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Director's Note | Progress on Mansion Galleries and Exhibitions

The first phase of a major project that will transform our visitors’ experience, the renovation of...

Nov 03, 2025 - 3 minutes

Director's Note | Rita Moreno to Receive George Eastman Award

The George Eastman Museum will honor actor, dancer, and singer Rita Moreno with the prestigious...

Sep 26, 2025 - 3 minutes

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Photography | Sight Reading Challenge Four: Cropping Matters, and Week Three Winner

Challenge Four: Cropping Matters Entry Period: August 8-15, 2016 Hashtag: #GEMcrop Challenge: For...

Aug 08, 2016 - 1 minute

Mansion | Summer Intern Update: My Real Life Night at the Museum

Hi there, my name is Taylor, intern at the George Eastman Museum, born and raised right outside the...

Aug 03, 2016 - 3 minutes

Mansion | Building the George Eastman Museum... in Minecraft!

This week, we have a very special guest post. A few weeks ago, Mary Cavagnero tweeted an amazing...

Jul 26, 2016 - 2 minutes

Photography | Sight Reading Challenge Three: Movement, and Week Two Winner

Challenge: For this Sight Reading Instagram Challenge, we want you to capture movement. Whether you...

Jul 25, 2016 - 1 minute

Mansion | 100 Years Ago, George Eastman Began a European Adventure...

George Eastman left behind a paper trail- one that is so detailed in letters and photos that we are...

Jul 20, 2016 - 3 minutes

Photography | Sight Reading Challenge Two: Closeup, and Week One Winner

Challenge Two: Closeup Entry Period: July 11-18, 2016 Hashtag: #GEMcloseup Challenge: For our second...

Jul 11, 2016 - 1 minute

Director's Note | Second Floor. Walk Up!

Compared to the first floor of George Eastman’s historic mansion—which we restored more than 25...

Jul 01, 2016 - 4 minutes

Cinema | Dear, Ms. de Havilland...

Dear, Ms. De Havilland, I must apologize as I cannot express the excitement and gratitude in writing...

Jun 30, 2016 - 3 minutes

Photography | Dry Plates in the Woods: Using 19th Century Photographic Processes to Capture Letchworth State Park

Waterfalls, gelatin dry plates, large format cameras and Hiking. They all go together like peas and...

Jun 29, 2016 - 2 minutes

Cinema | Finding Aids: Tools for Re-Discovering the Lives of Four Filmmakers

The creation of a finding aid for any archival collection is always good news for both archivists...

Jun 21, 2016 - 4 minutes

Photography | Sight Reading Challenge One: Urban Text

Challenge: For our first Sight Reading Instagram Challenge, we want you to capture text within the...

Jun 20, 2016 - 1 minute

Photography | Are you ready for an Instagram challenge?

On June 18, 2016, our newest exhibition, Sight Reading: Photography and the Legible World, will open...

Jun 17, 2016 - 3 minutes

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