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The George Eastman Museum is located in a magnificent Colonial Revival mansion that George Eastman, the pioneer of modern photography, completed in 1905 and bequeathed to the University of Rochester upon his death. The university donated the mansion and surrounding property to the museum dedicated to the memory of George Eastman and his work.
It is is the oldest museum of photography in the world and one of the oldest film archives. The museum's original collections included the historical collection of Eastman Kodak Company, the Medicus collection of Alexander Gardner’s Civil War photographs, and the huge Gabriel Cromer collection. Thanks to many donations since then, the number of film and photography collection has greatly increased. The museum also holds frequent well-received temporary exhibits and is home to the 500-seat Dryden Theatre.
900 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607, 585-271-3361
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