American Museum of the Moving Image
35th Avenue & 36th Street
Astoria | Queens
to Steinway Street | 
to Broadway
General Information
Contact 718-784-0077 |
American
Museum of the Moving Image
Hours
Tuesday thru Friday
10:00A to 3:00P
Holiday Hours
Veterans Day, Nov 11th 10:00A to 5:00P
Thanksgiving Day, Nov 26th Closed
Thanksgiving Weekend, Nov 27th thru 29th 10:00A to 5:00P
Christmas Day, Dec 25th Closed
Dec 26th thru Jan 3rd 10:00A to 5:00P
Martin Luther King Day, Jan 18th 10:00A to 5:00P
Feb 13th thru 21st 10:00A to 5:00P
Extras
Gift Shop | Cafe
Admission
Adults $7 |
Seniors $7 | Students $7 | Children 8 thru 18 $7 | Children
under 8 Free
Highlights
Housed in the 1920 studio that
produced films for the Famous Players-Lasky Company (later
Paramount), the collection of the American Museum of the Moving
Image is devoted to film, television and video. Its permanent
exhibitions highlight the collaborative efforts of a production --
both in front of the camera and behind the scenes -- and the effects
of film and television on our daily lives
The museum uses items from its more
than 83,000 piece permanent collection in thematic shows that
highlight specific film and television genres, trades, technologies
or works within a social or cultural setting in installations
commissioned for the museum. Its core exhibit Behind
the Screen. This exhibit uses a variety of interactive
techniques and materials to demonstrate the film-making process.
Activities include live demonstrations in film editing, animation,
digital imaging, sound editing and kinetoscope techniques. Another
commissioned installation, Tut's Fever Movie Palace offers
screenings of classic serials
Note During the Museum's
expansion project only Behind the Screen is open
The museum offers ongoing screening
programs, from short subjects to full retrospectives of individual
artists
Past Exhibits
From Penny Arcade to Megaplex
honors the 100th anniversary of Loews, the movie chain that
influenced millions. Artifacts, memorabilia, archived footage of
great films, architectural nuggets, all are on display to bring you
back to the days of the great movie palaces. Fittingly, the great
Loews (or Lo-eeze if your prefer) theaters of New York City
are represented, including the Brooklyn King, Manhattan's 175th
Street, the Bronx's Paradise and the Valencia in Queens
Digital Play Reloaded surveys
twenty years of interactive game design in a...(I have to admit I
don't know what the heck they're trying to say about this. I missed
this exhibit the last time I visited and what they have on the web
is just a bunch of new age gobbledygook that soars way over my
head.)
Things change quickly in NYC. Be sure to contact the museum or society for changes to schedules, admission fees, restrictions on children, strollers, backpacks, etc.
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