Wharton Studio Museum(WSM) is very glad to announce that on November 3rd,City of Ithaca Common Council approved its 2022 budget which includes $100,000 for WSM’s Wharton Studio Park Center in the historic Wharton Studio Building. The year-round lakefront destination will feature exhibit space, a cafe and terrace, and small shop/office. This project is being developed […]

  In 2012, Mayor Myrick proclaimed October as Silent Movie Month in Ithaca to highlight the region’s role in early American moviemaking. Join the celebration this year — its 10th —  with virtual and in-person events, and WSM’s ongoing multimedia exhibit at the Tompkins Center for History & Culture. In this unusual year, we’re expanding […]

    Serial Style: The Business of Being Irene Castle A virtual presentation by Denise N. Green, Associate Professor of Fashion Design, College of Human Ecology on Thursday, October 14, 7-8pm.   Join us online for Professor Green’s engaging talk about Irene Castle who was already a household name when she arrived in Ithaca in 1916 to […]

Wednesday, October 27th, 7-8:30pm Patrick Conway & his Famous Ithaca Band A virtual presentation by local historian and Visiting Lecturer at Cornell who, since 2011, has taught a class about Cornell history. Presented by Friends of Stewart Park as part of its Stewart Park Centennial Zoom Series. Join local historian Corey Ryan Earle, as he […]

Saturday, November 13th, 7:15pm A Fool There Was (1915) starring Theda Bara and Edward Jose with live musical accompaniment At Cornell Cinema 1915 > USA > Directed by Frank Powell A Fool There Was features a breakthrough performance by Theda Bara, one of America’s most famous silent film stars. It is just one of two surviving […]

  Thursday, November 18th, 7pm The Wharton Brothers and the Magic of Early Cinema Presented by Historic Geneva A virtual presentation by Barbara Tepa Lupack, historian and author who has written extensively on American literature, film, and culture, including Silent Serial Sensations: The Wharton Brothers and the Magic of Early Cinema (Cornell University Press, 2020) […]

    Silent Movie Under the Stars returns to Taughannock on Saturday, August 28th, 2021 at 8pm for its 11th year with a screening of a newly-restored Sherlock Holmes (1916) starring William Gillette. The film, released by Flicker Alley, comes with a stellar accompanying original score by England’s Neil Brand Ensemble and this year, in a break with […]

You continue to help WSM make noise about silent film and we are truly grateful! This coming Wednesday, June 23rd, you can do so again with a gift to WSM during Giving is Gorges, a day of supporting Tompkins County’s wonderful nonprofits, many of which WSM happily collaborates with!   Choose from three projects to support, or support […]

    WSM is thrilled to be hosting and producing Ithaca High School’s first official film festival. QUIET ON THE SET takes place Friday, May 22nd at 7pm over Zoom! Join us for the Screening & Awards Event featuring short silent films by students in Media Arts and announcement of the winners by our festival […]