Hollywood Museum

The Hollywood Museum is a museum in Hollywood, California, that houses a collection of memorabilia from the history of American motion pictures and television. It is housed in the historic Max Factor Building on Highland Avenue[3][4] designed by American architect Simeon Charles Lee.

Hollywood Museum
The Hollywood Museum
in the Max Factor Building
Location1660 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywood, Los Angeles
Coordinates34°06′04″N 118°20′18″W
FounderDonelle Dadigan[1]
PresidentDonelle Dadigan
CuratorSteve Nycklemoe[2]
Websitethehollywoodmuseum.com

The collection of the Hollywood Museum contains over 11,000 items, including costumes, props, stop motion figures, photographs, scripts, and other artifacts.[5] Among the exhibits are the original four makeup rooms used by pioneering Hollywood makeup artist Max Factor—one for redheads, one for blondes, one for brownettes, and one for brunettes.[6]

The museum is connected to a branch of Mel's Drive-In restaurant.

History

In June 2016, during LGBT Pride Month, the museum hosted an exhibition called "Reel to Real: Portrayals and Perceptions of Gays in Hollywood".[7]

References

  1. Hollywood Museum website. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  2. King, Susan. Hal Roach's film legacy explored in Hollywood Museum exhibition. Los Angeles Times. July 26, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  3. King, Susan. Hollywood on parade in two new exhibits.. Los Angeles Times. February 7, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. Hollywood Museum website. Retrieved May 18, 2015
  5. Flomberg, Deb. Explore Movie-Making History At The Hollywood Museum. Archived October 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine CBS Los Angeles. July 3, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  6. Stein, Sadie. Makeup Forever. The Paris Review. February 24, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  7. "Reel to Real" (PDF). The Beverly Hills Courier. LI (25). June 17, 2016. p. 10. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
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