Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum

The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum is located in what is now the Niles district in the city of Fremont, California. The museum is housed in the Edison Theater building, a century-old Nickelodeon movie theater, just half a block from the former site of the Niles Essanay Studios where Broncho Billy and Charlie Chaplin made films in the 1910s. It is dedicated to preserving and showing silent films and their history.

The museum houses a large collection of Motion Picture equipment and related artifacts, as well as about 10,000 Silent Films in their archive.

The museum has become a focal point for film scholars and researchers interested in silent film history. Its archive and staff provide a valuable resource for scholarly study and analysis, advancing the understanding of silent cinema's artistic, cultural, and historical significance.

The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum has forged partnerships with film collectors, international film institutions and organizations. These collaborations have led to joint preservation projects, film exchanges, and scholarly exchanges, further enriching the museum's global contributions to the study and appreciation of silent cinema.

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