The History of Cinema Museum (formerly the Dubai Moving Image Museum) is a museum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]

The museum has a permanent exhibition focusing on prehistory of cinema. It was inaugurated by Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, on January 14, 2014.[2] The museum showcases Akram Miknas's collection, on collaboration with Pierre Patau. The History of Cinema Museum covers the development and the evolution of visual entertainment through a collection of more than 300 antique items such as early animation devices (praxinoscope, zoetrope, mutoscope, etc.).[3][4]

References

  1. "The Dubai Moving Image Museum". Time Out. Dubai. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. Shaikh Majid opens a unique Dubai Moving Image Museum. Khaleej Times, 15 October 2014.
  3. Entertainment through the ages. The National, 21 August 2013.
  4. Dubai Moving Image Museum (DMIM). World Guide.

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