Visiting the Museum of the Moving Image
Visiting the Museum of the Moving Image I've never been much of a museum person, groaning whenever a friend, or even worse, a class suggests going. The Museum of the Moving Image was the first time I suggested to my friends that we go, despite it being in Queens. MOMI has been the only museum to completely capture my interest, and I believe it's because of my interest in film and the fact it was a little more tangible than an art or history museum. My group saw many exhibits, including prosthetics and masks, costumes, miniature set designs, how to trick your eye into seeing movement, and tabloid magazines of the past showcasing that days moviestar. My favorite by far was prosthetics and masks, and costumes. They had masks of Jim Carey’s green mask, Chewbacca, and King Kong. The tour guide described the process of making the masks, which takes hours to perfect. In the costumes exhibit, there were outfits from the extremely extravagant burlesque, to a t-shirt and jeans. My f...
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