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Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles: impressions, tips and information to plan the tour at the best.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
“Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, fellow members of the motion picture industry and honored guests. This is one of the happiest moments of my life, and I want to thank each one of you who had a part in selecting me for one of the awards for your kindness.
It has made me feel very, very humble and I shall always hold it as a beacon for anything I may be able to do in the future. I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry.
My heart is too full to tell you just how I feel. And may I say thank you and God bless you.”
(Hattie McDaniel)
I could not introduce you to the tour of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles without mentioning one of the protagonists of the area of the museum dedicated to Exceptional Women who made a difference in the Motion Picture, Hattie McDaniel. In the exhibition you will find a tribute to Italian actress Sofia Loren, too.
Hattie held this speech – very strong words to accept in some passages for us, today – when she received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1940 for her unforgettable performance of Mami in Gone with the Wind.
She was the first African American woman to win the coveted award and in her own way, with grace and elegance, she paved the way for a small, big revolution in the Motion Picture world.
Hattie’s story is just one among the many stories told at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
The stories of the cinema, its cult movies and all its characters.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is the largest museum in the United States devoted to arts, sciences and artists of moviemaking.
Its exhibitions tell with great emotion – and with props, soundtracks and inevitable cult movies clips – the story of Cinema and the Oscars’ one, from the beginning until nowadays.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles: Academy Awards History
The Academy Museum, designed by Italian Architect Renzo Piano and opened in 2021, is spread over even seven floors, including exhibition spaces and areas for special events, two theaters with an intense schedule, a conservation studio, a café and a museum store.
The museum is located on the original land of the Tongva Natives. In recognizing their ancestral culture, the Academy Museum is committed to respecting and honoring it and contributing in the preservation of their cultural resources.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
“Since the world’s first commercial film screenings in 1895, movies have given us a window onto the world, expanding our viewpoints and opening our eyes to new wonders. They have captivated us like no other medium. Both short-form and feature-length movies provide us with entertainment, allow us to escape, and help us better understand ourselves and others.”
(Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles)
Stories of Cinema is the Academy Museum’s permanent and core exhibition. It spreads over three floors and numerous galleries, telling the incredible stories of moviemakers and movie directors, the works they create, and the impact their art has on the world. The exhibition is a journey through feature-length movies and documentaries as well as arts and movie sciences.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
The amount of memorabilia, original costumes and relics on display is incredible. In some cases, you end up feeling part of this patinated world and protagonists of the movies that we loved most and grew up with.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
The museum is really big; it is difficult to be able to explore everything in a few hours. So, I point out – to optimize the times – the exhibition areas and the most important experiences, mainly between the fourth and third floor.
Always remember to get info about the temporary exhibition present at the time of your visit. The offer is always incredibly rich and varied.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
Welcome to the backstage of The Godfather.
An incredible exhibition telling, with a wide rage of original props of 1972 The Godfather and 1974 The Godfather: Part II, the complex and fascinating process of making the saga.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles: The Art of Moviemaking, The Godfather
Director Francis Ford Coppola’s interpretation of the popular novel by Mario Puzo provided a lyrical and poignant reflection on the American Dream.
Making the movies a worldwide phenomenon that has turned upside down the art of moviemaking from the 1970s on.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles: The Art of Moviemaking, The Godfather
From costumes to sets, props, screenplays to equipment, these materials – most of them are on display here for the first time – highlight the contribution of the different branches of cinema and how they have developed and improved over time.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles: The Art of Moviemaking, The Godfather
The gallery dedicated to the movie Casablanca shows original props highlighting the most beloved characters, settings, music and the cinematic virtuosity that made this movie one of the most beloved classics in Hollywood.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles: Casablanca
While timeless in its romanticism and its craftsmanship, Casablanca is also inextricably linked to its production environment during the Second World War.
The gallery explores this historical context, including the influx of European emigrants who have contributed with their talents both in front and behind the camera, echoing the movie’s narrative themes.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles: Casablanca
The Academy Awards History is the exhibition space where the fascinating history of the Oscar is told, with clips and original costumes of the winners.
A virtual stage that will accompany you to the exhibition of the original statuettes left to the Academy on heritage by some winners. Among them, Clark Gable’s one for 1934 It Happened One Night.
I would like to point out that with a separate ticket – to buy when booking – you can live your Oscar experience.
What is it?
The chance to live the Oscar dream. I mean, to be transported into the Dolby Theater during the night of the Oscars, hear your name called, go on the stage, collect the award and receive a final video that captures everything.
Visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles: Academy Awards History
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is located at 6067, Wilshire Boulevard, Central LA, little far from Beverly Hills and West Hollywood.
Open from Wednesday to Monday, 10am-6pm.
For further info and/or buy tickets, please, visit the page dedicated on the official website here.
Article written for and in collaboration with #IPW2024 Los Angeles, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and Discover Los Angeles.
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