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It was inevitable, all things considered: The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has pushed back its opening date, again, citing rising COVID-19 infection rates, restrictions on public gatherings and ongoing museum closures.
The opening is now set for Sept. 30.
The museum planned to open on Dec. 14, 2020, a date announced at the Oscars this year. But over the summer, because of the coronavirus crisis, the museum pushed that date to April 30. Now, with health officials projecting that much of the public may not have access to COVID-19 vaccines until summer, fall has become a safer bet.
“We only want to make the move once and we feel like there’s still too much uncertainty around how the vaccine will roll out in the spring to open any sooner than September,” museum director Bill Kramer said in an interview. “We want to open strong in the fall and with certainty.”
Pandemic Forces Yet Another Delay of Film Academy Museum Opening
Renzo Piano Building Workshop/Academy Museum Foundation/Image from L’Autre Image
Citing rising virus infection rates, museums remaining closed, and continued restrictions on public gatherings in Los Angeles, museum officials say they will wait until Sept. 30, 2021 to open their doors to the public.
The opening of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is being pushed back yet again, this time to Sept. 30, 2021.
The long-gestating museum, located at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax on Miracle Mile, has missed several previously targeted opening dates, initially due to budget and construction considerations, and subsequently as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The world-class museum is located at the northeast corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue
Experiencing an overture played ahead of a splashy cinematic event?
Such on-screen pieces used to be quite in style, a half century or so ago, especially when it came to those lavish, big-budget d films that ran around three hours.
But while an orchestra-awesome overture isn t heard as much in modern times, film fans are experiencing something akin to an overture, at least when it comes to the opening of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
For the world-class movie museum, which was originally set to open at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue on Dec. 14, 2020, is experiencing something of its own anticipation-fueled overture right now.
Academy Museum Opening Postponed (Again) To September Due to COVID-19
“With the sharp increase in COVID-19 infections … it would be irresponsible to open this spring,” says museum president Bill KramerDiane Haithman | December 18, 2020 @ 10:00 AM Last Updated: December 18, 2020 @ 10:05 AM
Photo Credit: Joshua White/JW Pictures Academy Museum Foundation
The new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has pushed back its opening date from April 30 to September 30, 2021 due to coronavirus concerns.
The museum will open its doors to the public on Sept. 30 and will be preceded by a number of opening events including a gala on Sept. 25, the museum announced today.
The postponement dashes plans to have the museum open near the same time as the Academy Awards ceremonies and telecast, still on track for April 25.
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