Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Avenue | Astoria | built 1913
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- 1988
The American Museum of the Moving Image opens in a former Paramount studio building
After seven years of work and $15 million, the museum opened in a building of the old Astoria Studios, once Paramount's East Coast home. It was the first museum in the United States given over entirely to film, television and video, covering their art, history and technology. Its theater could show 70mm, 35mm and 16mm film and was one of just two places in New York able to screen old nitrate prints.
“…the American Museum of the Moving Image opened on September 10, 1988, in the former East Coast home of Paramount Pictures…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2011
The museum reopens after a Leeser Architecture expansion that doubles its size
Ground was broken in March 2008 for an expansion of about $65 million that added a new theater and educational space. During construction the old theater was torn down and screenings moved off site, though the museum largely stayed open. The redesigned building by Leeser Architecture opened on January 15, 2011, along with a reworked version of the permanent exhibition Behind the Screen by AC Höcek Architecture.
“The museum opened its redesigned and expanded building, designed by Leeser Architecture, on January 15, 2011.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2017
The museum opens a permanent exhibition on Jim Henson and his creations
In 2017 the museum added the Jim Henson Exhibition, a permanent display devoted to Jim Henson's life, inventiveness and creations. It joined Behind the Screen, the permanent exhibition the museum had opened in 1996. In January 2020 the museum followed with an exhibit titled Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey.
“In 2017, the museum opened "the Jim Henson Exhibition", a permanent exhibit honoring the life and ingenuity of Jim Henson and his creations.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2023
New director Aziz Isham sets out to win back visitors after pandemic and strike losses
Budget cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood labor strikes hurt the museum's base of donors. After Aziz Isham became director in 2023, the museum updated the sound systems in its theaters and started Open Worlds, a free series in its lobby and on its patio with small business pop-ups, puppet shows and hands-on workshops, aiming to become a fixture of Astoria life.
Source: Wikipedia
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