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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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Director's Note | Future Galleries in the Mansion

The George Eastman Museum is committed to providing an engaging experience for all of our visitors...

Mar 01, 2022 - 4 minutes

Technology | Inspired by 500 Cameras: Creating Cameras Inspired by the Hardy Boys

Paul Baker is an artist who works in a variety of media, including wood and found materials. For his...

Feb 23, 2022 - 3 minutes

Cinema | South Asian Cinema IMLS Grant: A Conversation with Archivists After Year One

The first year of the IMLS grant to identify, inspect, and catalog the extensive South Asian Cinema...

Feb 16, 2022 - 8 minutes

Director's Note | Here’s Looking at You

When we created the Thomas Tischer Visitor Center, the historic Palm House — which had been...

Jan 01, 2022 - 3 minutes

Director's Note | A Timely and Timeless Exhibition

Many times in the history of the George Eastman Museum, we have been the first institution to...

Dec 14, 2021 - 3 minutes

Photography | Ask GEM: How do you work with light-sensitive objects from the collection?

As part of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, we have been cataloging and...

Oct 07, 2021 - 3 minutes

Cinema | In-Focus Followup: Conserving South Asian Cinema Q&A

This post was written by Erica Jones and Lydia Creech, Project Film Specialists in the Moving Image...

Sep 20, 2021 - 6 minutes

Photography | Ask a Curator Day: Meet Lilyan Jones and Mireya Salinas

For Ask a Curator day (Wednesday, September 15, 2021) we are featuring the team who are working on...

Sep 13, 2021 - 3 minutes

Cinema | Ask GEM: Are silent films really silent?

With the return of Silent Tuesdays to the Dryden Theatre this September, we are exploring the...

Aug 17, 2021 - 3 minutes

Director's Note | Transforming Our Educational Programs

People who visit the George Eastman Museum as children are more likely to return as adults, to form...

Aug 17, 2021 - 3 minutes

Cinema | Treasures from the South Asian Cinema Collection: Main Hoon Jadugar (Jugal Kishor, India 1965)

This post was written by Lydia Creech, Project Film Specialist in the Moving Image Department. This...

Aug 05, 2021 - 4 minutes

Director's Note | In Solidarity at the Dryden Theatre

Film is a particularly powerful means of expressing solidarity and shared grief, as each screening...

Jun 28, 2021 - 3 minutes

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