it.
So, what can you expect from a day-long movie? Scenes from Pulp Fiction, James Bond, and beyond, all coordinated with the exact time of day. Neat, right? Truthfully, we’re surprised it only took two years to compile.
The beloved attraction will host guests on December 21st to participate in the mega marathon. At 7pm, which is typically when the museum shuts its doors, it will keep the fun going, host a holiday-themed pop-up with snacks until midnight and continue admitting guests until 5:30am the following day.
There’s a bit of good news and bad news. Starting with the bad: the event is sold-out, but walk-up tickets will only be available onsite during the event if capacity allows. (And they’re not guaranteed).
Should you not be able to spend a night at the museum (see what we did there?) you can catch Marclay’s iconic film — thought not the entire thing — at the museum until February 17th, 2025. If you’re planning on museum-hopping during normal hours, we highly suggest venturing uptown for the 150-million-year-old stegosaurus that was just unveiled at the American Museum of Natural History. (And you thought 24 hours was a long time!)