History of Cinema Museum

The History of Cinema Museum (formerly the Dubai Moving Image Museum) is a museum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[1]

The museum has a permanent exhibition focusing on prehistory of cinema. It was inaugurated by Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, on January 14, 2014.^[2] The museum showcases Akram Miknas's collection, on collaboration with Pierre Patau. The History of Cinema Museum covers the development and the evolution of visual entertainment through a collection of more than 300 antique items such as early animation devices (praxinoscope, zoetrope, mutoscope, etc.).^[3][4]

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  A Dutch Peepbox from the middle of the 18th century exhibited at the History of Cinema Museum.
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  Professional Magic Lanterns displayed at the History of Cinema Museum.
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  Kayserpanorama within the History of Cinema Museum.
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  The "Vues d'Optiques" displayed on the wall of the History of Cinema Museum.
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  A rare Gaumont Mutoscope from 1897 and the Flicker Toys section in the History of Cinema Museum.
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  The Shadows Theaters and Puppets inside the History of Cinema Museum.
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  The important Stereoscopy section at the History of Cinema Museum.
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  Italian Megalethoscope from the middle of the 19th century displayed at the History of Cinema Museum.
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  A very rare piece: the "Indian" Mutoscope, at the History of Cinema Museum.

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