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Magic Lantern Castle Museum – United States

The Magic Lantern is the earliest form of slide projector. - The first published image of the device appeared in Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae, by Athanasius Kircher in the late 1600's. - Images were painted on glass and projected on walls, cloth drapes, and, sometimes, on a wet cloth from behind the screen.

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Address: 1419 Austin Highway, San Antonio, TX, 78209

State: Texas

Phone 1: 210-805-0011

Official site: http://www.magiclanterns.org

Opening hours: Tours & visits by appointment ONLY

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Magic Lantern Castle Museum – United States

The Magic Lantern is the earliest form of slide projector. - The first published image of the device appeared in Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae, by Athanasius Kircher in the late 1600's. - Images were painted on glass and projected on walls, cloth drapes, and, sometimes, on a wet cloth from behind the screen.

Magic Lantern Castle Museum – United States

The Magic Lantern is the earliest form of slide projector. - The first published image of the device appeared in Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae, by Athanasius Kircher in the late 1600's. - Images were painted on glass and projected on walls, cloth drapes, and, sometimes, on a wet cloth from behind the screen.