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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
At the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, the current Ponyo exhibition connects hand-drawn animation to original drawings, art boards and an animation desk. An interactive table lets visitors try making a sequence themselves. The exhibition is scheduled through March 2027; check the wider programme before travelling, as other galleries rotate.
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Museum of the Moving Image
Behind the Screen at New York's Museum of the Moving Image follows the practical work that turns performances and materials into a finished production. Equipment, design objects and interactive displays make it useful for understanding departments usually hidden behind the credits. Give yourself time to try things, rather than treating the galleries as a prop-spotting exercise.
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EYE Institut Filmmuseum
Amsterdam's Eye Filmmuseum uses its permanent What Is Film? exhibition to connect cinema with the optical devices and experiments that preceded it. The chance to explore animation and moving-image tricks makes this a particularly approachable stop for curious visitors. Temporary exhibitions offer another route in, with their own changing emphasis.
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Deutsches Filminstitut
Frankfurt's DFF combines the Deutsches Filminstitut with a film museum whose permanent exhibition explores cinematic perception and storytelling. Early image-making devices lead into the choices that shape what a viewer sees and feels. It is a useful visit if you want a practical vocabulary for watching films more closely.
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National Museum of Cinema
Turin's National Museum of Cinema turns the Mole Antonelliana into a route through cinema's changing technologies and environments. The archaeology of cinema is especially useful for seeing how visual tricks developed before the familiar movie theatre. Leave room for the building's unusual layout and check which temporary exhibition accompanies the permanent collection.
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Cinémathèque française
The Musée Méliès within the Cinémathèque française in Paris links early screen magic to the development of cinematic special effects. Devices, drawings and objects make the connection between a trick and the image it produces easier to grasp. Choose it for the pleasure of seeing film invention grow out of practical experimentation.
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