Historical animation devices

The 19th century can be described as the age in which visualisation and synthetisation of sight exploded. Photography was discovered and X-rays, microscope and telescopes made the invisible visible. The Laterna magica became an established mass medium, and still images were set in motion via the zoetrope, mutoscope and praxinoscope. In doing so, animation came to life through space and daylight. Fantoche presents historical image and animation devices such as Mutoscope, Praxinoscope, Zoetrope, Laterna magica and Stereoscope from the collections Uldis Mākulis and A. & F. Schindler. 

Presentation of the historical devices Wed-Sat at 1.30 pm and 8 pm 
Guide: Nadine Schärli, art mediator