MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
Operating since 1988, the Museum of the Moving Image is the
country’s only institution dedicated entirely to exploring the art,
history, popularity, and technology of film, television, internet,
cartoons, and even video games.
The complex, which is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places, features the 267-seat Sumner M. Redstone Theater and
the 68-seat Celeste and Armand Bartos Screening Room, where
more than 400 films are screened per year. The cinemas often
host retrospectives on certain themes, stars or directors.
On the second floor, the permanent Jim Henson Exhibition
displays almost 300 objects from throughout the namesake’s
career. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, The Swedish Chef, Big
Bird, and Elmo are among 47 muppets there along with character
sketches, storyboards, scripts, photographs, and costumes from
The Muppet Show and its related movies, Sesame Street, Fraggle
Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.
Behind the Screen, which shows how movies and television
shows are created, marketed, and exhibited through interactive
software, artifacts, and lighting, is also on permanent display.
Items include everything from cameras used in the 1800s to
drive-in speakers to the model set for “The Silence of the
Lambs.” Highlights include Star Trek merchandise, costumes
Robin Williams wore for “Mork & Mindy,” Robert DeNiro’s
“Raging Bull” boxing gloves, and a sweatshirt the Eddie Murphy
donned in “Beverly Hills Cop.”
Inside scoop: Museum of the Moving Image is located on the former
site of Famous Players-Lasky Studio, where the Marx Brothers filmed
many of their movies. In 1942, the United States Signal Corps took
it over to make training and propaganda films during World War II.
Museum of the Moving Image
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