The History of Cinema Museum (formerly the Dubai Moving Image Museum) is a
museum in
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates.
The museum has a permanent exhibition focusing on
prehistory of cinema. It was inaugurated by
Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, on January 14, 2014. The museum showcases Akram Miknas's collection, on collaboration with Pierre Patau. The History of Cinema Museum covers the development and the evolution of visual entertainment through a collection of more than 300 antique items such as early
animation
Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...
devices (
praxinoscope
The praxinoscope was an animation device, the successor to the zoetrope. It was invented in France in 1877 by Charles-Émile Reynaud. Like the zoetrope, it used a strip of pictures placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder. The ...
,
zoetrope,
mutoscope, etc.).
[Dubai Moving Image Museum (DMIM). ''World Guide''.]
Gallery
Dutch Peepbox.jpg, A Dutch Peepbox from the middle of the 18th century exhibited at the History of Cinema Museum.
MagicLanterns.jpg, Professional Magic Lanterns displayed at the History of Cinema Museum.
KayserPanorama.jpg, Kayserpanorama within the History of Cinema Museum.
VuesD'optiqueWall.jpg, The "Vues d'Optiques" displayed on the wall of the History of Cinema Museum.
FlickerWall.jpg, A rare Gaumont Mutoscope from 1897 and the Flicker Toys section in the History of Cinema Museum.
Shadowspic.jpg, The Shadows Theaters and Puppets inside the History of Cinema Museum.
StereoscopyWall.jpg, The important Stereoscopy section at the History of Cinema Museum.
ItalianMegalethoscope.jpg, Italian Megalethoscope from the middle of the 19th century displayed at the History of Cinema Museum.
BlueMutoscope.jpg, A very rare piece: the "Indian" Mutoscope, at the History of Cinema Museum.
References
External links
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2014 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
Museums established in 2014
Museums in Dubai
Cinema museums
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