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PHOTOS: New Renovations At The Museum of the Moving Image
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The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY, has now doubled in size from 50,000 to 97,700 square feet with an expansion designed by architect Thomas Leeser. The design re-imagines the ground floor of the existing City-owned building and provides a three-story addition.

"Museum of the Moving Image must be a dynamic place," says Leeser. "One of our main goals was to allow visitors to experience their movement through the building as a kind of participation in the imaginary movement of images on the screen."

The project cashes in at $67 million, including $54.7 million from the City of New York. A justified investment, according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "New York has long been at the center of visual media development, so it's fitting that the nation's only institution dedicated to its exploration continues to thrive and expand in the City."

A Tour of the New Museum of the Moving Image Expansion
Main Entrance(01 of09)
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New main entrance.
The Rear Facade(02 of09)
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The Grand Stairs(03 of09)
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Redesigned Lobby(04 of09)
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Video Screening Amphitheater(05 of09)
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Screening Room(06 of09)
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Behind The Screen(07 of09)
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Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR) interactive experience, in Behind the Screen, the core exhibition of the museum.
Early projectors(08 of09)
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Early projectors, in Behind the Screen, the core exhibition at Museum of the Moving Image.
The Main Theater(09 of09)
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The main 267-seat theater.

All images by Peter Aaron/Esto. Courtesy of Museum of the Moving Image

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