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New York City

Museum of the Moving Image

  • Address
    • 35th Ave at 36th St Astoria
  • Transport
    • M/R to Steinway St
  • Website
  • Price
    • adult/child $12/6, admission 4-8pm Fri free
  • Hours
    • 10.30am-5pm Tue-Thu, to 8pm Fri, to 7pm Sat & Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Museum of the Moving Image

Fresh from a $65-million upgrade, this super-cool complex is now one of the world's top film, television and video museums. State-of-the-art galleries show off the museum's collection of 130,000-plus TV and movie artifacts, including Robert De Niro's wig from Taxi Driver, Robin Williams' space suit from Mork & Mindy and the creepy stunt doll used in The Exorcist.

Try your hand at film editing (including re-dubbing the ‘We’re not in Kansas anymore’ scene from The Wizard of Oz), and get nostalgic over an impressive booty of vintage TVs, cameras and retro arcade games. The museum's temporary exhibitions are usually fantastic, as are the regular film screenings – check the website for details.