Magic Lantern: From Image to Spectacle

Activity where students will learn about and make a magic lantern performance

This proposal will introduce children to the fascinating world of audiovisual performances that contributed to the emergence of cinema, with a particular focus on the marvelous magic lantern show. During the workshop, the children will become lanternists, creating and performing a story with the magic lantern.

Objectives:

- Learn and understand how the magic lantern works, its various types, and the wide use it had since its invention.
- Observe the performances made with the magic lantern from an artistic, aesthetic, and social perspective.
- Appreciate the importance of the magic lantern show and technique as a direct precursor to cinematic projection.
- Create and perform a magic lantern show.
- Strengthen teamwork and individual effort to achieve a successful result.
- Foster students' creativity and imagination.

Activity for children aged 8 to 12 years.

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Price: 4,5 EUR per child (groups of more than 19 students) or 90 EUR/group (groups of 19 students or fewer).

Observations: Maximum group size of 26 students. This activity can be complemented with a guided or self-guided visit to the museum’s permanent exhibition.

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