The National Museum of Cinema, in partnership with the University of Turin, the Infini.To-Planetario of Turin, the University of Turin Scientific and Technological Archive, presents a wide-ranging programme of performances, film festivals, seminars and conferences which focus on the theme “Cinema and Science”. The programme is part of Waiting for ESOF2010, a series of events leading up to the fourth edition of ESOF – the Euroscience Open Forum: the pan-European biennial meeting dedicated to scientific research and innovation which will take place in Turin from July 2 to 7 2010.
Secondo Pia, photographer of Holy Shroud and Piedmont April 9 - May 23, 2010 Palazzo Barolo, Torino
Through a selection of photographs from the collections of the National Cinema Museum and the Museum of the Shroud, the exhibit shows the important work of photographer Secondo Pia, best known for having created in May of 1898 exceptional photographs that reveal the true face of the Shroud.
Ecce Homo. The image of Jesus in the history of cinema March 27 – June 6, 2010 Mole Antonelliana, Torino
Under the patronage of “Comitato per l’Ostensione della Sindone”.
Through a careful selection of photographs, posters, books, scores and records from the Museum collections and the archives of Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé and Cinémathèque Française, the exhibition offers the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the iconographic variants which have characterised the figure of Christ in the history of film.
New installations at the National Cinema Museum. STARK INTERACTIVE WALL - POSTER GALLERY, SPECIAL EFFECTS - THE FILM MACHINE February 4, 2010 Mole Antonelliana, Torino
Thanks to the intervention promoted and financed by the Council for the Enhancement of Artistic and Cultural Property of Turin the Posters Gallery is enhanced by an interactive exhibit module. A screen permits visitors to access an archive of images of the National Cinema Museum’s collection of posters.
The renovation of the Chroma Key exhibit area, dedicated to special effects, intends to make the use of this interactive installation simpler and immediately available, using animated computer graphics that provides a highly suggestive final view of the picture.
The years of “La Dolce Vita” January 19 – March 21 2010 Mole Antonelliana, Torino
Fifty years from the creation of Fellini's masterpiece, comes an exibition which reconstructs the climate of Dolce Vita, restoring a precious record of a film and a era that were for many reasons, absolutely unforgettable.
