As the George Eastman Museum continues its renovations, a reproduction of a Colorama image is being installed adjacent to the museum’s new Thomas Tischer Visitor Center, scheduled to open to the public Oct. 10. The structure to display the Colorama ...

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The Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman Museum is calling for entries for its 2nd Annual Stephen King’s Dollar Babies short film program. Submissions will be accepted through April 30. The program was started in 1983 when King began licensing ...

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The George Eastman Museum on Monday broke ground on the Thomas Tischer Visitor Center, a project several years in the making. The new visitor center will be funded through several sources, including a more than $1.5 million donation from retired ...

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The George Eastman Museum has received a $340,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for its Protecting Nitrate Film Heritage project. The funding, which comes from the Division of Preservation and Access, Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections program, will ...

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The George Eastman Museum has received a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support its Preserving and Improving Access to the Boyer Collection project. The NEH grant, from its Division of Preservation and Access, Humanities Collections ...

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Actor and photographer Jason Lee will present a special edition Wish You Were Here talk at the George Eastman Museum later this summer. Lee, perhaps best known for his acting roles in “Almost Famous” and “My Name is Earl,” also ...

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The George Eastman Museum has received more than 300 photos taken by David Levinthal, whose major works were first exhibited at the museum in 1978. The photos were donated by an anonymous patron and from Donald Rosenfeld Jr. The museum ...

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The George Eastman Museum has acquired and restored a rare collection of Lumiere films. The 18 nitrate reels, all in nearly pristine condition, consist of seven 35mm negatives and 11 35mm positive prints dating between 1896 and 1903. The films ...

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