The Hollywood Museum Celebrates Marilyn Monroes Birthday with Marilyn Monroe: The Exhibit - An Intimate Look At The ...

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The nations largest exhibit of authentic memorabilia honors Marilyn Monroe's life and the 50th anniversary milestone of her passing. The Hollywood Museum celebrates her birthday with MARILYN MONROE: THE EXHIBIT - An Intimate Look At The Legend, opening June 1 - September 2, 2012.

Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) May 04, 2012

The Hollywood Museum celebrates Marilyn Monroes birthday with MARILYN MONROE: THE EXHIBIT - An Intimate Look At The Legend, the nations largest exhibit of authentic memorabilia celebrating the fabled actress life, opening June 1 - September 2, 2012. This year also marks the 50th anniversary milestone of Monroes passing. The Hollywood Museum in the Historic Max Factor Building is located at 1660 N. Highland Ave at Hollywood and Highland. For The Hollywood Museum info: The Hollywood Museum.

Marilyn Monroe: The Exhibit displays the million-dollar dress Monroe wore on her honeymoon with Joe DiMaggio and made famous when she entertained the troops for USO shows in Korea; costumes and accessories from Some Like It Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; costumes and accessories from Scott Fortners The Marilyn Monroe Collection and The Greg Schreiner Marilyn Monroe Collection, including the iconic costume worn by Marilyn in The Prince and The Show Girl; the prescription bottle and the Decodron vial found next to her bed the night she passed away; the legendary red velvet nude photographs shot by Tom Kelly; and a vast photograph collection of her childhood, family and early modeling care! er when she was still Norma Jeane Baker; and much more. For Exhibit Information: Marilyn Monroe: The Exhibit.

Highlighting the exhibit are never-before-seen photos by world-renowned photographer George Barris, who shot the last pictures of Monroe while collaborating on a book at the time of her death 50 years ago. For George Barris info: George Barris.

The Hollywood Museum in the Historic Max Factor Building is the perfect venue for this exhibit because its where Max Factor gave Marilyn Monroe her famous blonde hair, says Museum Founder and President Donelle Dadigan. When you walk into the FOR BLONDES ONLY Room, you feel Marilyn Monroes presence.

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Marilyn Monroes death in August, The Hollywood Museum will host another special event celebrating MARILYN MONROE: THE EXHIBIT, spotlighting Monroes last photo shoot ever, with photographer George Barris.

Fans of all ages flock to Hollywood from around the world each year to honor Marilyns life and memory, says Dadigan, The Hollywood Museum is proud to host this definitive and meaningful Marilyn retrospective.

ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM

The Hollywood Museum, the official museum of Hollywood, has the most extensive collection of Hollywood Memorabilia in the World. The museum features four floors of breathtaking exhibits and is the home of more than 10,000 authentic showbiz treasures, one of a kind costumes, props, photographs, scripts and vintage memorabilia from favorite movies and TV shows. The museum includes costumes from Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson; Props from Gone With The Wind, Twilight: New Moon, St! ar Trek, Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen, High School Musical 2, Dancing with the Stars, Glee, and more. The Hollywood Museum is located in the Historic Max Factor Building on the corner of Hollywood & Highland, where Max Factor, the legend of movie makeup, worked his magic on motion picture stars since 1935. The Hollywood Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

WHERE: The Hollywood Museum

1660 N. Highland Avenue, (at Hollywood Blvd)

Hollywood, CA 90028

WHEN: Wednesdays Sundays: 10:00 am 5:00 pm

INFO: (323) 464-7776; For The Hollywood Museum info: The Hollywood Museum

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