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The historic mansion is closed through November 8 for construction. The museum's exhibitions, Open Face eatery, Museum Shop, gardens, and Dryden Theatre remain open during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

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Events for Tuesday, January 2, 2024

The galleries, mansion, and shop are open today 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Open Face at Eastman Museum is open 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024, All Day

One Hundred Years Ago: George Eastman in 1923

Historic Mansion

This annual display in the historic mansion provides a glimpse of George Eastman’s life and work one hundred years ago. The new selection of objects highlights the goings on in 1923—most notably the release of the Ciné-Kodak and 16mm motion picture film and a 10-week expedition in the Cassiar region of Alaska and British Columbia, which became his favorite camping destination for the remainder of his life.

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024, All Day

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery
As the George Eastman Museum approaches and celebrates its 75th anniversary, we are featuring a group of exhibitions that highlight a wide range of holdings from the museum’s collection. With this selection of objects in the Collection Gallery, we continue our broad survey of works to draw parallels and connections between photography, history, and culture. The objects chosen for this exhibition will chart a course through this history, identifying notable movements and trends while giving context to a breadth of photographic practices, technologies, communities, and traditions.
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024, 7:30 p.m.

Treasures and Trash from the Chicago Film Society

Dryden Theatre

Special Screening Begun by a trio of projectionists in 2011, Chicago Film Society is an independent organization dedicated to analog film exhibition and preservation in a digital age. Their growing archive encompasses rare 35mm prints of Hollywood features, as well as the detritus of cinema; trailers, snipes, sponsored films, and other orphan works.

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