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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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»George Eastman House is first photography museum to join Google Art Project, pairing zoom-in technology with high-res images
George Eastman House announced today it is adding high-resolution photographs to the Google Art Project, offering yet another platform to share its unparalleled collections. Eastman House, the world’s oldest museum of photography, is the first museum of photography to be selected for inclusion in the Google Art Project. The resolution of the images combined with a custom-built zoom viewer allows users the ability to discover details never before seen. In addition Eastman House has included all available cataloging data, allowing viewers access to information not previously available online.
»Dryden Theatre welcomes Oscar®-nominated filmmaker James Ivory Saturday, April 6
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film welcomes Oscar®-nominated filmmaker and George Eastman Honorary Scholar James Ivory (Room with a View, Remains of the Day, Howard’s End) on Saturday, April 6, as part of the ongoing celebrating of the reopening of the renovated Dryden Theatre. At 8 p.m. he will introduce his 1995 film Jefferson in Paris and engage in a Q&A with the audience following the screening. Tickets are $12 general admission and $10 for students and are on sale now.
»Dryden Theatre reopens after major renovation
The Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House reopened Saturday, March 2, after a two-month closure that allowed for extensive renovations and enhancements to the auditorium and projection booth. The guest artist on opening night was Oscar®-winning director and writer Alexander Payne, and next on the roster is Oscar®-nominated filmmaker James Ivory on April 6.
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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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