ABOUT USWharton Studio Museum is preserving and celebrating Ithaca's role in early American filmmaking, and developing the historic Wharton Studio building in Stewart Park into a park center with exhibits and installations about film history and the history of the park.
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING
EVENTS AND EXHIBITSWharton Studio Museum produces four annual events -- Silent Movie Under the Stars (August); Silent Movie Month (October); Silents Roar! Film Festival (spring); and Party for the Park (September, in collaboration with Friends of Stewart Park) -- in addition to other screenings, presentations and exhibits throughout the year. View our Calendar of Events and Exhibits for full details.
EVENTS AND EXHIBITS
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WAYS TO SUPPORTUPCOMING EVENTS AND EXHIBITS
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20 Apr, 19UpcomingWharton Studio Museum is pleased to announce it’s 2nd Silents Roar! Film Festival!
Wharton Studio Museum's 2nd Silents Roar! Film Festival for Southern Tier youth ages 13-18, takes place Saturday, April 21, 2019 from 6pm-8pm…
25 Apr, 19UpcomingExploits of Elaine screening at Dryden Theatre, Eastman Museum in Rochester, NY.
Join WSM as it goes on the road to the Dryden Theatre at Eastman Museum for a rare screening of Episodes 1-4…
24 Aug, 19UpcomingSAVE THE DATE – WSM’S 9th Annual Silent Movie Under the Stars
Save the Date -- Saturday August 24, 2019 at sundown for WSM's 9th Annual Silent Movie Under the Stars at Taughannock Falls state Park. …
21 Sep, 19UpcomingSAVE THE DATE – WSM and Friends of Stewart Park’s 4th Annual Party for the Park
Save the Date -- Saturday, September 21, 2019 WSM and Friends of Stewart Park's 4th Annual Party for the Park in the…
WSM has created a Wharton Studio Silent Film Tour. This self-guided tour takes you to a number of Ithaca’s silent movie history locations, beginning with the historic Wharton Studio building in Stewart Park and on to Cornell University’s campus and then on to Upper Treman! It’s fun and informative! WSM thanks Randi Kepecs for her help in producing the tour.
IN THE NEWS
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13
Mar
Wharton Studio Book Coming Soon!
Read moreSilent Serial Sensations: The Wharton Brothers and the Magic of Early Cinema, the first book-length study of Ted and Leo Wharton and their extraordinary
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27
Feb
Take a peek at our new Resources page
Read moreWSM’s building a Resources page to provide some information to keep you on top of the world of silent film. You’ll find it under Events
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17
Feb
Finger Lakes Film Trail Coming Soon!
Read moreWSM is thrilled to announce the launch of the Finger Lakes Film Trail (FLFT), a fresh opportunity to discover the history and culture of New York State through
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05
Feb
WSM to install exhibit in new Tompkins Center for History & Culture opening in downtown Ithaca Spring ’19
Read moreWSM, a partner in the new Tompkins Center for History & Culture (TCHC) on the Commons, is excited to be working with our design
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28
Nov
NY State Senator Tom O’Mara announces grant funding
Read moreOn October 18th, 2018, NY State Senator Tom O’Mara announced grant funding to Wharton Studio Museum and Friends of Stewart Park and presented WSM
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20
Sep
October is Silent Movie Month!
Read moreA month-long celebration of silent film and Ithaca’s role in early movie making history, October 2018 is shaping up to be WSM’s best Silent
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Aug
WSM and Wharton Studio history were recently featured in the Ithaca Times (8/15/18 issue)
Read moreWSM and Wharton Studio history were recently featured in the Ithaca Times (8/15/18 issue): Ithaca’s Cinematic Past: Ithaca spots that were seen, not heard, in film
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20
Aug
WSM to have home in new Tompkins Center for History & Culture on the Commons in ’19!
Read moreWSM is excited to be a partner in the Tompkins Center for History & Culture, a new exhibit-based history and culture destination in downtown Ithaca.