Why the Academy Museum Is More Than an “Oscar Museum”

Why the Academy Museum Is More Than an “Oscar Museum”

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures does not frame film history only through awards or celebrity memorabilia. Its mission connects filmmaking art and science with technology, creative professions, historical debates and social impact.

A camera, costume or screenplay can be more than a famous object; it can document production methods and the cultural context of its era.

To understand cinema fully, audiences need to look not only at films but also at the systems, technologies and relationships that produce them.

Source note: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures — official mission and exhibition approach.