Museum of the Moving Image

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Museum of the Moving Image

Address

3601 35th Ave

Astoria, NY 11106 

Phone

(718) 784-0077

Area

Neighborhood

Long Island City

Price

• Free but suggested donation of $10

Web Page

movingimage.us

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Museums Type

Museum

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Description

Located at the site of the former Astoria Studios (now operating as the Kaufman Astoria Studios) in the borough of Queens in New York City (USA), the Museum of the Moving Image (originally named the Astoria Motion Picture and Television Center Foundation, then the American Museum of the Moving Image before dropping the "American" ) was founded in 1977. Its mission statement is to educate "the public about the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media and to examine their impact on culture and society."

In addition to three floors of revolving and permanent exhibits, the museum features various screenings and seminars in a full-sized theatre, educational programs, and a gift shop with film memorabilia. Two or three different films a day are generally screened on weekends, often in coordinated retrospectives featuring a specific director or actor (who often appear for related seminars and panels), free of charge to members (membership is $65 per year for an individual). [1]

Beautiful nice clean place tons of different interesting exhibits.

Tips

• Interesting exhibits with old filmography objects, create your own animated shorts, view from producers view what it's like to broadcast a sports game etc.
• No need to be familiar at all with movies

Hours Subject to change. Always verify.

• Wednesdays and Thursdays: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Fridays: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Free after 4:00 p.m.)
• Saturdays and Sundays: 11:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.