assignment 2 Danielle Nicolosi

For this assignment, i was suggested from a girl in the class who lives in Astoria, to visit the Museum of Moving Image. I can't believe I have lived in New York all my life and wasnt aware of such a cool museum right in my own city.

What make the Museum of the Moving Image stand out form the rest? First, unlike traditional gallery museums, this museum celebrates the history, technology and the art of movies. It does this by collecting, preserving, and providing access to moving-image related artifacts; screening significant films and other moving-image works; presenting exhibitions of artifacts, artworks, and interactive experiences; and offering educational and interpretive programs to students, teachers, and the general public.

This museum lets you become part of the movie-making experience through interactive exhibits. I actually dubbed my own voice into the classic movie scene of Dorothy arriving in the Land of Oz. You can also add sound effects to a movie scene. I also noticed you can experiment with motion by making a short film of yourself dancing.

While i was there, i saw a popular exhibition the museum holds called Behind the Screen. The movie it was featuring was, A Town Called Panic. The most interesting part of this exhibition is where it takes place. The films are shown in Tut’s Fever. This one-of-kind theater holds 35 seats. .” Clever Egyptian-inspired motifs and cartoon-like caricatures of larger-than-life figures from Hollywood’s golden age cover the surfaces of this theater. A few big names i noticed were Orson Welles, Cecil B. DeMille, the Marx Brothers, Marilyn Monroe, and Charlie Chaplin.


Now that i know that this museum even exsists, espcially nearby, I would love to go back with friends and family! It was a lot of fun.