Magic Lantern Resources from Movies Directory

A Thrill In The Dark - Description of the medium plus information on optical systems components lanterns types and slide identification.

A Victorian Magic Lantern - Slides of a show in Norfolk are displayed and explained.

Antique Lantern Slides - Different slide types are explained slides are shown.

de Luikerwaal: Magic Lantern - The history of the magic lantern is explained pictures of lanterns and slides are shown.

George Eastman House: Pre-Cinema Project - The on-line image collection shows different slides.

Lantern - Lanterns slides and historical lanternists are presented and the different methods of creating the light are explained.

Magic Lantern Castle Museum - Museum dedicated solely to the history of the Magic Lantern. [USA Texas]

Magic Lantern India. - William Henry Jackson's Magic Lantern Slides of India in 1895

Magic Lantern Society of United States and Canada - Dedicated to collecting and sharing information about these antique precursors to modern day movies and slides. Membership information available.

Magic Lantern Toverlantaarn - Short description of the history of the lantern. Included are some animations and the oldest drawing of a magic lantern date 1420.

Panelectric Living Sinema - A lantern show is offered and presented.

Professor Clark's Virtual Magic Lantern Show - Dedicated to sharing antique lantern history and entertainment including movies and slide shows. Provides period images descriptions and slide of the month.

Professor Heard's Magic Lantern Shows - The history of lanterns is explained a programme is presented.

The American Magic-Lantern Theater - The repertoire is listed a schedule is available.

The Magic Lantern Society - The society and their activities in preserving the technology are presented. Details of their conferences library and membership. [UK]