University of Rochester

Unique University/Museum Alliance

  • people at lightdesk

    Experts in Film Preservation

    Left to right: Hong Yang, associate professor of chemical engineering; Taina Meller, conservator in charge at the Kay R. Whitmore Conservation Center; and Nicholas P. Bigelow, professor of physics and optics.
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    Experts in Film Preservation

    Ralph Wiegandt, senior project conservator of the Kay R. Whitmore Conservation Center at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film.
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    Experts in Film Preservation

    Examining a daguerreotype.
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    Experts in Film Preservation

    Taina Meller examines a wide-format daguerreotype.
  • Tree of Life in Genesee Valley Park

    Experts in Film Preservation

    Graduate student Sara Hutt of the Jeffrey L. Selznick School of Film Preservation at the George Eastman House.
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    Experts in Film Preservation

    Graduate student Sara Hutt of the Jeffrey L. Selznick School of Film Preservation at the George Eastman House.
  • kids with players

    Experts in Film Preservation

    Examining old filmstrips.
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    Experts in Film Preservation

    Graduate student Josh Haidet of the Jeffrey L. Selznick School of Film Preservation at the George Eastman House.
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    Experts in Film Preservation

    Hundreds of film canisters line the shelves, holding decades of cinematic history.
  • The game

    Experts in Film Preservation

    Graduate student Kate Fitzpatrick of the Jeffrey L. Selznick School of Film Preservation at the George Eastman House.
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    Experts in Film Preservation

    Graduate student Ken Fox of the Jeffrey L. Selznick School of Film Preservation at the George Eastman House.

The University of Rochester and George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film have entered into an alliance to further public engagement, research, and education in the arts and sciences. This unique museum/university partnership will focus on the museum's photography and motion-picture collections.