Behind the Scenes: Greystone Tour and Reception Thursday, July 10 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 106 Cayuga Heights Rd Ithaca, NY 14850, USA Join Historic Ithaca and the Wharton Studio Museum for a tour and reception of this unique historic property in Cayuga Heights. Completed in 1913 by New York architect John Van Pelt, Greystone, now the […]

A new transportation show from The History Center; a newly-installed exhibit focused on planes, trains and trolleys in Wharton, Inc. Studio films curated by Wharton Studio Museum; a video about the Tommy bi-plane from Ithaca Aviation Heritage Foundation; and a screening of A Romance of the Air (1918) shot in Ithaca and co-produced by Wharton, Inc. […]

In 2012, City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick proclaimed October in Ithaca as Silent Movie Month, a month-long celebration of silent film and Ithaca’s role in early movie making history produced by Wharton Studio Museum in collaboration with many local organizations.  Join WSM each October for screenings, exhibits, and events at Cornell Cinema, Cinemapolis, and many other […]

Join Wharton Studio Museum and Friends of Stewart Park for our 9th annual Party for the Park fundraiser!  We’re celebrating our current Roaring 20s by bringing the party back to the Roaring 1920s when silent movies were all the cat’s meow, jazz was playing in secret clubs downtown, and Ithacans were gathering in their new public lakeside […]

The Mark of Zorro (1920) left its mark on everyone Saturday night for our 14th Silent Movie Under the Stars! The location at Upper Robert Treman State Park was lovely with trees all around the approximately 250 people nestled in to watch the film with a gorgeous original score performed by Cloud Chamber Orchestra — […]

This year’s Screening & Awards Ceremony featured films from the Ithaca area and beyond—as far east as Hamilton, and as far south as Vestal & Whitney Point. Films will be posted on the Wharton Studio Museum (WSM) YouTube, stay tuned! (Filmmakers: if you don’t want your film up please let us know and we will […]

Join us for Friends of Stewart Park and Wharton Studio Museum’s 8th annual fundraiser for park revitalization on Saturday, September 23 from 6-8:30 PM in the Picnic Pavilion and outside by the Waterfront Trail and Cayuga Lake. We’re celebrating a groundbreaking year for Stewart Park with the literal imminent groundbreaking for the Splash Pad and […]