The Museum of the Moving Image is a definite stop on any Astoria tour. The museum, which is located at 36-01 35th Ave, is dedicated to all things film, television and visual media. The permanent collection walks you through the history of the medium and where it stands today with lots of interactive and hands-on components. For instance, a praxinoscope, which is a series of images placed inside a cylinder that you can spin to see move, arcade games from the 80s, including Frogger(!), and really old TVs where the screen is about the size of an iPad but the body it sits in is as large as a china cabinent! Times have definitely changed.
In addition to their interesting permanent collection, the museum is currently exhibiting Jim Henson's Fantastic World, which is running until January 16. It's a great exhibition that details the life and creative geniusness of Jim Henson. From doodles to muppets to interesting clips and interviews with Henson, the exhibit gives you a great sense of the man behind the puppets. They also have a 9 minute video that Henson made called Time Piece (only running until November 16), which is a really funny/quirky surrealist short film that Henson made and is a really fun clip to watch.
Be sure to check out the museum next time you are in the area!
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