WSM in collaboration with Sigma Chi Fraternity proudly present a screening of A Romance of the Air (1918) with live musical accompaniment by Emmett Scott. Sigma Chi Fraternity at Cornell is proud to sponsor this screening, as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Sigma Chi’s acquisition of Greystone, one of the first residences in Cayuga […]

Join us this First Friday in June for an evening celebrating the region’s moviemaking history! The Cayuga Museum is part of the Finger Lakes Film Trail, a coalition of historic film sites, and through 2025 we are featuring an exhibit in partnership with our friends at the Wharton Studio Museum in Ithaca. The Wharton Studio Museum […]

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 […]