Monroe County Executive and City of Rochester Mayor to present proclamation in honor of George Eastman Museum’s 75th anniversary

Tuesday, July 22 at 11 a.m. at George Eastman Museum

Rochester, N.Y., July 17, 2025— On Tuesday, July 22 at 11 a.m., the George Eastman Museum will welcome Monroe County Executive Adam J. Bello and City of Rochester Mayor Malik D. Evans for the presentation of a proclamation celebrating the museum’s 75th anniversary.

Schedule of events

• 10:30 a.m.: Reception

• 11 a.m.: Remarks

Adam J. Bello, Monroe County Executive

Malik D. Evans, Mayor of the City of Rochester

Nannette Nocon, George Eastman Museum Board Chair

Jamie M. Allen, Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Curator and Head Department of Photography, George

Eastman Museum:

• 11:15 a.m.: Group photographs taken with historic film cameras

• 11:20 to 11:40 a.m.: Tour of Life With Photographs: 75 Years of the Eastman Museum 

After opening its doors to the public in 1949, the George Eastman Museum quickly became known as one of the most important venues dedicated to the collection and care of photographs. At the time of its opening, it was one of only two American museums to establish a photography department, and this early commitment to the medium has inextricably bound the institution to the history of photography itself.

The museum began its 75th anniversary celebration in October 2024 with the opening of  Life With Photographs: 75 Years of the Eastman Museum. The celebration will conclude with the closing of the exhibition on August 31, 2025. 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 31,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums.

As a research and teaching institution, it has an active publishing program, and its L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation’s graduate program (a collaboration with the University of Rochester) makes critical contributions to film preservation. The George Eastman Museum is supported with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. For more information, visit eastman.org.