• private parties & events
Built upon a slow but sure labor of love, the Hollywood Museum (a not-for-profit corporation) in the Historic Max Factor Building arose from Dadigan’s passion for maintaining the history of Hollywood and her desire to give something back to the community. She spends more than $1,000,000 of to her own money each year sustain the museum.
Under her watchful eye, the Hollywood Museum has become the city’s preferred location for premiere parties and special events. For example, the Gable & Lombard Grand Salon on the fourth floor was the setting for InStyle Magazine’s viewing party for Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whifford’s "Clothes Off Our Back" Golden Globe Charity Auction last year.
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Parking
There is a pay lot just to the south. The museum will validate $2 worth. There are also metered spots available on Highland and all cross streets.
The Extras
The basement, devoted to Hannibal Lector’s entire cell block from "Silence of the Lambs," is available for private party rental.
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The historic Max Factor Building — Max Factor was the patriarch of the Hollywood makeup industry — has finally been restored to its original 1935 Art Deco splendor and is now the home of The Hollywood Museum, which features four floors of famous and rare props (including Hannibal Lecter’s cell), costumes (Nicole Kidman’s from "Moulin Rouge"), scripts, cameras, awards, and numerous vintage photos and posters from the television, stage, and recording industries. It’s arranged for the visitor to experience Hollywood chronologically — from the Silent Era and Golden Era to current production technology and a glimpse into the future of the industry. The museum, located across from the Hollywood & Highland entertainment complex, also houses a library, a screening room, an education center, and a museum-studio gift shop.
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| The Mae West collection is particularly large, including her trademark hats, “Diamond Lil” jewelry, and feathered boas. There’s even a “Mae West” life-vest, and a photo of her being presented with the inflatable preserver. Quite a few of these costumes come complete with photos taken from the films, with the actress wearing the same item of clothing, or a video monitor showing a clip from the film. The Lucille Ball display includes a large conga drum that belonged to Desi Arnaz, and a nearby monitor features a film clip of him playing a similar drum. (It would be ideal if all of the displays were identified in such a way.) |
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The final trip down to the basement to see Hannibal Lector’s prison cell is almost worth the price of admission alone. One boards a room-size freight-elevator (complete with sparkle-ball, silent movies projected on the wall, and a scale model of the Eiffel Tower from "Moulin Rouge") and descends to the lower level. There one discovers not just Lector’s plexiglas cell, but the entire cell block used in the films "Silence of the Lambs" and "Red Dragon", complete with all the original furnishings and props. Even the small folding chair outside Hannibal’s cell has a story: it was the actual chair that Jodi Foster sat in when she met with Dr. Lector - it was cut to a smaller-than-normal size me make Clarisse appear smaller and more vulnerable as she faced Hannibal. And that is just some of the collection. |
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• collections & exhibits
Special Halloween Exhibit !
“HALLOWEEN CHAMBER OF HORRORS AT THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM
Wednesday, Oct. 15 – November 2, 2008
Celebrate Halloween at The Hollywood Museum
in the historic Max Factor Building
You’re not afraid of Halloween because you don’t believe that monsters and ghosts are real?
iThen get face to face with the masks of Jason and Mike Myers from the "Friday the 13th" and "Halloween" movie series
iSit in the haunted church pews from "The Exorcist" and – if you dare
iVisit Hannibal
The attraction begins in the depths of the Max Factor Building ’s basement where, during prohibition days, the bowling alley and speakeasy played host to Hollywood stars!
See the real (and really scary) items from Hollywood
Plus See:
iLecter’s jail cell, personal effects and his mask from “Silence of the Lambs”
i"Sweeney Todd" blood-spattered costumes
iMike Meyers’ original mask and jumpsuit from “Halloween IV: The Return of Mike Meyers."
iSarah Michelle Gellar’s "corpse" fished out of the lake in "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
iOriginal spider web costume worn by famed Hollywood personality Vampira
iJason’s mask from “Jason Goes to Hell”
iCostume and props worn by TV’s sexiest horror host – “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark”
iOriginal Dead Man in the Basement from “Hell Night”
iGuillotine and severed heads from “Quills”
iplus much more including corpses, mummies and masks from Boris Karloff’s, Lon Chaney Jr. and Brendan Fraser’s “The Mummy” films
i12 most popular horror films from Blue Underground (www.blue-underground.com, North America
“HALLOWEEN CHAMBER OF HORRORS
AT THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM
WHERE: The Hollywood Museum , 1660 N. Highland Ave. Hollywood Bl.)
WHEN: 10 am to 5 pm - Wednesday through Sunday
PRICE: $15 for adults; $12 for seniors and students under 21;
$5 for children under 5.
View: Basement
View: Ground Floor
View: First Floor
View: Second Floor
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The final trip down to the basement to see Hannibal Lector’s prison cell is almost worth the price of admission alone. One boards a room-size freight-elevator (complete with sparkle-ball, silent movies projected on the wall, and a scale model of the Eiffel Tower from "Moulin Rouge") and descends to the lower level. There one discovers not just Lector’s plexiglas cell, but the entire cell block used in the films "Silence of the Lambs" and "Red Dragon", complete with all the original furnishings and props. Even the small folding chair outside Hannibal’s cell has a story: it was the actual chair that Jodi Foster sat in when she met with Dr. Lector - it was cut to a smaller-than-normal size me make Clarisse appear smaller and more vulnerable as she faced Hannibal. And that is just some of the collection. |
• directions
From San Diego Take the 5 North to 101 North Exit Highland Ave - Left Head West about 1/2 mile. Turn left on Highland Ave. The Hollywood Museum is 1/2 block South of Highland Ave. From San Fernando Valley Take the 101 Fwy South Exit Highland Ave - Right Head West about 1/2 mile. Turn left on Highland Ave. The Hollywood Museum is 1/2 block South of Highland Ave. From Downtown Los Angeles Take the 101 Fwy North Exit Highland Ave - Left Head West about 1/2 mile. Turn left on Highland Ave. The Hollywood Museum is 1/2 block South of Highland Ave. From Santa Monica Take the 10 Fwy East To the 110 Fwy North The the 101 Fwy North Exit Highland Ave - Left Head West about 1/2 mile. Turn left on Highland Ave. The Hollywood Museum is 1/2 block South of Highland Ave. PARKING Available parking is located adjacent to The Hollywood Museum. All museum visitors will receive a reduced parking rate validation while attending the museum.
• testimonials
"I hope members of the film community will contribute their resources and support to this long overdue endeavor." - Francis Ford Coppola, Director and Producer |
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"The Hollywood Museum provides current and future generations an opportunity to observe, appreciate and enjoy those early halcyon days of Tinseltown." - Johnny Grant, Honorary Mayor of Hollywood |
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"Hollywood should be so happy to have a world class motion picture museum right where it should be…in Hollywood." - Dino and Martha de Laurentis, Producers |
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"we were simply knocked out!" - Alice and Leonard Maltin, Writer, Television and Movie Commmentator |
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"I’m so glad my costumes and memorabilia now have a permanent place for posterity." - Shirley MacLaine, Actress |
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"A magnificent job of collecting! You have truly restored old Hollywood." - Diane E. Watson, United States Congresswoman |
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"Donelles Hollywood Museum, like her spirit, is appropriately at the very heart of our Hollywood." - John P. Connolly, National President, AFTRA |
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"The Hollywood Museum is dedicated to the preservation of Hollywood History." - Donelle Dadigan, President and Founder |
• contact
Phone: For more information, call (323) 464-7776. Parking: There is a paid parking lot on the south side of the museum. Validation at the museum will take $2 off the cost of parking. Admission Price: $15 for adults. $12 for seniors and students with ID. $5 for children under 5. Hours: Open Thursday through Sunday, from 10 AM to 5 PM. Closed Monday through Wednesday.
• walk of fame
The Hollywood Museum is located just steps away from the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. Explore the Museum and locate your favorite stars along this most famous street in the world The Walk of Fame runs east to west on Hollywood Boulevard from Gower Avenue to La Brea Avenue and north to south on Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard. The Walk of Fame is nearly a three and a half (3 1/2) mile round trip walk. Locations of specific stars are permanent, except when occasionally relocated for nearby construction or other reasons. To be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is considered to be as sought after as the Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, BAFTA and Golden Globe awards. Each star consists of a pink terrazzo five-pointed star rimmed with bronze and inlaid into a charcoal square. Inside the pink star is the name of the honoree inlaid in bronze, below which is a round bronze emblem indicating the category for which the honoree received the star. The emblems are: * Motion picture camera for contribution to the film industry * Television set for contribution to the broadcast television industry * Phonograph record for contribution to the recording industry * Radio microphone for contribution to the broadcast radio industry * Twin comedy/tragedy masks for contribution to live theater 
There are a few exceptions. Disneyland’s star has an emblem of a building, and honorary mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant’s star depicts the Great Seal of Hollywood. Former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley has a star depicting the seal of the city of Los Angeles. Also, the crew of the Apollo XI mission are named in four identical moons at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine. Nominations are submitted annually by May 31, and the Walk of Fame committee meets the following month to pick the next year’s group of honorees. Star ceremonies are open to the public and formerly were led by honorary Hollywood mayor Johnny Grant prior to his death in 2008.
• about us
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See 10,000 Real Showbiz Treasures!
Visit the largest collection of costumes, props, posters and photographs
See Sylvester Stalone’s boxing gloves from “Rocky”, Marilyn Monroe’s dresses, Hannibal Lecter’s jail cell where Anthony Hopkins was incarcerated in his Academy Award-winning role in “The Silence of the Lambs”, Elvis’ favorite bathrobe, Indiana Jones’ whip, Boris Karloff’s mummy, Christopher Reeve’s “Superman” costume, Johnny Depp’s outfit from “Sweeney Todd”, Tom Cruise’s eyeball-switcher from “Minority Report” (and the eyeballs!), the gold Cadillac and icon outfits from “Dreamgirls”, Nicole Kidman’s’ sexy outfits and swing from Moulin Rouge! See Lucy, Judy, Kate and all of the greats! Plus treasures from “Gone with the Wind”, “I Love Lucy”, “Planet of the Apes”, “Star Trek”, “Jaws”, “Jurassic Park”, “The Flintstones”, “The Last Samurai”, “The Sopranos”, “Baywatch” & more.
Enjoy viewing the largest collection ever assembled of costumes, props and personal effects of hundreds of stars including Marilyn Monroe, Tom Cruise, Elvis Presley, Johnny Depp, Eddie Murphy, Lucille Ball, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jim Carrey, Beyoncé, George Clooney, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jennifer Hudson, Reese Witherspoon, Russell Crowe, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith, Charlie Chaplin, Bette Davis, Judy Garland, Greta Garbo, Rudolph Valentino, Joan Crawford, , Bob Hope, and many more!
Visit the historic photo gallery featuring the largest collection of B&W historic photos on public display. See
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“HALLOWEEN CHAMBER OF HORRORS AT THE
Wednesday, Oct. 15 – November 2, 2008
Celebrate Halloween at The Hollywood Museum in the historic
in the new "Chamber of Horrors" showcasing your favorite terrifying costumes, masks, corpses, mummies, posters and props from popular horror genre films and TV.
You’re not afraid of Halloween because you don’t believe that monsters and ghosts are real?
iThen get face to face with the masks of Jason and Mike Myers from the "Friday the 13th" and "Halloween" movie series
iSit in the haunted church pews from "The Exorcist" and – if you dare –
iVisit
The attraction begins in the depths of the
See the real (and really scary) items from
Plus See:
iLecter’s jail cell, personal effects and his mask from “Silence of the Lambs”
i"Sweeney Todd" blood-spattered costumes
iMike Meyers’ original mask and jumpsuit from “Halloween IV: The Return of Mike Meyers."
iSarah Michelle Gellar’s "corpse" fished out of the lake in "I Know What You Did Last Summer,"
iOriginal spider web costume worn by famed
iJason’s mask from “Jason Goes to Hell”
iCostume and props worn by TV’s sexiest horror host – “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark”
iOriginal Dead Man in the Basement from “Hell Night”
iGuillotine and severed heads from “Quills”
iplus much more including corpses, mummies and masks from Boris Karloff’s, Lon Chaney Jr. and Brendan Fraser’s “The Mummy” films.
i12 most popular horror films from Blue Underground (www.blue-underground.com, North
“HALLOWEEN CHAMBER OF HORRORS AT
THE
WHERE: The
WHEN: 10 am to 5 pm - Wednesday through Sunday
PRICE: $15 for adults; $12 for seniors and students under 21;
$5 for children under 5.
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The Hollywood Museum is housed in the world famous historic Max Factor Building, where Max Factor, wizard of movie make-up worked his magic on motin picture stars since 1935. The lobby, has been restired to its original grandeur. A polished Art Deco gem - a white & rose-colored oasis of lavish marble, recreated historic chandeliers, pastel hues, antique furniture, trompe l’eouille, faux finishes with 22kt. gold and silver leafing. On the ground floor, you’ll find many original displays from the old Max Factor Make-Up Studio.
Visit the world famous make up rooms! See the Blondes Only , Redheads Only, Brunettes Only and Brownettes Only Rooms! Step back in time and see where Marilyn Monroe became a blonde and where Lucille Balle got her red hair! But that is only the beginning…
The Hollywood Museum Museum is considerably larger than it might appear at first glance. It features four floors of exhibits (two floors above the lobby and a basement below), offering more than 35,000 square feet of exhibit space. To put that in perspective, it is seven times the size of the nearby Guinness World of Record Museum (5,200 square feet), almost four times the size of the neighboring Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum (10,000 square feet), and five times larger than the Warner Bros Museum (at 7,000 square feet). Yet that still isn’t really room enough to do justice to the thousands of items on exhibit here!
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Relax, the museum is a self-guided tour, so you can spend as long as you like admiring any exhibit.
The ground floor is made up of the historic Lobby, plus Max Factor’s restored make-up rooms, a vintage B&W photo gallery featuring more than 1000 B&W photos. Cary Grant’s Rolls Royce, Planet of the Apes, Jurassic Park, a tribute to Judy Garland and the "Red Shoes"!
The second and third floors are devoted exclusively to costumes worn by famous stars in famous films, corresponding props, photos, memorabilia and posters. wealth of Hollywood memorabilia, ranging from the earliest Technicolor film ever shot, to a Roman bed from "Gladiator", to the dog from "There’s something about Mary" to the gold Cadillac from "Dreamgirls".
Don’t forget to visit the Lower Level - what once was a bowling alley and speakeasy during Prohibition days is now where we house "all things creepy and scary"! Walk down the same jail cell corridor that Jodie Foster walked in "Silence of the Lambs". See Hannibals cell and a fantastic array of props from the film including Dr. Hannibal Lecter’s mask!
From the Wires:
By: Marketwire .
HOLLYWOOD, CA — (Marketwire) — 10/29/08 — The Hollywood Museum’s new "Chamber of Horrors" exhibit showcases real — and really scary — memorabilia from most of the Top 10 Horror Movies of All Time listed by entertainment journalist Tom O’Neil, who’s a guest curator of the museum.
The Top Ten Horror Movies are (in alphabetical order): "The Exorcist" "Friday the 13th" "Halloween" "The Haunting" (1963) "Jaws" "The Mummy" (1932) "Nightmare on Elm Street" "Psycho" "The Shining" (1980) "The Silence of the Lambs"
Costumes, props, set pieces or memorabilia from seven of the movies on the list are on display at The Hollywood Museum.
The masks of Jason and Mike Myers from the "Friday the 13th" and "Halloween" movie series, the haunted church pews from "The Exorcist" and Hannibal Lecter’s dark jail from "Silence of the Lambs" are among the real items from Hollywood’s greatest horror films — including "Sweeney Todd," "The Mummy," "Jaws," "Hell Night" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer" — in the new "Chamber of Horrors" attraction.
"Our new ‘Chamber of Horrors’ is the perfect place where movie fans can celebrate Halloween," says Donelle Dadigan, museum president and founder. "The ‘Chamber of Horrors’ instantly vaults to the top of the list of must-visit Los Angeles Halloween haunts. We invite the public to experience this entertaining, spine-tingling attraction featuring original memorabilia from the 1930s to present day featuring favorite horror-themed motion pictures and television. But beware! Don’t be shocked if there’s a surprise visit by Hannibal Lecter or Michael Myers."
The attraction begins in the depths of the Max Factor Building’s basement where, during prohibition days, the bowling alley and speakeasy played host to Hollywood stars. The "Chamber of Horrors" showcases original terrifying costumes, masks, corpses, mummies, posters and props from popular horror genre films and television. Attractions include Hannibal Lecter’s jail cell, personal effects and his mask from "Silence of the Lambs," blood-spattered costumes from "Sweeney Todd," Jason’s mask from "Jason Goes to Hell" and Mike Meyers’ mask and jumpsuit from "Halloween IV: The Return of Mike Meyers."
Other highlights: Sarah Michelle Gellar’s "corpse" fished out of the lake in "I Know What You Did Last Summer," the original costume worn by famed Hollywood personality Vampira, the costume and props worn by TV’s sexiest horror host — "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark," and the original Dead Man in the Basement from "Hell Night." Props from "Quills" include a guillotine and severed heads, Iron Maiden, Calming Chair and torture beds. There’s much more including corpses, mummies and masks from Boris Karloff’s, Lon Chaney Jr’s and Brendan Fraser’s "The Mummy" films.
Tom O’Neil is a blogger for the L.A. Times and a senior editor of In Touch Weekly. He’s the author of "Movie Awards," "The Emmys" and "The Grammys" (Penguin Putnam Books) and has reported on showbiz awards for the L.A. Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Variety, TV Guide, Reader’s Digest and other major media. In 1999, he launched GoldDerby.com, the first website devoted to predicting all top showbiz awards. It was acquired by the Los Angeles Times in November 2005 and folded into the launch of TheEnvelope.com.
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“HALLOWEEN CHAMBER OF HORRORS AT THE
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You’re not afraid of Halloween because you don’t believe that monsters and ghosts are real?
Then get face to face with the masks of Jason and Mike Myers from the "Friday the 13th" and "Halloween" movie series, sit in the haunted church pews from "The Exorcist" and — if you dare — visit Hannibal Lecter’s dark jail from "Silence of the Lambs."
Those are among the real (and really scary) items from Hollywood’s greatest horror films — including "Sweeney Todd," "The Mummy," "Jaws," "Hell Night" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer" — in the new "Chamber of Horrors" attraction that opens on Wednesday, Oct. 15, to celebrate Halloween at The Hollywood Museum in the historic
“Our new Chamber of Horrors is the latest attraction to join the list of must-visit Los Angeles Halloween haunts," says Donelle Dadigan, museum president and founder. "We invite the public to experience this entertaining, spine-tingling attraction featuring original memorabilia from the 1930s to present day featuring favorite horror-themed motion pictures and television,” stated Dadigan. “But beware! Don’t be shocked if there’s a surprise visit by Hannibal Lecter or Michael Myers!”
The attraction begins in the depths of the
Other highlights: Sarah Michelle Gellar’s "corpse" fished out of the lake in "I Know What You Did Last Summer," the original costume worn by famed Hollywood personality Vampira, the costume and props worn by TV’s sexiest horror host – “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark,” the original Dead Man in the Basement from “Hell Night,” guillotine and the severed heads from “Quills,” plus much more including corpses, mummies and masks from Boris Karloff’s, Lon Chaney Jr. and Brendan Fraser’s “The Mummy” films.
During the museum’s hours of operation, the 12 most popular horror films from Blue Underground (www.blue-underground.com,
“HALLOWEEN CHAMBER OF HORRORS AT THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM
WHERE: The
WHEN: 10 am to 5 pm, Wednesday through Sunday
Opens Wednesday, October 15 and ends November 2, 2008
PRICE: $15 for adults; $12 for seniors and students under 21; $5 for children under 5.
