The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is holding its first exhibit in the space that will become Hollywood’s premier museum devoted to the movies.
“Hollywood Costume” debuts on Thursday inside the historic May Co building on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, which is set to reopen as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in 2017.
Visitors to the exhibition can see costumes worn by Charlie Chaplin, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor. There is a section of superhero costumes, featuring Christopher Reeve as Superman flying overhead. A gallery of iconic costumes includes Julia Roberts’ red dress from Pretty Woman and the beaded gown and fur stole Marilyn Monroe wore in Some Like it Hot.
The exhibit’s 150 costumes will be on display until March 2, 2015.
Costumes from the film, "Fight Club," worn by Brad Pitt and Edward Norton are on display at the press preview of the "Hollywood Costume" exhibition Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, in Los Angeles. The exhibit which includes iconic costumes from the Golden Age of cinema to the present opens Thursday inside the historic Wilshire May Company building in Los Angeles, which is set to reopen as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in 2017. The exhibit is on view through March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Superhero costumes are shown on display at the Hollywood Costume exhibit, curated by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and London's Victoria & Albert museum, at the future home of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, in this publicity photo released to Reuters on September 30, 2014. The Hollywood Costume exhibit, opening Thursday in Los Angeles and curated by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and London's Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), will house more than 150 costumes spanning decades of cinema. It has been expanded from a 2012 V&A exhibit in London, and includes 40 new costumes, including those worn by Oscar-winner Jared Leto in "Dallas Buyers Club," Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games" and Harrison Ford's "Indiana Jones." REUTERS/Greg Harbaugh/Copyright 2014 AMPAS/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONT
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Elizabethan costumes are shown on display at the Hollywood Costume exhibit, curated by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and London's Victoria & Albert museum, at the future home of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, in this publicity photo released to Reuters on September 30, 2014. The Hollywood Costume exhibit, opening Thursday in Los Angeles and curated by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and London's Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), will house more than 150 costumes spanning decades of cinema. It has been expanded from a 2012 V&A exhibit in London, and includes 40 new costumes, including those worn by Oscar-winner Jared Leto in "Dallas Buyers Club," Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games" and Harrison Ford's "Indiana Jones." REUTERS/Greg Harbaugh/Copyright 2014 AMPAS/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CO
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Iconic costumes from the Golden Age of cinema to the present, including those worn by Meryl Streep, are on display at the press preview of the "Hollywood Costume" exhibition Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, in Los Angeles. The film costume exhibit opens Thursday inside the historic Wilshire May Company building in Los Angeles, which is set to reopen as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in 2017. The exhibit is on view through March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Iconic costumes from the Golden Age of cinema to the present, including those worn by Barbra Streisand, are on display at the press preview of the "Hollywood Costume" exhibition Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, in Los Angeles. The film costume exhibit opens Thursday inside the historic Wilshire May Company building in Los Angeles, which is set to reopen as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in 2017. The exhibit is on view through March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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A costume worn by Nicole Kidman as Satine in the film "Moulin Rouge!," designed by Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie is on display at the press preview of the "Hollywood Costume" exhibition Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, in Los Angeles. The exhibit featuring iconic costumes from the Golden Age of cinema to the present opens Thursday inside the historic Wilshire May Company building in Los Angeles, which is set to reopen as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in 2017. The exhibit is on view through March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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