Curious Magic: The Magic Lantern Slides of the Museum of Natural History
Two multi‐media performances: Thursday April 12, 2012 and Friday April 13, 2012
At the Museum of Natural History's Cormack Planetarium • Roger Williams Park • Providence, RI

 

In conjunction with the current Curiouser exhibit, Magic Lantern Cinema and the Museum of Natural History present "Curious Magic," two multi‐media performances featuring the antiquarian magic lantern slides of the Museum of Natural History.

Dovetailing with the current Curiouser exhibit, the Museum of Natural History and the exhibit's curators will partner with Magic Lantern Cinema to stage two multi‐media performances based around the Museum's extensive collection of antique glass magic lantern slides. Utilizing a technology invented in the 1650s, glass lantern slides were highly popular in the late 19th century... Click here to read more.