Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, Inc.

06/18/2026

Hopefully, your list of fun things to do this summer includes a visit to Jacksonville’s Norman Studios Silent Film Museum! This coming weekend – on Saturday, June 20, between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. – volunteers will be on hand to greet visitors interested in our city’s silent film legacy! We’re located at 6337 Arlington Road in a motion picture studio that was built 110 years ago, and stands very much as it did back then! Admission is free although donations are very much appreciated!

06/05/2026

In lieu of an "Open Saturday" this coming June 6, the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum will host a special event next weekend on Saturday, June 13!

To commemorate Juneteenth, we will present a short silent film titled "Mute," along with a "Black Heroes" presentation offered by Jacksonville's Performance Academy.

The Performance Academy is a nonprofit arts organization providing youth the opportunity to develop creative and life skills through visual arts, dance, music, and acting, with a focus on underserved and at-risk youth.

This special event will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, in the Rita F. Reagan Set Building at 6360 Commerce Street - just behind our museum located on Arlington Road in Jacksonville. Admission is free although donations are, as always, very much appreciated. Seating is limited, so please click here to register ...

06/04/2026

SPECIAL EVENT! SATURDAY, JUNE 13 @ 2:00 P.M.

In recognition of Juneteenth, the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum is proud to present a short silent movie titled "Mute," along with a "Black Heroes" presentation offered by Jacksonville's Performance Academy.

The Performance Academy is a nonprofit arts organization providing youth the opportunity to develop creative and life skills through visual arts, dance, music, and acting, with a focus on underserved and at-risk youth.

The presentation will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, in the Rita F. Reagan Set Building at 6360 Commerce Street - just behind our museum located on Arlington Road in Jacksonville. Admission is free although donations are always very much appreciated. Seating is limited, so please click here to register ...

05/14/2026

Regrettably, due to a shortage of volunteer docents, the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum will again be silent this coming Saturday, May 16, which was to be one of our open days. We're in need of more volunteers to advance our museum's mission of preserving Jacksonville's silent film legacy! So, if you would like to get involved please go to the link below ...

Volunteer The mission of Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, Inc. (NSSFM) is to preserve, present and promote the history of silent movies and race films in Northeast Florida on the landmark campus of Eagle Film City/Norman Studios.  Fulfilling the NSSFM’s mission depends on members, volunteers, a...

05/08/2026

There are only a handful of museums in the world devoted to preserving the history of early cinema, Jacksonville's Norman Studios Silent Film Museum being one of them. In France there is the Musée Lumière in Lyon. Yesterday, while traveling in that country, one of our board members was given a special tour and took these wonderful photos to share.

04/29/2026

The Norman Studios Silent Film Museum has no paid staff, relying entirely on volunteers to host our "Open Saturday" and "Screening Room" events. Unfortunately we will not have enough volunteers on hand this Saturday, May 2, to welcome visitors. If you are interested in the history of Jacksonville, motion pictures or both, please consider becoming one of our museum docents. Here is a link to apply ...

Volunteer The mission of Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, Inc. (NSSFM) is to preserve, present and promote the history of silent movies and race films in Northeast Florida on the landmark campus of Eagle Film City/Norman Studios.  Fulfilling the NSSFM’s mission depends on members, volunteers, a...

04/25/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us this afternoon for the screening of two Thanhouser melodramas filmed here on the First Coast well over a century ago! More silent film showings are in the works! So stay tuned!

04/23/2026

Just a reminder about our upcoming "Screening Room" event this Saturday, April 25, at 1:30 p.m. Please join us for the viewing of two historic films made right here on the First Coast!

04/19/2026

THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 25, AT 1:30 P.M. THE NORMAN STUDIOS SILENT FILM MUSEUM WLL HOST ANOTHER OF ITS FREE-ADMISSION “SCREENING ROOM” EVENTS WITH DOORS OPENING AT 1:00 P.M. Two silent films made by the Thanhouser Company – which had a studio in Jacksonville’s Springfield neighborhood – will be shown in the Rita Reagan Set Building located at 6360 Commerce Street, immediately behind our museum on Arlington Road in Jacksonville! The screening of a short 1912 drama titled “The Girl of the Grove” shot in St. Augustine will be followed by “The Net” which is a 1916 feature-length melodrama filmed in Mayport. Prior to the showing a brief annual meeting will be conducted to outline past year’s accomplishments and future plans. ADMISSION IS FREE ALTHOUGH DONATIONS ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED! HOWEVER, DUE TO LIMITED SEATING, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! SO PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE TO SIGN UP … https://normanstudios.wildapricot.org/event-6642978

04/17/2026

A majority of motion pictures made during the silent era have been lost due to physical disintegration; film vault fires; etc. But every now and then a cinematic treasure is uncovered in the most unlikely of places, as this article highlights.