Oprah Winfrey and Leonardo DiCaprio. Kim Kardashian and Robert De Niro. Katy Perry, Justin Trudeau, Gavin Newsom and patriarchs of the Skywalker clan: All turned out to toast the “Star Wars” creator’s new endeavor.
Category: Museums
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Can a New Museum Persuade Austria to Finally Love ‘The Sound of Music’?
The New York Times – Movies:For decades, Salzburg residents dismissed the hit musical as kitsch. Now, a dedicated space aims to reconcile movie myth and local history.
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Can a New Museum Persuade Austria to Finally Love ‘The Sound of Music’?
The New York Times – Movies:For decades, Salzburg residents dismissed the hit musical as kitsch. Now, a dedicated space aims to reconcile movie myth and local history.
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Weird and Wonderful, the Lucas Museum Lands in L.A.
The New York Times – On the Runway:A billion-dollar behemoth that looks like a spaceship houses the art collection of the “Star Wars” filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson. It’s an instant landmark.
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A T. Rex Walked Here: Teacher Finds Rare Footprints in North Dakota
The New York Times – On the Runway:Kent Hups, a high school science teacher in Colorado, discovered a 23-foot trackway of fossilized dinosaur footprints, which offer a glimpse of how the apex predator moved 66 million years ago.
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They Built a Shrine to Cable TV. Then Everyone Cut the Cord.
The New York Times – Business:They set out to celebrate the power and prestige of an industry that spanned MTV, HBO and Nickelodeon. Now, as cable’s fortunes have waned, the institution is changing, too.
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Is Jeff Koons’s Greatest Artwork Being Jeff Koons?
The New York Times – T Magazine:For five decades, the artist has made sculptures that are larger-than-life — and also singularly reflective of his own.
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British Museum Opens Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition
The New York Times – On the Runway:On Thursday, the British Museum opened its blockbuster Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, its most eagerly anticipated show in decades.
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Where to See the World’s Bayeux Tapestry Replicas
The New York Times – On the Runway:There are full-size replicas in a U.S. sports arena, an abbey in Denmark and a home in rural New Zealand. There’s even a more modest version for those who don’t like the original’s nudity.
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Ousted Kennedy Center Chairman Buys Dismantled ‘Blue’ Sculpture
The New York Times – On the Runway:David Rubenstein purchased the sculpture, which was removed from the center last week, from the artist’s foundation. He will display it at the National Gallery of Art.
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The C.E.O. Teaching Future Generations About 9/11
The New York Times – Business:Elizabeth Hillman, chief of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum since 2022, says the stories of that day “remain compelling, and they’re still unfolding.”
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What Is ‘Narrative Art’? The Lucas Museum Finally Shows Us Its Vision.
The New York Times – On the Runway:After several delays, George Lucas’s legacy project is finally ready to open. There’s less “Star Wars” than you might expect.