Impact

Through the Lens

Watch how the National History Museum preserves and presents the 100-year-old film industry through some rare artefacts.

The film industry is more than a hundred years old, with plenty of fascinating moments frozen in time to show for it. Filmmakers have always made history accessible in a tangible way, and continue to do so. Three archivists at the National History Museum share their efforts to preserve and present the historical progression of film cameras in their “Becoming Los Angeles” exhibit.

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