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Los Angeles museum opens terrifying new exhibit where horror fans can face their favorite killers — just in time for spooky season

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Los Angeles museum opens terrifying new exhibit where horror fans can face their favorite killers — just in time for spooky season

Step inside your favorite horror movie. A newly opened exhibition at LA’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures showcases items from nearly a century of horror films, bringing you closer than ever to your worst nightmare. Opened last Saturday, “The Horror Show” exhibit displays of 396 objects from 167 popular horror titles. Sign up for the … Read more

‘Sound of Music’ museum opens where the von Trapp story met Hollywood

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‘Sound of Music’ museum opens where the von Trapp story met Hollywood

SALZBURG, Austria — An Austrian museum is alive with “The Sound of Music,” a first-ever venue devoted to the classic 1965 singalong movie starring Julie Andrews. The Sound of Music Salzburg museum, situated in an Austrian city famed for music and perhaps best known as the home of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, opened Sunday. The attendees … Read more

Samuel L. Jackson’s perfect reaction to seeing himself as Mace Windu at blockbuster Lucas Museum opening

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Samuel L. Jackson’s perfect reaction to seeing himself as Mace Windu at blockbuster Lucas Museum opening

Samuel L. Jackson provided what fans are calling the “perfect reaction” after coming face to face with a life-sized figure of his beloved “Star Wars” character during opening night gala of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Saturday. In a viral clip captured by Deadline, Jackson is seen walking through one of the museum’s sprawling … Read more

Captain America, R2-D2 fly above Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on opening night in dazzling drone light show: Photos

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Captain America, R2-D2 fly above Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on opening night in dazzling drone light show: Photos

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opening Night gala celebrated with an incredible drone light show flying high above its spaceship-like structure on Saturday. Captain America and R2-D2 took center stage, followed by the Millennium Falcon and the dragon from the hit Shrek movies. The Lucas Museum, founded by legendary filmmaker George Lucas and his … Read more

New George Lucas museum in LA gives sci-fi fans glimpse behind the cinematic empire

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There’ll be plenty of space at LA’s soon-to-launch Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The 300,000-square-foot architectural marvel will first welcome the public to its Exposition Park campus on Sept. 22 — but a sneak peak inside the spaceship-style building, built to showcase the art collection of George Lucas, reveals plenty of treats in store for lovers … Read more

Skywalker Grill opens bookings ahead of hotly anticipated $1B Lucas Museum debut

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Skywalker Grill opens bookings ahead of hotly anticipated B Lucas Museum debut

May the forks be with you! The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announced the debut of Skywalker Grill Wednesday, an out-of-this-world restaurant inspired by the essence of George Lucas’ creative workplace Skywalker Ranch. Skywalker Grill, the flagship restaurant of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, will open next month on top of the museum in … Read more

Dunkin’ coffee cup hilariously on display in priceless museum exhibit: ‘Thank you for preserving local history’

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Dunkin’ coffee cup hilariously on display in priceless museum exhibit: ‘Thank you for preserving local history’

They’re wicked cultured. Last month in Boston, the storied Museum of Fine Arts opened a new exhibit called “Something’s Brewing.” It traces the economic and social impact of tea, coffee and chocolate in the Bay State, including the famous Boston Tea Party in 1773. The humble Dunkin’ cardboard cup is now included in a prestigious … Read more

Massachusetts whaling museum turns 1-star review into hilarious merch: ‘Worst aquarium ever’

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Massachusetts whaling museum turns 1-star review into hilarious merch: ‘Worst aquarium ever’

There’s something fishy about this merch — and people are obsessed.  In 2020, the New Bedford Whaling Museum on the south shore of Massachusetts received a one-star review on Google calling it the “worst aquarium ever.”  Instead of fighting back, the historical institute — which showcases the history of marine trade in New England — … Read more

Knicks fans can marvel at the NBA championship trophy — now on display at the Museum of Natural History

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Knicks fans can marvel at the NBA championship trophy — now on display at the Museum of Natural History

HOOP, there it is! What’s bigger than a T. rex, at least according to New Yorkers at the American Museum of Natural History? The New York Knicks‘ NBA Championship trophy, a 29-pound hunk of hard-won metal that will soon go on display at the Upper West Side landmark. Starting this Monday, July 27, the NBA’s … Read more

Exclusive | World’s first AI museum is vibrant sensory overload — but is it really ‘art’?

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Exclusive | World’s first AI museum is vibrant sensory overload — but is it really ‘art’?

Everything is moving so fast in the rainforest, with life pulsing all around: in front, above, and below your feet.  The 360-degree cube takes the eye on a deep dive into exotic flora and fauna. Then comes an even deeper dive into the inner workings of trees, the sap pulsing through a usually invisible network.  … Read more

Stunning views of new George Lucas museum in LA revealed in flyover video ahead of highly anticipated opening date

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Stunning views of new George Lucas museum in LA revealed in flyover video ahead of highly anticipated opening date

The force is officially strong with Los Angeles. Breathtaking new flyover footage has revealed a majestic outside look at the highly anticipated Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in LA’s Exposition Park, sending social media into a frenzy ahead of its official opening date. An aerial view of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Exposition … Read more

Met Gala protestors place hundreds of bottles of urine inside museum in gross slam of Jeff Bezos

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Met Gala protestors place hundreds of bottles of urine inside museum in gross slam of Jeff Bezos

The Met Gala hasn’t even hit the red carpet — and it’s already soaked in controversy. Staff at the Metropolitan Museum of Art discovered hundreds of bottles filled with what appeared to be urine hidden inside the venue ahead of fashion’s biggest night, in a grotesque protest aimed at this year’s high-profile co-chair, Amazon founder … Read more

Here’s the scoop: Follow up a museum visit with some frozen treats

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Here’s the scoop: Follow up a museum visit with some frozen treats

Pairing a museum visit with a stop-off for ice cream afterward is a winning combination for everyone in the family. Here, some under-the-radar museums with celebratory cold treats just a lick away from all that culture. Street life Learn about street food at MOFAD. Adrian Bacolo At the Museum of Food and Drink tucked right … Read more

Art troll sneaks AI-generated print onto museum wall — where it hung unnoticed by hundreds of viewers

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Art troll sneaks AI-generated print onto museum wall — where it hung unnoticed by hundreds of viewers

It was a perfect AI-mitation. Just in case artificial intelligence wasn’t encroaching upon enough human spaces of late. An art world troll sneakily displayed a piece of AI-generated art at a museum in the UK last month before bemused visitors alerted employees to the artificially intelligent design. The digital print had been surreptitiously showcased at … Read more

Taylor Swift fans flocking to German museum to see this painting from her new video: ‘It’s been a shock’

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Taylor Swift fans flocking to German museum to see this painting from her new video: ‘It’s been a shock’

Look what she made them do. Taylor Swift fans are flocking to a German museum to view a painting of the Shakespeare character Ophelia that the pop star reimagined in a music video for a song off her new album “The Life of a Showgirl.” In the video for “The Fate of Ophelia,” which has … Read more

Hair museum showcasing locks from Marilyn Monroe and other century-old celebs closes its doors

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Hair museum showcasing locks from Marilyn Monroe and other century-old celebs closes its doors

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Century-old wreaths made from human hair fill the walls of Leila’s Hair Museum, and glass cases overflow with necklaces and watch bands woven from the locks of the dead. There also are tresses purported to come from past presidents, Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe and even Jesus. For about 30 years, this … Read more

Artist’s infamous $6M banana that was duct-taped to a museum wall meets a tragic fate — again: ‘The security team acted quickly and calmly’

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Artist’s infamous M banana that was duct-taped to a museum wall meets a tragic fate — again: ‘The security team acted quickly and calmly’

It’s bananas! A popular and pricey piece of art has been eaten — yet again. The artwork titled “Comedian” has been eaten for the fourth time. AFP via Getty Images Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” — which features a real banana duct taped to a wall — has been replicated by the artist several times, most recently … Read more

A 200-year-old condom decorated with erotic art goes on display in famous Dutch museum

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A 200-year-old condom decorated with erotic art goes on display in famous Dutch museum

The Netherlands’ national museum has a new object on display that merges art with Amsterdam’s infamous Red Light District: a nearly 200-year-old condom, emblazoned with erotic art. The Rijksmuseum said in a statement that the playful prophylactic, believed to be made around 1830 from a sheep’s appendix, “depicts both the playful and the serious side … Read more

World’s most scandalous painting returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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World’s most scandalous painting returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art

She’s back. After two years of traveling, “Madame X” — the iconic 1884 portrait by John Singer Sargent — has returned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it’s the star of a new exhibit ,”Sargent and Paris,” which runs through Aug. 3. The painting of a striking young woman in an alluring black dress … Read more

‘De-colonizing’ Shakespeare: Experts blame ‘white supremacy’ for playwright’s fame as hometown museum vows change

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‘De-colonizing’ Shakespeare: Experts blame ‘white supremacy’ for playwright’s fame as hometown museum vows change

Regarded as the most influential writer in the English language, some of William Shakespeare’s work is now viewed by as racist, sexist and homophobic. Source link #Decolonizing #Shakespeare #Experts #blame #white #supremacy #playwrights #fame #hometown #museum #vows #change