Here is our beautiful cast iron Mutoscope.
Have you ever seen so many Mutoscope reels?
We also have 3 other Mutoscopes which visitors can use.
Here is the Megaletoscope display, not 1 but 2 of them!
Each side of the cabinet allows the display of 3 photographs, lights linked to a timer let the visitors to see the transformation when the photographs are lit from behind.
Here is the large island cabinet housing our larger magic lanterns, not quite finished when I took the photograph as you can probably spot.
More images coming every day, keep looking in!
I am back in London, the work in Dubai went well and the Museum is ready, just some fine tuning to do.
We are waiting for a date for the official opening which hopefully will be during 3rd week of January.
I will be posting images in the next few days but here is a preview of the museum entrance, there will be 4 fairground mirrors before the old cinema seats and the museum sign will be bigger!
The Great Unpacking is about to start, these are the before pictures…the after pictures to follow tomorrow.
Area A
Area B and C
Area C
Area D
I am back in Dubai, today is the 2nd of December UAE National Day, tomorrow back to work to finish setting up the Museum. For those of you following us from colder regions of the world this is what the 2nd of December looks like here…
The cabinets have been assembled and spray painted, I am now back in London and unfortunately I could not take any pictures before leaving Dubai as the cabinets where in the middle of the rooms and partly covered in plastic sheeting to protect the white interior whilst the colour were applied.
Next step will be fitting all the glass which is being manufactured right now.
I am going back to Dubai on the 30th of November when the lighting will be fitted and the collection put in place.
Hafez the incredible building project manager is supervising the move of 400 people to MCN Hive this week and yet he will be finding the time to keep an eye on the fitting out of the Museum: Final paint coat to the ceiling, final resin coat to the floor etc.
latest News:
Almost all the collection is now in Dubai waiting for my return and Enas Abusidu has been appointed Museum manager, she is starting work on the 1st of December.
Yesterday the space was empty, by last night almost all the partitions were up! The speed at which they work here is amazing we have a great team!
The Museum entrance taking shape
Central partition
Tomorrow the cabinet carcasses will be there!
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