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Moscow Museum of Animation

It appears that yet cavemen were the first animators-cartoonists. One can find out such trivia in this museum that was created in 2006. It demonstrates the history, the present and the future of animation, the art of «making things animated». Among 5,000 thousands of artifacts documenting the glorious history of «Souzmultfilm Walt Disney Studios and Nickelodeon TV channel, jointed dolls, dummies and scenery, machines and devices used by cameramen of past years, instruments, awards, personal things of famous artists and directors. In the halls of the museum, one can , non-stop demonstration of cartoon frames including those from the first one shot by Emile Reynaud as early as prior to invention of cinematograph. In the experimental multi-workshop every volunteer can shoot and voice own cartoon all alone and proudly write his/her name into the credits.