Antonio Ferme editorThe Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced details regarding its opening gala, which will be held on Sept.
25. The event will commence a week of celebrations leading up to the Los Angeles museum’s opening to the public on Sept. 30.Ava DuVernay, Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum will serve as co-chairs at the upcoming gala.
Murphy and Blum both serve as museum trustees, while DuVernay is an Academy governor who serves as an advisor on the upcoming exhibition “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971,” which will open in 2022.
Tom Hanks, Annette Bening and Bob Iger will also be recognized for helping the long-delayed museum raise $388 million.The museum also revealed the introduction of two annual awards that will be.
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