Director's Welcome The George Eastman Museum is an international treasure. Our collections of photography and cinema are among the best in the world. Our collection of cameras and related technology is matched by none. The museum—founded more than seventy years ago as George Eastman House—is located in Rochester, New York, on the National Historic Landmark estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography and a leader in the development of motion picture film. The Eastman Museum is actively building our collections, with an emphasis on photographic