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The 30-year hunt to find the Priscilla, Queen of the Desert bus
posted by Fiasco da Gama on Apr 11, 2024 - 18 comments

"Disclaimer : We disseminate in these pages tangible proofs of an insidious evil that has eaten hundreds of individuals for years. The week they are like you, go to work, study or live peacefully their retirement. Only a very attentive observer would be able to detect in their eyes the glow that lights up as soon as they hear the words "box", "folding", etc."

That's what Google translate tells me, anyway. But if you like old cameras you should definitely head over to Collection Appareils, a French-language, online museum with over 10,000 cameras. And possibly a little bit of evil. (previously)
posted by Room 641-A on Mar 30, 2017 - 5 comments

David Cronenberg: a virtual exhibition based on an exhibit at the Toronto International Film Festival.
posted by brundlefly on Apr 7, 2014 - 5 comments

Slate visits the H.R. Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland (Official museum website).
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI on Jan 2, 2014 - 16 comments

Opening Day of The Guggenheim Museum, 3:34 of color film shot on October 21, 1959 in NYC. “Buildings & Crowd” captures the their excitement as lines formed down Fifth Avenue. The end of the film highlights the inaugural exhibition within the rotunda. With works by Jean Arp, Constantin Brancusi, Marc Chagall, Stuart David, Max Ernst, Paul Klee, and Vasily Kandinsky.
posted by R. Mutt on Oct 21, 2013 - 2 comments

The George Eastman House is producing a series of nicely produced videos, each about 10 minutes long, demonstrating every major technological development in photographic process with guidance from historians, curators, and artists and illustrated by objects from their collection. There are more to come, but you can start now with The Dageurrotype, The Collodion Process, The Albumen Print, The Woodburytype, The Platium Print, and The Gelatin Silver Print.
posted by Miko on May 5, 2013 - 12 comments