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   The Hollywood Museum

The Hollywood Museum is the official museum of Hollywood, which shows the history of Hollywood and film-making. It has the greatest collection of Hollywood artifacts in the world. It is home to more than 10,000 real objects: costumes, photographs, scripts, posters and other things from favourite films and TV shows. When the Hollywood Museum opened its doors in 2003, it was open just two days a week. It has since become a must-see museum for anyone who is a fan of movies and is now open five days a week.

1. The Hollywood Museum has more real objects about Hollywood than any other museum in the world.

   The Hollywood Museum

The Hollywood Museum is the official museum of Hollywood, which shows the history of Hollywood and film-making. It has the greatest collection of Hollywood artifacts in the world. It is home to more than 10,000 real objects: costumes, photographs, scripts, posters and other things from favourite films and TV shows. When the Hollywood Museum opened its doors in 2003, it was open just two days a week. It has since become a must-see museum for anyone who is a fan of movies and is now open five days a week.

2. The Hollywood Museum works every day.

The building is located at 1660 North Highland at Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. The museum is in the historic Max Factor Building where Max Factor, Hollywood’s Make-up King, created the looks of Hollywood’s Golden Era stars, including Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Jean Harlow, and Marilyn Monroe.

Max Factor was born in Poland, then he became the make-up artist to Russia’s Tzar Nicholas II and his family, in 1908 he emigrated with his family to the United States. Max Factor built a cosmetic industry, created silver screen gods and goddesses, as well as a new look for women.

Tf you go to the Hollywood Museum, visit Max Factor’s world famous make-up rooms, learn about the history of theatrical and ‘street’ make-up. See where Marilyn Monroe became a blonde and Lucille Ball got her famous red hair.

3. In the Hollywood Museum you can see some photos showing the way Max Factor made up Marilyn Monroe.

Each of the floors in the museum is different. The ground floor consists of the wonderful Max Factor rooms and a few large exhibits from recent science-fiction films. On the second and third floors you will see hundreds of costumes, including Marilyn Monroe’s million-dollar dress. Be sure to see great horror movie objects which kre on the lower level. There are special sections in the museum devoted to great actresses. Do not forget that the Hollywood Museum’s new collection has items from the Harry Potter films.

4. Each floor of the Hollywood Museum is devoted to one kind of films.

Among some of the many objects that usually attract tourists are: the golden hair of silent screen legend Mary Pickford, Sylvester Stallone’s boxing gloves from the 1976 Oscar-winning film “Rocky”, Tea Leoni’s costume (yellow blouse and white trousers) and a large model of an airplane from the film “Jurassic Park 3” (when she was attacked in a plane by a dinosaur), Leonardo DiCaprio’s suit from “Romeo and Juliet”, Elizabeth Taylor’s gold dress

5. The Hollywood Museum shows only the costumes from the films which were made in the 21st century.

Each of the floors in the museum is different. The ground floor consists of the wonderful Max Factor rooms and a few large exhibits from recent science-fiction films. On the second and third floors you will see hundreds of costumes, including Marilyn Monroe’s million-dollar dress. Be sure to see great horror movie objects which kre on the lower level. There are special sections in the museum devoted to great actresses. Do not forget that the Hollywood Museum’s new collection has items from the Harry Potter films.

6. All teenagers like the new collection devoted to the Harry Potter series.

Stop by the “100 Years of Hollywood” exhibition. You will see more than 1,000 black-and-white photos and learn some facts from the history of movie-making. See what “Hollywoodland” really looked like when it first became known as the “Entertainment Capital of the World”!

7. A special section in the museum is about Hollywood’s history which began a century ago.