George Eastman Museum

📷 Nickolas Muray (American, b. Hungary, 1892–1965), "Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Santa Monica, California," 1929. Gelatin silver print. George Eastman Museum, gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray. © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives

Be among the first to explore this exhibition that follows émigrés and exiles from Hungary to Berlin and Paris, and then on to New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, where they reinvented themselves and American photography.

The evening includes light refreshments, opening remarks, a book signing with Alex Nyerges, director and CEO of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curator of the exhibition, and more.

Nickolas Muray (American, b. Hungary, 1892–1965), "Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Santa Monica, California," 1929. Gelatin silver print. George Eastman Museum, gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray. © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives

You’re invited to the opening celebration of "American, born Hungary: Kertész, Capa, and the Hungarian American Photographic Legacy" at the George Eastman Museum— Thursday, September 25, 6 p.m. ✨

Tickets: eastman.org/event/special-events-member-events/exhibition-preview-american-born-hungary

📷 Still from CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (Mike Nichols, US 1971), with Rita Moreno as Louise. AVCO Embassy Pictures/Photofest © AVCO Embassy Pictures

👉 All ticket levels include reserved seating for the award ceremony, valet parking, and admittance to the gala that follows with champagne, desserts, and live music from Orquesta Antonetti.

Still from CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (Mike Nichols, US 1971), with Rita Moreno as Louise. AVCO Embassy Pictures/Photofest © AVCO Embassy Pictures

Join us as we present Rita Moreno with the George Eastman Award for her distinguished contribution to the art of cinema on Wednesday, October 29 in the @drydentheatre.bsky.social ✨

Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/2025-george-eastman-award-ceremony-and-gala-tickets-1538289739019?aff=oddtdtcreator

🎬 Ever heard of a mutoscope? Imagine flipping through moving pictures on a reel — part arcade novelty, part cinematic time machine.

#OnlineWithSFFP #SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #Mutoscopes #DouglassCrockett #FilmPreservation #FilmSky
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Photography vault at George Eastman Museum

Join us for a conversation exploring how Gorge Eastman Museum preserves its collections while also making sustainable choices. 🌱

🗓️ Friday, September 12
⏰ 1–2 p.m.
📍Online

Free to all; advance registration required: eastman.org/event/talks/focus-building-sustainable-future

Online with SFFP — Preserving Douglass Crockwell’s Mutoscopes - San Francisco Film Preserve The Moving Image Department of the George Eastman Museum houses a substantial number of mutoscope reels and viewers, the majority of which stem from the collection of American artist Douglass […]

This month’s ONLINE WITH SFFP uncovers Crockwell’s visionary work and the @eastmanmuseum.bsky.social’s cutting-edge project to digitize his mutoscope reels.

🗓️ Friday, September 19, 12:00–1:00 PM (PST)
💻 FREE!
👉 REGISTER: filmpreserve.org/eve...
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Top image is a young woman sitting forlorn looking at a table with a drink on it. To the left is the movie information (La Ronde France 1950) Bottom image is William Powell and Carole Lombard at a sink. He is washing dishes wearing an apron and she is drying. They are looking at each other and smiling/laughing. To the left is movie information (My Man Godfrey US 1936)

Tip to Nitrate Picture Show '25 & its gift of beloved classics & unfamiliar films on the big screen in beautiful nitrate. Favorites this year: La Ronde & My Man Godfrey
Thanks for a magical time to all at @eastmanmuseum.bsky.social, @drydentheatre.bsky.social @nitratepictureshow.bsky.social

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George Eastman Museum to acquire and preserve the complete master recordings for the moving image works of Bill Viola | George Eastman Museum The Viola-Perov Trust has agreed to donate the complete set of the master recordings for the moving image artworks by Bill Viola to the George Eastman Museum for the purpose of creating the definitive...

Archives news! The @eastmanmuseum.bsky.social has acquired and will be preserving the complete master recordings for the moving image works of Bill Viola!

www.eastman.org/george-eastm...

"I like to be remembered as an educator, and that's the first thing I think about when I talk about my photography." - Zig Jackson

Hear artist Zig Jackson introduce his exhibition, "Zig Jackson: The Journey of Rising Buffalo," on view through November 9: youtu.be/RlI7CCBkA14?...

FILM IS COOL, NITRATE IS HOT! Old Sport chats with Dr. Bagrov about the 2025 Nitrate Picture Show — Moviejawn by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief & Old Sport Beginning May 29 until June 1, The Nitrate Picture Show provides not only a unique opportunity to showcase films from the past, but the ability to ex...

On Thursday! MovieJawn's @rosaliekicks.com and @kongmoodsy.bsky.social will be headed to @eastmanmuseum.bsky.social for the @nitratepictureshow.bsky.social. Find out more about the fest in Rosalie's interview with Curator in Charge of its Moving Image Department, Dr. Bagrov. #NitratePictureShow

Gallery Closed: Exhibition installation in progress sign.

Installation of "Zig Jackson: The Journey of Rising Buffalo" at George Eastman Museum.

Installation of "Zig Jackson: The Journey of Rising Buffalo" at George Eastman Museum.

Preparing for the opening of "Zig Jackson: The Journey of Rising Buffalo"—Saturday, May 10! 🔨

See you soon? 👀

Learn more: eastman.org/zig-jackson

Studio 678: The Power of Photography for Middle Schoolers with Markus Essien and Emma Rathe - Behind the Studio Door Join us on Behind the Studio Door as we explore art, photography, and poetry, highlighting student creativity and community impact.

Thanks to the Behind the Studio Door for diving into the impact of Studio 678, an after-school program where middle school students explore photography and poetry.

See "Flower City Arts Center: Studio 678 Photo Club 2024/2025" on view in our community gallery, Gallery Obscura, through May 11. ✨

Liz Deschenes in conversation with Phil Taylor.

With her exhibition "Frames per Second (Silent)" as a focus, Liz Deschenes joined Eastman Museum curator Phil Taylor in conversation on April 2. 🎤

Watch the discussion over on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/hA8Ztwgo0Rw?...

Wish You Were Here: Joy Episalla | George Eastman Museum Joy Episalla’s work repositions photography and the moving image into the territory of sculpture. In her film As long as there's you, as long as there's me, she sequences and parlays disparate filmed ...

From a queer/feminist perspective, Joy Episalla engages with the dynamics of transformation, multiplicity, and hybridity through the mutability of materials, observation, process, time, movement, seriality, and sound.

Join Episalla in-person this Wednesday, April 30 at 5:30 p.m.

Get your ticket👇

JUST ADDED! New 4K digital presentation of David Lynch’s THE ELEPHANT MAN screens Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10 at @thelittletheatre.bsky.social.

Part of the A LYTTLE LYNCH collaborative film series with @eastmanmuseum.bsky.social's Dryden Theatre.

🎟️ Tickets at thelittle.org/the-elephant...

Becky Sharp (Rouben Mamoulian, US 1935

It's official! The original Technicolor nitrate print of BECKY SHARP (1935) will open the ninth Nitrate Picture Show at @drydentheatre.bsky.social,Thursday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m. 🎉

Reserve your pass today: 1618a.blackbaudhosting.com/1618a/2025-N...

Big crowd at @eastmanmuseum.bsky.social for the Rochester showing of the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, hosted by me and @brucecoville.bsky.social! Kids made great movies: a stop-motion TALE OF DESPEREAUX, a claymation LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY, and more! Recap: jameskennedy.com/2025/04/07/t...

Thanks so much for visiting!

Last April we made a trip to Rochester NY to visit the George Eastman House and Museum. Here is the front of the house, photographed ( appropriately I think ) with Kodak film.
George Eastman House, April 2024
📷 Nikon f100 Nikon 50mm 1.8g
🎞️ Kodak Ultramax 400

A Lyttle Lynch film series Picture of David Lynch in black and white and The Little and Dryden logos

A LYTTLE LYNCH: David Lynch Tribute coming to The Little & @drydentheatre.bsky.social!
🎞️ 3/29 | DRYDEN: Eraserhead
🎞️ 4/12 | LITTLE: Mulholland Drive
🎞️ 4/19 | LITTLE: The Short Films of David Lynch
🎞️ 4/30 | DRYDEN: Wild at Heart
🎞️ 6/13 | DRYDEN: Lost Highway
🎞️ 7/16 | LITTLE: The Straight Story

Research Appointments | George Eastman Museum Researchers and the public may access the collections on-site by making an appointment with the respective department(s).


📖 Browse the library

📂 Access finding aids

📸 Explore the collections

🎨 Discover the Technicolor archive


Start your research: www.eastman.org/research-app...

Image of someone in the technology vault at George Eastman Museum on a ladder.

Explore, research, and discover! 🔎

George Eastman Museum offers scholars, students, and researchers access to primary and secondary sources on the history, technology, and art of photography and moving images both online and in-person (by appointment).

Thank you so much for joining us for Home Movie Day!

Image of four people in a news room engaged in an interview, in front of a TV that says "ARC The Big Screen."

Home Movie Day is almost here! 🎥

Thanks to ARC Rochester for inviting us to come on this morning and talk about the origin of Home Movie Day and how the community can get involved tomorrow, March 22.

Watch the interview: foxrochester.com/news/good-da...

Image of projectors from the George Eastman Museum technology collection.

Explore the George Eastman Museum technology collection: www.eastman.org/technology

Image of cameras from the George Eastman Museum technology collection.

Consisting of nearly 22,000 objects that predate the formal invention of photography in 1839 to modern devices used by both amateurs and professionals, the technology collection offers an unparalleled opportunity to examine and learn about photographic and cinematographic technology.