The new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has completed the creation of a new board of trustees to be headed by chair Ron Meyer, vice chairman of NBCUniversal; vice chair Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer; secretary Kimberly Steward, producer and philanthropist; and … [Read more...] about Academy Museum Names New Board of Trustees
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Academy Museum receives $50m Saban gift
Cheryl and Haim Saban have donated $50m to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures – the largest in the project’s campaign as the museum committee targets a 2019 launch in Los Angeles’ mid-Wilshire corridor.The gift means the museum campaign committee has raised … [Read more...] about Academy Museum receives $50m Saban gift
Motion Picture Museum: $2.5 Million Buys You a Green Room
This story first appeared in the May 3 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.David Geffen's $25 million donation ensures that his name will appear on the theater inside the sphere that will dominate the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, scheduled to open in 2017. But … [Read more...] about Motion Picture Museum: $2.5 Million Buys You a Green Room
Pirelli Lends Support to the New Academy Museum
Pirelli, the Italian tire manufacturer, has lent its support to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, becoming one of the project’s founding supporters after serving as one of the sponsors of last month’s inaugural celebration at the May Company building on Wilshire … [Read more...] about Pirelli Lends Support to the New Academy Museum
Brett Ratner Donates $1 Million to Academy Museum
Director Brett Ratner, who was to have produced the 2012 Oscars, has contributed $1 million to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Ratner had been tapped to produce the 2012 Academy Awards, but a series of controversial comments he made that many found sexist and … [Read more...] about Brett Ratner Donates $1 Million to Academy Museum