One of the most suprirsing little known things about Los Angeles is that there is not a museum dedicated to the art of motion pictures. That is about to change, and it is very exciting. The Academy of Motion Pictures is currently in the prcess of rasiing the necessary funds to build ‘The Academy Museum.’ Today they have unveiled new drawings that showcase how the museum will look once construction is completed. I must say, it puts all other museums in the city to shame.
One of the most suprirsing little known things about Los Angeles is that there is not a museum dedicated to the art of motion pictures. That is about to change, and it is very exciting. The Academy of Motion Pictures is currently in the prcess of rasiing the necessary funds to build ‘The Academy Museum.’ Today they have unveiled new drawings that showcase how the museum will look once construction is completed. I must say, it puts all other museums in the city to shame.
Additional details have also been released on ‘The Academy Museum,’ including details as to what offerings the museum will have for its patrons. They include:
– Interactive family-friendly moviemaking labs, guided discussions and structured seminars on media literacy and industry-wide topics
– Screenings of works by established and emerging filmmakers
– Multidisciplinary presentations by artists, craftspeople and technologists illustrating the creative collaborations behind the movies
The museum will be nearly 300,000-square-foot (wow!) and feature six levels of programming and exhibition space; it is being designed by architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali. At this time the museum has raised over half of its $300 million goal for building construction and exhibition development. The campaign is chaired by Bob Iger and co-chaired by Annette Bening and Tom Hanks.
To see more of what ‘The Academy Museum’ will offer, as well as have the opportunity to contriibute to its completion, visit the official website at www.oscars.org/academymuseum/.
Kathryn Schroeder, Promotional Materials, 2012, News, MPAA, 2013, Art and Culture,