The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures was inaugurated on September 30th, in Los Angeles, in the United States, to tell the history of American film, and particularly of Hollywood. The museum features an exhibit of rare pieces and exclusive attractions.

The project, announced ten years ago, cost close to 482 million dollars (somewhere around 2.5 billion reais) and includes two buildings by Italian architect Renzo Piano. Initially, the museum was set to open in 2017, but due to unforeseen events this did not happen. In February 2020, actor Tom Hanks announced, during the Oscar ceremony, that the exhibits could be visited later that year, but the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the opening for another year.

The first thing visitors see when walking through the door is a big screen with scenes from Citizen Kane, a 1941 film by director Orson Welles, considered one of the most important movies. In the theme rooms, you can see objects that include the ruby slippers that actress Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz, in 1939, and the R2-D2 remote-controlled robot from the first Star Wars trilogy.

For those interested in what happens backstage, the museum has special effects and makeup items. For example, there is the mechanical version that replicated a shark in director Steven Spielberg’s 1975 movie Jaws. Nathalie Morris, the collection curator, said in a press interview that some items are legendary in film history and some other pieces may be a little more unusual, but that they illustrate interesting aspects of the film’s techniques and technology.

Exhibits will alternate, that is, they will vary from time to time. Tickets are available through the website: academymuseum.org.

QUESTIONS

1) Where is the film museum?

a) Los Angeles, United States

b) São Paulo, Brazil

c) It is online only.

d) New York, United States

2) Are you interested in what happens behind the scenes in movies? Why?

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