MOEC Discover the lost era of silent film at the Museum of Early Cinema.

Be enthralled by the origins and ancestry of today’s screen culture and the early South Australian photographers that helped pioneer a billion-dollar industry.

16/05/2026

Transformation cards from 1820 at Antiquates books, Firsts London.




06/05/2026

Adelaide suburban silent picture venue the Melba in Dulwich opened in 1923. Seating capacity 590 people.

29/04/2026

Checking the mechanics of a 1912 Pathe 35mm hand cranked projector.





Day/ Night peeps show print. Westminster bridge London 1780
28/04/2026

Day/ Night peeps show print. Westminster bridge London 1780

Stereocards 1860.  Providing the first form of 3D effect photography when viewed through the stereoscope.
28/04/2026

Stereocards 1860. Providing the first form of 3D effect photography when viewed through the stereoscope.



Phenakistiscope disc. 1830.
28/04/2026

Phenakistiscope disc. 1830.



Stereo card views. The first original 3D photographs. # stereoscope
28/04/2026

Stereo card views. The first original 3D photographs.

# stereoscope

When Kodak was king. Early cine cameras for home movies.
26/04/2026

When Kodak was king. Early cine cameras for home movies.




Who didn’t watch Western’s
26/04/2026

Who didn’t watch Western’s

Adelaides Cinema advertising slide. 1930s
26/04/2026

Adelaides Cinema advertising slide. 1930s

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