George eastman museum

This surprisingly reasonably-sized complex located in a residential neighborhood is not just a simple testament to the life and accomplishments of George Eastman. It’s the epicenter of everything Kodak and George Eastman once proudly stood for. It houses one of the biggest collections of photography equipment in the world. The ever-changing photography exhibits are unique, different, and expansive. It’s home to the third largest film archive in the world, including the private collections of Ken Burns, Spike Lee, and Martin Scorsese. After a twelve and half million-dollar expansion in the late 1980s, it also became a hub for film preservation technology. The Dryden Theatre brings film and photography luminaries from across the world to Rochester for special programs, screenings, and award ceremonies. The house itself was completed in 1905 with an assortment of modern marvels, including a central air conditioning and vacuuming system, internal telephone wiring with 21 stations and a huge pipe organ located in the middle of the central room. Eastman was also an avid explorer and huntsman. He would go on regular safaris to Africa, bagging himself elephants, rhinos, and antelope. He would then would use the taxidermied animals as decorations, ashtrays, and umbrella holders, which are all on display. (The elephant head is a facsimile based on a plaster cast of the original. Legend has it that the real elephant head is buried under the Rochester Zoo.) On March 4th, 1932, riddled...

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George Eastman Museum The George Eastman Museum is located in Rochester, New York, on the estate of George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography and motion picture film. Founded in 1947 as an independent nonprofit institution, it is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the oldest film archives. The museum holds unparalleled collections—encompassing several million objects—in the fields ofphotography,cinema, andphotographic and cinematographic technology, and photographically illustrated books. The institution is also a longtime leader in film preservation and photographic conservation. There is always something new and different to engage, educate, or entertain you at the Eastman Museum: At all times, at least threetemporary exhibitions on photography and cinema—most of which change about every four months—in the main exhibition galleries, the Project Gallery for contemporary works, the History of Photography Gallery, and on the second floor of the mansion George Eastman’s historicmansion and gardens, where one can see how this visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist lived for almost thirty years during the early twentieth century—one of only two National Historic Landmarks in Monroe County The beautiful 500-seat Dryden Theatre, which exhibits more than300 different films every yearand, as one of just a few venues in the world equipped to exhibit highly flammable nitrate film, hosts the annualNitrate Picture Show—A Festival of Film Conservation The rest...

Close • Home • About PPCM • Program Overview • FAQ • People • Degree Components • Components Overview • Requirements • Electives • Master's Essay • The University and The Museum • Collaboration • University of Rochester • George Eastman Museum • Research • News & Events • PPCM News • Events Calendar The University and The Museum • • • George Eastman Museum The Eastman Museum combines the world’s leading collections of photography and film with the landmark Colonial Revival mansion and gardens. Now a National Historic Landmark, from 1905 to 1932 it was the home of George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Company. George Eastman is heralded as the pioneer of popular photography and motion picture film, and also one of the great philanthropists of his century. His legacy as an innovator and entrepreneur has played a major role in shaping the University, the city of Rochester, and the upstate New York region in the 20th century. World-renowned for its photograph and motion picture collections, the museum is also a leader in film preservation and photograph conservation, educating the top archivists and conservators from around the world. For more information about George Eastman Museum, visit To search the photography collection, please visit our

The George Eastman Museum is located in Rochester, New York, on the estate of George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography and motion picture film. Founded in 1947 as an independent nonprofit institution, it is the world's oldest photography museum and one of the oldest film archives. The museum holds unparalleled collections-encompassing several million objects-in the fields of photography, cinema, and photographic and cinematographic technology, and photographically illustrated books. The institution is also a longtime leader in film preservation and photographic conservation. There were no tour guides available. We did learn a lot about Eastman and his house from the security personnel. They were happy to answer questions and tell us stories. One of the people in our party rides a scooter, but in the museum they needed to use a wheelchair in order to ride the elevator to the second floor. It is a small elevator and only the security person and the person in the wheelchair can ride it up and down. Other people in your party are asked to use the stairs. The elevator was originally a dumbwaiter but it was converted in order to accommodate Eastman’s wheelchair bound mother when she lived in the house. The house and grounds are very well kept and the extremities of Eastman are evident. We were not interested in most of the photography equipment and the photographs in the galleries. Our self-guided tour of this mansion was wonderful, as we learned so much about history,...