Outdoor Film Screenings @ Horniman Museum and Gardens, Thurs 21 & 28 Aug, 8pm

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Outdoor Film Screenings at the Horniman Museum and Gardens

Thursday, 21 & 28 August

Doors open 8pm. Films start 8.30pm

Enjoy some rarely seen Edwardian films in our glorious Gardens in partnership with MASH Cinema and powered by the amazing bikes of Electric Pedals. The Horniman Caf? will be open serving food and drinks on each night.

Thursday 21 August: The Journey of Georges M?li?s

Short films by master of fantasy and dream worlds Georges M?li?s: A Trip to the Moon (1902), The Impossible Voyage (1904) and The Conquest to the Pole (1912). Professional magician and pioneer of cinema, M?li?s combined illusion, comic burlesque and pantomime to treat themes of fantasy in a playful and absurd fashion. Tickets: ?10. Book tickets and find out more.

Thursday 28 August: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (with live orchestra)

The first motion picture to be filmed underwater, Jules Vernes?s silent classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) is accompanied with a live performance by Orchestra Elastique. In this one-off performance, Orchestra Elastique?s improvised live score creates an audio seascape which responds to the film?s flickering imagery and grand storyline.

Tickets: ?10. Book tickets and find out more

Horniman Museum and Gardens

100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ

Buses: 176, 185

www.horniman.ac.uk