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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will be the largest institution in the United States devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. Located on Wilshire and Fairfax in Los Angeles, the Museum will be simultaneously immersive, experimental, educational, and entertaining.
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is the largest museum in the United States devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. Now open on the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax in Los Angeles, the museum is simultaneously immersive, experimental, educational, and entertaining.
Oct 1, 2021 · Featuring a massive collection of movie art, props, and Oscars, the $484-million Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is finally open in Los Angeles.
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- (323) 930-3000
- 6067 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA
- 'The Parthenon' of Film Museums
- Highlighting Hollywood's Complicated History
- You Can Hold Your Own Oscar
After false starts, the academy announced plans in 2012 to renovate the 1939 May Co. Wilshire building, a stunning Streamline Moderne structure and classic former department store, as the museum's permanent home. The brand new, modern Sphere Building (aka Death Star), which contains two state-of-the-art movie theaters and a viewing deck that provid...
The film museum educates and celebrates diverse, often overlooked filmmakers (including an exhibition on pioneering Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux) and delves into, rather than ignoring, the unsavory sides of Hollywood history. One display features Anna May Wong, the Chinese-American 1920s movie star who was denied leading roles, while the museum's...
The museum allows visitors to hold an actual gold statue in The Oscar Experience (a $15 charge on the museum's $25 admission,tickets should be booked in advance). The immersive simulation puts guests through the experience of walking onto the Dolby Theatre stage in front of cheering crowds while holding the Oscar trophy; each will walk away with a ...
Sep 8, 2021 · How the Academy Museum scoured film history to bring fans face to face with iconic items from “Black Panther,” “Alien,” “Batman Returns,” “T2,” “Dark Crystal” and more movie faves.
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Sep 30, 2021 · Your guide for what to see, eat and experience. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, opens to the public on Sept. 30. Originally set to open in 2017...
