A magic lantern is an early type of image projector, an ancestor of the modern slide projector.
Magic lantern may also refer to:
Books Magic Lantern (novel), 1945 novel by Lady Eleanor Smith Magic Lantern, an alternate version of the comic book hero Green Lantern The Magic Lantern, a 1952 novel by Robert Carson satirizing Hollywood The Magic Lantern, a 1988 autobiography by Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman The Magic Lantern, a 1990 book by Timothy Garton Ash recounting the fall of communism throughout Eastern Europe
Music The Magic Lanterns, a 1960s music group Magic Lantern (album), 2023 art book and studio album by Yorushika Magic Lantern, a 1968 album by Haymarket Square
Theatre Magician's Lantern, a Czech theater in Prague which served as the headquarters for the Velvet Revolution reform movement Magic Lantern (theater), a theater in Bridgton, Maine, United States Rainbow and Magic Lantern Cinemas, in Canada Magic Lantern, a street theater and puppetry group in the 1970s, formed by Taffy Thomas
Software Magic Lantern (firmware), enhancements to Canon digital SLRs Magic Lantern (spyware), FBI keylogging and surveillance software
Other uses Magic Lantern (charity), United Kingdom-based educational charity
See also Magic lamp, a plot device in the story of Aladdin The Punch and Judy Murders, also published under the title The Magic Lantern Murders Laterna magica (disambiguation)