Wharton Studio Museum

Wharton Studio Museum Wharton Studio Museum preserves and celebrates Ithaca's role in early filmmaking. Take a self-guided Tour on your GPS-enabled mobile device.

The historic Wharton Studio building, a former silent movie production studio, is located in Stewart Park in Ithaca, NY. The Wharton Silent Film Tour was created by Wharton Studio Museum in collaboration with Randi Kepecs: https://pocketsights.com/tours/tour/Ithaca-Wharton-Studio-Silent-Film-Tour-1085

Step back in time for a magical evening beneath the stars as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of “Ella Cinders” (1926)...
08/10/2026

Step back in time for a magical evening beneath the stars as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of “Ella Cinders” (1926) at our 16th annual Silent Movie Under the Stars!

📍 Upper Robert Treman State Park
🗓️ Saturday, August 22
⏰ 8pm/sundown
🎥 Ella Cinders (1926)
🎟️ There is a $5 per vehicle parking fee
🌌 Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, family, and friends for an unforgettable night of classic cinema in the great outdoors!

A good day on the road for WSM! In Rochester, NY, at the wonderful George Eastman Museum, one of our partners in the Fin...
08/07/2026

A good day on the road for WSM! In Rochester, NY, at the wonderful George Eastman Museum, one of our partners in the Finger Lakes Film Trail. I had the pleasure of seeing their gorgeous Edward Steichen exhibit (it closes soon, so do go if you are in the area) focused on Steichen’s love of delphinium and all things horticultural. His prized delphiniums — which he grew on his CT
farm — were on display at MoMA in 1936.
Later, I popped in to say hello to Jennifer Ahrens at Bero Architecture PC. A preservation architecture firm, Bero designing WSM’s Wharton Studio & Café project — the adaptive reuse of a former motion picture studio from the 19teens in Stewart Park in Ithaca — and Jennifer leads the design team which includes Ithaca-based engineers and landscape architects. Looking forward to my next trip to Rochester! DR

Join us for this year’s Silent Movie Under the Stars featuring the classic “Ella Cinders” (1926) starring Colleen Moore!...
08/03/2026

Join us for this year’s Silent Movie Under the Stars featuring the classic “Ella Cinders” (1926) starring Colleen Moore!

🗓️ Saturday, August 22
⏰ 8pm/sundown
📍 Upper Robert Treman State Park
🎟️ There is a $5 per vehicle parking fee

If you’ve never before checked out our CineFiles blog, please look at the newest post about Colleen Moore and ELLA CINDE...
08/01/2026

If you’ve never before checked out our CineFiles blog, please look at the newest post about Colleen Moore and ELLA CINDERS by WSM’s frequent collaborator Roger Kimmel Smith, a local educator, writer, and radio show host!
“The Irish Girl With the Dutch Boy: Colleen Moore” is all about our Silent Movie Under the Stars star herself—Colleen More!

THE IRISH GIRL WITH THE DUTCH BOY: COLLEEN MOORE https://whartonstudiomuseumm.medium.com/the-irish-girl-with-the-dutch-boy-colleen-moore-82c644982aa2

Very happy to report that the Picnic Pavilion’s interpretive sign that had been scribbled over late last week, has been ...
07/29/2026

Very happy to report that the Picnic Pavilion’s interpretive sign that had been scribbled over late last week, has been completely cleaned and looks great! Thank you to the City of Ithaca for taking care of this issue in Stewart Park so quickly and effectively!

Truly disheartened to see the Picnic Pavilion sign in Stewart Park defaced in this way. WSM was leading a history tour i...
07/27/2026

Truly disheartened to see the Picnic Pavilion sign in Stewart Park defaced in this way. WSM was leading a history tour in the park Saturday morning with Historic Ithaca when we noticed it. This sign is a WSM-led project. Much work and expense go into designing, researching, producing and installing these lovely interpretive signs on the four historic building in the park. It’s sad and frustrating that anyone would do something so needlessly destructive.

The Wharton Studio “playhouse” amid the vibrant pollinator garden in the Stewart Park playground! If you haven’t taken a...
07/27/2026

The Wharton Studio “playhouse” amid the vibrant pollinator garden in the Stewart Park playground! If you haven’t taken a walk in the park recently, now would be a good time! Thank you to Friends of Stewart Park’s wonderful gardener Gretchen for all she does to keep the park’s landscape maintained and beautiful!

The official poster for this year’s Silent Movie Under the Stars!We are thrilled to be screening ELLA CINDERS (1926) sta...
07/24/2026

The official poster for this year’s Silent Movie Under the Stars!
We are thrilled to be screening ELLA CINDERS (1926) starring Colleen Moore with live improvised piano accompaniment by Andrew Westphal (Professor Keys).
We hope to see you under the stars!

We are ONE MONTH out from our 16th annual Silent Movie Under the Stars!This year we are excited to be screening “Ella Ci...
07/22/2026

We are ONE MONTH out from our 16th annual Silent Movie Under the Stars!
This year we are excited to be screening “Ella Cinders” (1926) starring Colleen Moore with live improvised piano accompaniment by Andrew Westphal (Professor Keys).
🗓️ Saturday, August 22, 2026
📍 Upper Robert Treman State Park
⏰ 8pm/sundown
🌧️ Rain date is Sunday, August 23, 2026
🎟️ There is a $5 per vehicle event parking fee. Donations are warmly welcome and help offset the costs of producing the screening.

Presenting Sponsor: M&T Bank
Produced by: Wharton Studio Museum
Producing Partner: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
In collaboration with: Finger Lakes Film Trail

Thanks to Tompkins County Tourism Program for its support!
Thanks, too, to Howard Hanna Real Estate Properties, Lee Newhart State Farm Insurance Office, and David and Susan Kramer for helping make the event possible.

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The Wharton Studio Building Interstate Located In Stewart Park In
Ithaca, NY
14850

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