In addition to screening events, Wharton Studio Museum designs and produces multimedia exhibits on Ithaca’s silent film history. WSM will continue to bring exhibits to the community via public and private spaces. WSM welcomes proposals for on-site re-installations of its past exhibits.

Wharton, Inc. Motion Picture Studio - Tompkins Center for History & Culture

Visit WSM's newly-installed permanent exhibit on the Wharton, Inc. motion picture studio in the Tompkins Center for History & Culture, located on the Commons in Downtown Ithaca at 110 N. Tioga St.  Visit www.tompkins-center.net for hours the main exhibit space is open. 

Artifacts Wall - Southern Tier Welcome Center - 2017

Wharton Studio history is excited to be featured on the Artifacts Wall in the new Southern Tier Welcome Center on Interstate 81 in Kirkwood, NY, which opened this past fall after a large-scale renovation.

WSM's exhibit includes a black and white framed image of the Wharton, Inc. studio circa 1915, a small screen playing a clip from a silent film made in Ithaca and some text about Ithaca's silent film history. The Welcome Center focuses on NYS products, as well as history and destinations one can discover while visiting the region. Thank you to Empire State Development for including Central New York film history.  Hope you will pop in to see the new center and WSM's exhibit on your travels on I-81!

Location: Southern Tier Welcome Center on Interstate 81 in Kirkwood, NY

Southern Tier Welcome Center exterior
Close-up of WSM exhibit in Southern Tier Welcome Center 2017
WSM exhibit image SOuthern Tier Welcome Center 2017