Past Event
Sunday, July 28, 2019, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Paper Optical Toys
780 Prospect Street, San Diego, 92037
Cost: Free
Bonus Activity at the La Jolla Historical Society’s History in Motion: Devices & Wizardry in Early Cinema exhibition - Optical Toys. Join curator Scott Paulson for a session of hands-on paper optical toy construction, concentrating on items that create the illusion of moving pictures, including zoetropes, thaumatropes and phenakistoscopes. Scott will also lead a special tour of the vintage multi-media items in the current cottage exhibition.