Special Features
New features, stories and highlights from Southbridge
NEWS, BLOGS, STORIES AND MORE…
With so much happening in our museum world, we created this space to highlight all those special stories that celebrate the uniqueness of the Optical Heritage Museum and it’s dedicated people.
From retold stories of the past, to celebrations of optical industry giants, to exploring the biggest innovations in optical history. This is your one stop shop for all things optical history.
A recently extracted magazine article highlights Norman Rockwell, famous American painter, providing an insight to his life as he begins his painting journey.
Norman Rockwell: Telling the story on canvas
On Mic with Jordan Rich
Museum Director, Debbie Schiro, discusses optical history with radio veteran Jordan Rich
Diane Matuck: A tribute to one of our biggest champions
Honoring Diane Matuck for her tireless work as board member for 15+ years
American Optical Lensometer: The history
The visual story behind the AO Lensometer
Estelle Glancy: An extract from 1947
Newly released documents from the Museum archives, paint a picture of the pioneering scientist
Landmark Designation Ceremony: AO Lensometer
View the photos taken from the AO Lensometer Designation Ceremony in March 2023
The mind behind the Tillyer Lens: An extract from 1940
Meet Dr. Edgar Tillyer, Chief AO lens designer responsible for many optical breakthroughs
ZEISS technology in space
Explore the incredible and iconic imagery captured in space with ZEISS technology
The evolution of vintage sunwear
Explore the gallery, dating back to the early 1900’s to see for yourself how sunwear styles evolved through time
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Vintage Articles
Read the historical achievements of the optical industry
Event Recaps
Guest authored stories about our recent events