George Eastman Museum | |
George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York | |
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Location | 900 East Avenue, Rochester, New York, United States |
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Built | 1905 1949 (museum opened) |
Architect | J. Foster Warner McKim, Mead and White (interiors) |
Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
Website | www |
NRHP reference No. | 66000529 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 13, 1966[2] |
Designated NHL | November 13, 1966[1] |
The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as George Eastman House and the International Museum of Photography and Film,[3][4][5] is the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography[6][7] and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in Rochester, New York.
World-renowned for its collections in the fields of photography and cinema, the museum is also a leader in film preservation and photograph conservation, educating archivists and conservators from around the world. Home to the 500-seat Dryden Theatre, the museum is located on the estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Company. The estate was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
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