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 The Saban Building, a restored 1939 Streamline Moderne May Company building (2021) | |
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| Established | 2021 |
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| Location | 6067 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California United States |
| Coordinates | 34°3′48″N 118°21′39″W / 34.06333°N 118.36083°W |
| Type | Motion picture history |
| Collection size | over 13 million objects |
| Architect | Renzo Piano Kulapat Yantrasast[1] |
| Owner | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
| Public transit access |   Wilshire/Fairfax (2025) 20 720 |
| Website | www |
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is a film museum opened in 2021 located in Los Angeles, California. The first large-scale museum of its kind in the United States,[2][3] it houses more than 13 million objects, and is dedicated to the history, science, and cultural impact of the film industry.
The museum is located in the historic May Company Building at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue,[1] part of Museum Row on the Miracle Mile. It is overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and administers the Academy's archives.
- ^ a b Pogrebin, Robin (June 6, 2021). "Movie Museum Rethinks Exhibitions in Response to a Changing World". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Amid Covid-19 adjustments, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles delays opening by five months". The Art Newspaper. December 18, 2020. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Miranda, Carolina (June 15, 2020). "Citing 'devastating pandemic,' Academy Museum once again delays opening — to April 2021". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2021.