From highly anticipated museum openings to walking art trails, global travellers can indulge in art this fall through an array of engaging experiences, witnessing the world’s most celebrated artists’ achievements across moviemaking, contemporary art and paintings.
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opens to the Public on 30 September 30
Inviting the world into an unparalleled experience of the arts, sciences, artists, and social impact of moviemaking, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is slated to open its doors on 30 September 2021. Located in Los Angeles, the new museum is set to become the largest in North America devoted to exploring films and film culture and is the only such museum in the city.
The seven-story, 300,000-square-foot museum, which draws on the unique resources of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will open with:
the 30,000-square-foot core exhibition Stories of Cinema, offering celebratory, critical, and personal perspectives on the disciplines and impact of moviemaking, past and present
the temporary exhibition Hayao Miyazaki, the first museum retrospective in North America of the work of the acclaimed filmmaker and Studio Ghibli
and The Oscars® Experience, an immersive simulation that lets visitors imaginatively step onto the stage of the Dolby Theatre to accept an Academy Award®.
There are also ongoing education and family programs that will take place throughout the museum in exhibition galleries, theaters, and the Shirley Temple Education Studio. These will include teen programs, family studio activities, and school tours.
Press kit available here. Video of the press conference and virtual tour of the installed galleries available here.
Event photos and video of the Opening Gala are available for editorial use via ACADEMY MUSEUM, SMUG MUG, BFA, GETTY, and EPK.
Qatar Museums to Present First Exhibition by Jeff Koons in the Gulf Region
Qatar Museums is set to present Jeff Koons: Lost in America starting from 21 November 2021 – 31 March 2022 as the artist’s first exhibition in the Gulf region, as well as part of the Qatar-United States 2021 Year of Culture. Taking place at the QM Gallery ALRIWAQ and curated by the renowned Massimiliano Gioni, the exhibition provides a unique view into the exceptional career of one of the best-known contemporary artists, whose work bridges Pop, Minimalism and the readymade.
Lost in America presents a portrait of American culture as seen through Koons’s autobiography, beginning with his childhood in suburban Pennsylvania. The exhibition features more than 60 artworks drawn from Koons’s four-decades-long career and is divided into 16 galleries, each introduced by an autobiographical text by the artist, emphasizing his memories, influences and fascination with American visual culture.
In the footsteps of legendary artists with Dorchester Collection
Dorchester Collection unveils a series of bespoke private walking trails, designed exclusively for guests to follow in the footsteps of legendary artists including Picasso, Rodin, Monet and Caravaggio.
Picasso’s Montmartre with Le Meurice, Paris
Le Meurice unveils a series of bespoke private walking trails, designed exclusively for guests to follow in the footsteps of legendary artists who have called Paris their home.
Beginning with Picasso’s Montmartre, from September 2021, guests can discover Paris in the company of a knowledgeable and passionate guide. Each itinerary will be adapted to the guest(s), they will be able to stop and enjoy the scenery as well as absorb juicy anecdotes about the chosen legendary artist’s life and career.
On Picasso’s Montmartre trail, they will find out…
– Why Picasso’s masterpiece ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ remained rolled up and neglected in his studio for years
– How he paid for his drinks at the Lapin Agile
– Why he was implicated in a theft at the Louvre
The programme continues at Le Meurice with:
Rodin: Love and Torment in November 2021
Monet: Revolutionary Brushstrokes in March 2022
The programme will debut in Rome with Hotel Eden:
Caravaggio: Rebel and Rome in March 2022
The programme is subject to date change with rates correct at time of going to press. Details are available here: https://www.dorchestercollection.com/en/offers/legendary-artists/
2021 Art Programmes at 45 Park Lane
Contemporary Mayfair hotel, 45 Park Lane, has provided a canvas for emerging and established artists since opening in 2011. Celebrating its 10th year, the hotel is bringing some much needed colour and positivity to 2021 with the reopening of its diverse array of art exhibitions.
Curated by Lily Ackerman from Ackerman Studios, in collaboration with 45 Park Lane, the programme will showcase works by award-winning portrait artist Curtis Holder and a retrospective of some of 45 Park Lane’s most popular exhibitions, marking the 10th anniversary of the hotel, featuring Lhouette, Benjamin Shine, Ewan David Eason and Raul Castillo.
https://www.dorchestercollection.com/en/london/45-park-lane/art/
