Museum of the Moving Image (New York City)

The Film Museum Museum of the Moving Image (translated "museum of moving images" ) is located in Queens, New York City on the former site of the Kaufman Astoria Studios film.

History

The Museum of the Moving Image collects and displays various artifacts, which in the broadest sense to do with the history, production, distribution and presentation of film and television. The permanent exhibition also has a strong emphasis on the importance of the technique used, which is to be brought closer to the visitor, including audio-visual and interactive elements. There is also a large collection of video games and game consoles.

The museum program includes theme weeks with archival material, as well as current film screenings and lectures, as well as appearances by directors, actors and film researchers.

The museum was born from the Astoria Motion Picture and Television Center Foundation, 1970, the former Kaufman Studios took over to save the heritage listed building, where numerous movies were filmed since the silent film era. The public should have access to the studio and get to know its history. 1988 was the pure film museum at the opening of the first of its kind in the United States. The eponymous British Museum of the Moving Image opened a little later in London. The movie theater of the New York museum was very modern by the then standards. In addition to film screenings, a TV lounge offered the opportunity to look at old TV shows from the early days.

In 2005, the museum received a portion of a 20 million dollar donation from the Carnegie Corporation.

Since 2008, the museum will be expanded to meet the growing traffic needs. During the renovations, the permanent exhibition will remain open, screenings and events are outsourced and the collection is still accessible for film researchers.

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