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Saturday, August 1, 2026, 9 a.m.

Yoga in the Garden

East Lawn

Start your morning with yoga in the George Eastman Museum gardens, led by Jesse Ames from YogaVibe 585.

Sunday, August 2, 2026, All Day

A vintage box camera with a worn, brown exterior sits on a white surface. The camera lens is visible on the front, and there is a metal handle on top. This piece is reminiscent of an 1887 Kodak camera (pre-production sample) made by the Eastman Dry Plate & Film Company (Rochester), reflecting early innovations in photographic history.

A Camera as Easy as the Pencil: George Eastman’s Goal Achieved

Second Floor Mansion

This new permanent exhibit provides a look at the evolution of photography, from George Eastman’s earliest dream of simplicity to today’s world, where images are not just easier to create but also instantly viewed, edited, and shared.

Sunday, August 2, 2026, All Day

Alpsee

7Crest Financial Partners Hall

An experimental film that transports viewers into a dreamlike mid-twentieth century family melodrama.

Sunday, August 2, 2026, All Day

Ahndraya Parlato's photo Colleen at the Table from her series TIME TO KILL

Ahndraya Parlato: TIME TO KILL

Project Gallery

Ahndraya Parlato: TIME TO KILL is an evocative interrogation of gendered aging unfolding through photographs, letters, and sculpture. In the exhibition, Parlato explores her fears and fantasies around aging and thinks about how women may become less culturally visible as they enter perimenopausal stages of life.

Sunday, August 2, 2026, All Day

A landscape with trees and mountains, featuring a large square photo of a silhouetted tree placed in the center, blending with the natural scenery behind it. Inspired by Mark Klett (American, b. 1952) and Byron Wolfe (American), from *Reconstructing the View*, this inkjet print—gift of the artists—seamlessly merges photographic elements with the picturesque environment.

Selections from the Collection

Collection Gallery

Selections from the Collection features objects from the museum’s photography and related technology collections. A conceptual thread connects objects, which rotate in and out of the exhibition, to the various lineages that exist throughout the history of photography. Showcased is a field richly interdependent on community networks for its progress.

Sunday, August 2, 2026, All Day

People march outdoors in a pride parade, carrying rainbow flags and a large GEM Lambda Kodak banner. Participants wear casual clothes, and buildings and trees are visible in the background. Even before they formally acquired official recognition at Kodak, Lambda members met as a support group and participated in off-campus events such as this mid-1990s Pride Parade in Rochester, NY.

Picturing Equality: The Lambda Network at Kodak

Gallery Obscura

Explore the history of the Lambda Network at Kodak, the company’s LGBTQ employee resource group, and learn how its members influenced inclusivity in corporate workplace settings.

Sunday, August 2, 2026, All Day

Edward Steichen (American, b. Luxembourg, 1879–1973), Delphiniums, 1940. Dye imbibition print. George Eastman Museum, bequest of Edward Steichen, 1981. © 2025 estate of Edward Steichen/Artists Rights Society (ARS)

Edward Steichen and the Garden

Main Galleries

Over a professional life spanning seven decades, Edward Steichen (1879–1973) established himself as one of the most important figures in the history of photography. What is less known is that for much of that time, Steichen devoted himself to the nurturing of plants and gardens, an activity that sustained him and through which he developed ardently held beliefs regarding the relationship of art, nature, and creativity.

Tuesday, August 4, 2026, All Day