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George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film combines the world’s leading collections of photography and motion pictures with the National Historic Landmark mansion and gardens of Kodak founder George Eastman. Eastman is heralded as the father of popular photography and motion picture film.
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Dresden Engle
Public Relations Manager, George Eastman House
(585) 271–3361 ext. 213
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Current Press Releases (All Press Releases)
»Community Forum at George Eastman House 6 p.m. Monday Feb. 8
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — George Eastman House is hosting a Community Forum at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, to respond to the community’s view of Rochester — based on the nearly 1,000 photograph submissions to the museum’s “Picturing Rochester” exhibition. The forum is free and open to the public.
»Eastman House student seeks slide collections for project
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Did you have fun shooting slides a few decades back? Well, at George Eastman House there is someone who won’t groan or duck into the kitchen when you pull out your slide collection! She’s actually inviting you to do so. Jenn DiCocco of Philadelphia, a graduate student in Eastman House’s master of arts program in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management, is hoping to sit down with you for an afternoon to talk and see your slides. The preferred era for the slide collections is the 1950s and 1960s.
»Eastman House embraces Valentine’s events
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Celebrate Valentine’s Day on Sunday, Feb. 14, at George Eastman House with a brunch, screenings of two classic films, and live music and flowers in the mansion.
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Press Photos
The House, Gardens & George Eastman
The restored Conservatory of
George Eastman House.
The Townson Terrace Garden of
George Eastman House.
The Rock Garden at George Eastman House.
A young visitor to George Eastman
House enjoys pre-cinematic toys
in the Discovery Room.
George Eastman, left, and
Thomas Edison introduce color
motion pictures to the world
from the Eastman estate in 1928.
George Eastman
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