We plan to schedule camera obscura presentations from spring through fall. Organizations within driving distance of Baltimore, Maryland are invited to contact us to schedule a presentation. The control center is shown above. The black box on the left in the photograph is a power supply that provides electricity to the ventilation fan in the center and the transformers that operate the turret. The underside of the lens mount sits on a platform in the peak of the roof.
Wires connect it to the transformers that rotate the lens and mirror.
View images of camera obscura rooms from our collection. View portable and box camera obscuras from our collection. A page with pictures of the building and set up of the camera obscura is coming soon. Links below will take you to the camera obscuras we have visited in the United States. Our August 2000 visit to Charles Schwartz's private camera obscura in New York City.