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Add the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to the list of businesses and institutions suffering a Covid outbreak in the current surge. The Los Angeles County Public Health web site on Thursday reported 14 Covid-19 cases on the museum staff, but listed no known cases among visitors. For visitors, the museum has been…

EXCLUSIVE: The new Academy Museum in Los Angeles will be holding its first inaugural red-carpet film premiere on Monday, Oct. 25 with Focus Features’ Edgar Wright psychological thriller Last Night in Soho.  Expected at the premiere are director/producer/co-writer Wright, stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy…

You might be tempted to blame Covid for those awkward "timed ticketing" protocols at the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Pick a time. Reserve in advance. No early entry. No guarantees if you show up after a 30-minute grace period. No refunds. Timed tickets required even for free child's admission. Academy Museum…

The $484 million museum dedicated to all things Hollywood is finally here. This morning, the dedication ceremony and official ribbon-cutting of the highly anticipated Academy Museum of Motion Pictures kicked off, attended by civic and cultural leaders from the Academy Museum and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…

Later today, the first Tuesday in August, the board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will meet to install newly elected governors and reorganize its officers, pretty much as usual. As usual, the governors will almost certainly elect casting director David Rubin, the Academy's current president, to…

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced on Wednesday that timed advance admission tickets for the new venue will be available beginning August 5 at 9 a.m. PT at academymuseum.org and on the museum's new app. Opening on September 30 in Los Angeles, the museum will be the largest institution in the United States…

The long-delayed Academy Museum of Motion Pictures looks like it is finally ready for its close-up. Ava DuVernay, Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum will be spearheading plans for the gala opening on September 25, 2021 as part of a weeklong program of celebrations leading to its official unveiling for the public September 30…

The long awaited and oft delayed opening of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is on the move again, shuttling to early Fall of next year and all due to continuing uncertainties about the state of the coronavirus pandemic. The not-so-surprising move, due to the dire circumstances of living in a world wracked by…

If you want a little scare for Halloween—not as big as the election, civil unrest, or coronavirus—take a look at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences job listings on Oscars.org. Last week, the Academy posted its call for a new Executive Vice President, Member Relations and Awards, to replace Lorenza Muñoz…

Ending a tumultuous Tuesday for NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer, the executive is exiting his role as the chair of the Film Academy Museum’s board, a post he’s held since 2017. Netflix co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, the museum’s vice-chair of the board, will step in as acting chair. The next board…

For those who want more transparency from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – and that was certainly a core request in producer Michael Shamberg's open letter to Academy leaders last week – it doesn't get any clearer than the view presented in a 178-page offering document that introduced the group's…

It's back to the world of high finance for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and its yet-to-open movie museum: On Monday, a spokesperson for the Academy Museum confirmed that another bond offering is in the making. "The Academy made a financial decision, based on the current low interest rates, to take…