Lumière Museum, Lyon

National GeographicSep 21

Find out more about the props, practical effects and artistry behind some of cinema’s most imaginative worlds.

Charts early moving image experiments and inventions.

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Lumière MuseumMuseumCharts early moving image experiments and inventions.
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