Join us during the month of June in our cool Virginia G. Piper Theater as we screen a selection of Spaghetti Western films!
Movie introductions will be made by Chief Curator Dr. Andrew P. Nelson.
All films screen at 2:00 p.m.
What is a Spaghetti Western?
In the 1960s and 70s, a wave of bold, stylish Westerns from Europe reimagined the American frontier with grit, irony, and unforgettable flair. Known as Spaghetti Westerns—a nickname born of their Italian roots—these movies traded clear-cut heroes for morally murky anti-heroes and brought a new swagger to the genre.
Join us for eight iconic films that pushed the Western into wild new territory—and changed cinema forever.
