Théâtre Optique
Curators at LACMA explain and demonstrate a reconstruction of Émile Reynaud's 1892 Théâtre Optique, an early animated moving-picture system.
Watch one of the earliest animation machines brought back to life.
Learn about the history and see the operations of the Théâtre Optique (Optical Theater)—an animated moving-picture system, invented by Émile Reynaud in 1892 and reconstructed in the exhibition City of Cinema: Paris 1850–
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