Overview of The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures – In the heart of Los Angeles, at the vibrant crossroads of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, you’ll find the world’s preeminent movie museum, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Nestled on the renowned “Miracle Mile,” this museum not only preserves the rich heritage of the former 1939 May Company department store, now christened the Saban Building, but also infuses it with new life. Celebrating its rich past while igniting new prospects, the original 1946 additions have been replaced by a striking spherical structure. Inside, the 1,000-seat David Geffen Theater and Dolby Family Terrace offer captivating Hollywood vistas.
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’s Design Concept The revitalized campus encompasses an impressive array of amenities, spanning over 50,000 square feet of gallery space, including two state-of-the-art theaters, cutting-edge project spaces, an inviting outdoor piazza, an elevated rooftop terrace, a dynamic education studio, a delectable restaurant, and a boutique. Renzo Piano, the architect, once noted, ” The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures gives us the opportunity to honor the past while creating a building for the future?in fact, for the possibility of many futures. The historic Saban Building is a wonderful example of Streamline Moderne style, which preserves the way people envisioned the future in 1939.”
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