Since its opening in 1949, this museum has taken as its basic purpose an extensive collection of photographic artifacts from around the world, and has also established a research department to carry out academic activities. The museum's library collects books and documents related to the history, aesthetics and technology of photography and film, including rare historical books and periodicals such as the first American photography journal - Han Fei Duan's Journal, and inventions of photographic optics and chemical patents. Documentary technical manuals, monographs and books by modern video artists, etc. These documents are publicly available to visitors and scholars as a reference for in-depth study of the history of photography, the evolution of photographic styles, and the invention of photographic equipment. Through practical understanding and research of image, text, and technological documents and physical collections, Helps facilitate the development of personal perspectives and ways of working. This museum makes full use of its superior conditions of integrating museums, libraries, research institutes and laboratories (darkrooms) to effectively carry out imaging professional education and cultivate a new generation of experts and scholars for the museum and the international community.
On June 3, 1948, nine directors of the Eastman Kodak Company decided at a board meeting to build the George Eastman International Museum of Photography, which was officially opened in 1949. Its purpose as a museum and research institute is to establish an institution that is a "photography museum and industry alliance" to "establish the construction and continuation of the history of photography" and to use "photography demonstrations and exhibitions" as an educational method. The Board of Governors meeting appointed Dr. Mies, then director of the Kodak Research Laboratory, as chairman of the museum, and appointed photography historian Bryant Newhall as the museum's first director.
Newhall received his education in art history at Harvard University and began his museum career at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He was also the founding director of the Photography Department of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and served as George E. During his time as the founder and appointed director of the Mann International Photography Museum, he wrote many monographs on photography. He expounded his philosophy of photographic aesthetics from his personal point of view and wrote the first academic book that reflected photographic exhibits. "History of Photography", published from 1839 to 1937 and reprinted many times, made him a fruitful authority on the world's photography history. Newhall made extraordinary scholarly contributions to the museum during his tenure as the museum's first director and as director of the museum's research department from 1958 to 1971. With the assistance of his wife, photography writer Nancy Newhall, he vigorously discovered outstanding modern and contemporary photographers, planned exhibitions and published their works, and they introduced a group of important American photographers such as Ansel ·Adams, Edward Weston, etc. In 1953, Newhall invited photographer Miner White to serve as curator and editor of the museum journal "Image." Previously, White founded and edited the magazine "Aperture". For this reason, he resigned from his position as director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and came to Rochester to make the museum his home for 12 years. In 1956, White moved to the Rochester Institute of Technology to create a new photography program. White served as curator, editor-in-chief of the museum and taught photography, etc., which had an important impact on the American photography industry in the 1950s and 1960s. That period was also called the "golden age" of the museum. During this period, the museum's staff, interns and students Among them, he cultivated a group of photographers, photography historians and critics, who played a backbone role in the subsequent development of American photography. Following Miner White, Walter Keppel and Nathan Royce succeeded as curator and editor-in-chief. Like Newhall and White, Royce also worked hard to promote photography education, forming the Society for Photographic Education in 1962. Royce left in 1969 to found the Visual Arts Workshop, and Newhall moved to the University of New Mexico as a professor in 1970.
For more than 50 years in the second half of the 20th century, the George Eastman International Museum of Photography and Film has made outstanding and profound contributions in promoting photographic thought and practice. Especially in inspiring photography creation based on the history of photography, the academic contributions of several generations of curators are indispensable.
The George Eastman International Museum of Photography and Film publishes "Image", a professional academic magazine founded by the pioneer of photography history, Newhall. This exquisite academic work is published twice a year, focusing on It is a historical discussion on the phenomenon of world photojournalism and the creations of photographers, with rigorous orientation and excellent printing. The special thing is that this "Image" magazine has no price and is not distributed in the market. It is only available to professional academic institutions and academic members of the George Eastman Building. Of course, any academic researchers majoring in photography who need relevant documentation and apply will receive support.
To join the George Eastman Building as an academic member, there is an annual fee of $40, or $50 outside the United States. Membership benefits include free access to the latest issue of Image magazine and two future issues, six issues of the society's newsletter each year and free admission to the museum.
TASCHEN International Publishing Company, headquartered in Cologne, Germany, with branches in France, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan, released the English version of the monograph "Photography: From 1839 to the Present——" in 2000. "The George Eastman Building" is a research monograph that comprehensively introduces the photo collection of the George Eastman Museum of Photography and Film. It can also be called a detailed history of photography in the world of images. In 2002, the book was renamed "1,000 Classic Photos of the George Eastman Building." The Eastman School of Music in the United States was founded in 1921 by the famous industrialist, philanthropist, and Kodak Company founder George Eastman University's professional music school. It was a new type of American music school with the most dynamic and innovative ideas at that time. School. Seven Pulitzer Prize winners and multiple Grammy winners have taught at the school.
The college currently has more than 900 registered students from all states in the United States, and 20% are international students. Each year, the school recruits about 260 freshmen from more than 2,000 applicants.
The Eastman School of Music ranks first in the United States in the rankings of graduate conservatory schools in the United States. In 2008, it was awarded the title of "America's Hottest Music School". Its composition, piano and jazz majors enjoy an international reputation. The Eastman Wind Ensemble, composed of students from the school, is the top wind ensemble in the United States.
The University of Rochester ranks 34th among national universities. The University of Rochester is one of the best universities in the United States. Five of the famous scholars who have worked or studied at the school have won the Nobel Prize. Since the establishment of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1917, nine University of Rochester alumni have won this honor. The main campus of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester is on Gibbs Street, located in the East end of downtown Rochester and belongs to the cultural heart of Rochester. The college is 3 miles from the University of Rochester's main campus, a 20-minute drive from the New York State Thruway, and a 15-minute drive from Rochester International Airport. Moreover, the college is only a few miles away from the scenic Finger Lake area in New York State, and it takes three hours to drive to Toronto, Canada.
Rochester is an industrial city on the shores of Lake Ontario in western New York State. It belongs to Monroe County and is the seat of the county government. Rochester is located in the temperate zone and has a typical climate with four distinct seasons. Flowers bloom in spring, earning it the reputation of the "Flower City". Summers are cool, with the average maximum temperature in June and July being 27 degrees Celsius. In autumn, the climate is pleasant and the fallen leaves are colorful, while winter is cold and snowy, with temperatures ranging from November to March every year. January is the snow season, and the lowest temperature in January and February is an average of minus 9 degrees Celsius. Rochester's latitude is relatively high, and because it is located on the southern shore of the Great Lakes, cold air masses from Canada and the Polar Regions bring a large amount of water vapor from the lake every winter. Affected by this lake effect, there is a lot of snowfall in winter, and the cumulative annual snowfall The average is about 200cm. The main building complex of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester includes the renovated Eastman Theater with a capacity of 3,094 people, the 455-seat Kilbourn Hall, and department offices, which are located in downtown Rochester. Among them, the Eastman Theater was founded on September 2, 1922. It is mainly used as the preferred large-scale performance venue of the Eastman School of Music, mainly for symphony, wind performance, jazz performance and singing activities. In addition, the Eastman Theater also hosts opera performances every spring. The theater is also the main performance venue of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
In addition, the Sibley Music Library, the largest music library in North America, is located opposite the college teaching building, covering an area of ??4,000 square meters and collecting various There are 750,000 items in the music category, ranging from the earliest 11th-century legal codes to the latest music and records. The Student Center located at 100 Gibbs Street is the residential building for college students. It was built in 1991 and has a variety of accommodation, sports and entertainment facilities.
Bachelor of Music degree programs: Applied Musicology (Performance), Composition, Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media, Music Teaching, Musical Arts, Principles;
Master of Arts degree programs: Composition, Ethnographic Musicology, Music Teaching, Music Principles Teaching, Musicology (Master and Doctoral Program), Principles (Master and Doctoral Program);
Music Master's Degree Courses: Composition, Conducting, Early Music, Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media, Music Teaching , Opera, Performance and Literature, Piano Accompaniment and Chamber Music;
Doctoral Degree Program in Literature: Composition, Music Teaching, Principles of Musicology;
Doctoral Degree Program in Music: Composition, Conducting, Early music, jazz studies and contemporary media, music teaching, performance and literature, piano accompaniment and chamber music;
The college will also issue Performance Certificate and Artist's Certificate. Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Music
Double-Degree Program Double Degree
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts (only double-degree applications are allowed)
Bachelor of Science Undergraduate degree (only dual degree applications are allowed)
Master of Music
Doctor of Musical Arts (excluding musicology and music theory)
Doctor of Philosophy (composition, music education, musicology, music theory)