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'''Warner Bros. Museum''', also known as the '''Warner Bros. Studio Tour Archive''', is the only studio museum in the [[film industry]] of [[Burbank, California]] and is dedicated to [[Warner Bros.]] Opened in 1996, the 7,000 sq. foot museum brings together costumes, props, [[animation cell]]s and letters collected from the history of Warner Bros. film-making and television programs.<ref name="Rauzi1996-06-13">{{cite news |last=Rauzi |first=Robin |date=1996-06-13 |title=New Warner Bros. Museum Is More Than Just a Looney Idea |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-13-ca-14307-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=2024-05-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514092805/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-13-ca-14307-story.html |archivedate=2024-05-14 }}</ref><ref name="Dretzka1996-08-06">Dretzka, Gary (1996-08-06). "Museum takes a leading role in saving film's past" (pages [https://web.archive.org/web/20240514093245/https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/147359194/ 1] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20240514093335/https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/147359209/ 2]). ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. Archived from the original (pages [https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/147359194/ 1] and [https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/147359209/ 2]) on 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-14 – via [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>
'''Warner Bros. Museum''' is the only studio museum in the movie industry in [[Burbank, California]] and is dedicated to Warner Bros. At 7,000 square feet, the museum is part of the recently constructed [[Steven J. Ross Theater]] and a facility of [[Warner Bros]]. The museum brings together many costumes, props, animation cells and letters collected over 70+ years of Warner Bros film-making.<ref>Studio Facilities - WarnerBros.com - The Studio</ref>


Steven J. Ross Theater and the museum were built on the former location of a film vault near Brownstone Street that was dismantled in 1995.<ref name="Bingen2014">{{cite book |last=Bingen |first=Steven |date=2014 |title=Warner Bros.: Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vjGPBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA97 |location=Lanham, Maryland |publisher=[[Taylor Trade]] |via=[[Google Books]] |page=97 |isbn=978-1-58979-961-5 |accessdate=2024-05-14 }}</ref> Numerous items were sourced from [[Jack M. Warner]]'s estate.<ref name="Horn1996-08-04">{{cite news |last=Horn |first=John |date=1996-08-04 |title=New attractions lure tourists to Hollywood |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/lifestyle/1996/08/04/new-attractions-lure-tourists-to/50637407007/ |newspaper=[[The Standard-Times (New Bedford)|The Standard-Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |accessdate=2024-05-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514094302/https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/lifestyle/1996/08/04/new-attractions-lure-tourists-to/50637407007/ |archivedate=2024-05-14 }}</ref> The archivist Leith Adams compiled the items for the public to view.<ref name="Johnson1996-06-15">{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Reed |date=1996-06-15 |title=Schmooze - Visiting the Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EF76BFED3306384&f=basic |newspaper=[[Daily News of Los Angeles]] |accessdate=2024-05-14 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240514093619/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EF76BFED3306384&f=basic |archivedate=2024-05-14 }}</ref> The museum can be visited during a "VIP tour" that lasts 75 minutes.<ref name="Cariño2006">{{cite book |last1=Cariño |first1=Mia |last2=Cross |first2=Ann |date=2006 |title=Museums of Los Angeles: A Guide for Residents and Visitors |url=https://archive.org/details/museumsoflosange0000cari/page/149/ |location=Yardley, Pennsylvania |publisher=Westholme Publishing |via=[[Internet Archive]] |page=149 |isbn=978-159416-027-1 |accessdate=2024-05-14 }}</ref>
==Exhibits==
Opened in 1996 and recently expanded,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warnerbros.com|title=WarnerBros.com|work=warnerbros.com}}</ref> the museum displays a unique collection of memorabilia including costumes, correspondence, props and scripts from the Studio’s films and television shows.


==Collection==
==Collection==
*Original costumes from [[Batman (1989 film)]] - [[Michael Keaton]]'s Bat-suit, [[Kim Basinger]]'s 'Vicki Vale' outfit and [[Jack Nicholson]]'s "Joker" costume.
*Original costumes from [[Batman (1989 film)|''Batman'']] - [[Michael Keaton]]'s Batsuit, [[Kim Basinger]]'s '[[Vicki Vale (1989 film series character)|Vicki Vale]]' outfit and [[Jack Nicholson]]'s "[[Joker (Jack Napier)|Joker]]" costume.
*Original costumes and props from [[Batman Returns]] - Michael Keaton's Bat-suit, the Penguin costume worn by [[Danny DeVito]] etc.
*Original costumes and props from ''[[Batman Returns]]'' - Michael Keaton's Batsuit, the Penguin costume worn by [[Danny DeVito]] etc.
*Original [[Riddler]], [[Two-Face]], [[Batman]] and [[Robin (comics)|Robin]] costumes from [[Batman Forever]].
*Original [[Riddler]], [[Two-Face]], [[Batman]] and [[Robin (comics)|Robin]] costumes from ''[[Batman Forever]]''.
*Original costumes and props from [[Batman and Robin (film)]].
*Original costumes and props from ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]''.
*Original costumes and props from [[Batman Begins]] - [[Christian Bale]]'s Batman costume, the Ra's al Ghul outfit that was worn by [[Liam Neeson]], the Scarecrow costume, along with the iconic bag mask, worn by [[Cillian Murphy]], the costume worn by [[Ken Watanabe]] and others.
*Original costumes and props from ''[[Batman Begins]]'' - [[Christian Bale]]'s Batman costume, the Ra's al Ghul outfit that was worn by [[Liam Neeson]], the Scarecrow costume, along with the iconic bag mask, worn by [[Cillian Murphy]], the costume worn by [[Ken Watanabe]] and others.
*Original costumes and props from [[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]] - Batman's costume, Joker's nurse costume, several of the henchmen clown masks from the heist scene at the very beginning of the film, a mini replica of the Tumbler, the original Joker suit that was worn by late actor [[Heath Ledger]], whose brilliant performance of the Joker would win him a posthumous [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], Batman's pump-action sticky bomb gun, The Joker's signature playing card calling card, Two-Face's coin props, the suit that was worn by [[Aaron Eckhart]], who portrayed Two-Face and even the letter written by 'Rachel Dawes', Bruce Wayne's childhood friend and former flame (in this movie played by [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]]), before her death.
*Original costumes and props from ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' - Batman's costume, Joker's nurse costume, several of the henchmen clown masks from the heist scene at the very beginning of the film, a mini replica of the Tumbler, the original Joker suit that was worn by actor [[Heath Ledger]], whose performance of the Joker would win him a posthumous [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], Batman's pump-action sticky bomb gun, The Joker's signature playing card calling card, Two-Face's coin props, the suit that was worn by [[Aaron Eckhart]], who portrayed Two-Face and even the letter written by 'Rachel Dawes', Bruce Wayne's childhood friend and former flame (in this movie played by [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]]), before her death.
*Original props and costumes from [[The Dark Knight Rises]] - the outfit, worn by [[Tom Hardy]], who portrayed [[Bane (comics)|Bane]], Bane's bomb, the "[[Alfred Pennyworth]]" outfit worn by [[Michael Caine]], the original costumes worn by [[Gary Oldman]], [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] and [[Marion Cotillard]], who portrayed in the film Commissioner [[James Gordon (comics)|James Gordon]], [[Robin in other media#The Dark Knight Rises|John Blake]] and [[Miranda Tate]]/[[Talia al Ghul]] repectively and others.
*Original props and costumes from ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'' - the outfit worn by [[Tom Hardy]], who portrayed [[Bane (comics)|Bane]], Bane's bomb, the "[[Alfred Pennyworth]]" outfit worn by [[Michael Caine]], the original costumes worn by [[Gary Oldman]], [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] and [[Marion Cotillard]], who portrayed in the film Commissioner [[James Gordon (comics)|James Gordon]], [[Robin in other media#Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy|John Blake]] and [[Miranda Tate]]/[[Talia al Ghul]] respectively and others.
*Props and costumes from [[Sweeney Todd]], [[Mars Attacks!]], [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]] and [[The Corpse Bride]].
*Props and costumes from ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd]]'', ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'']] and ''[[Corpse Bride]]''.
*Props and costumes from the Harry Potter films, including the "Sorting Hat".
*Props and costumes from the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' films, including the "Sorting Hat".
*The martial arts pants [[Bruce Lee]] wore in [[Enter the Dragon]].
*The martial arts pants [[Bruce Lee]] wore in ''[[Enter the Dragon]]''.
*Oscars and Oscar envelopes for some of Warner's films, including [[The Life of Emile Zola]], [[Casablanca]], [[My Fair Lady]] and [[The Jazz Singer]].
*Oscars and Oscar envelopes for some of Warner's films, including ''[[The Life of Emile Zola]]'', [[Casablanca (film)|''Casablanca'']], ''[[My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady]]'' and ''[[The Jazz Singer]]''.
*The costume, worn by [[James Dean]] in [[Giant (1956 film)]] and Dean's personal Triumph 500 motorcycle.
*The costume, worn by [[James Dean]] in [[Giant (1956 film)|''Giant'']] and Dean's personal Triumph 500 motorcycle.
*The piano from [[Casablanca (film)]] and [[Humphrey Bogart]]'s and [[Ingrid Bergman]]'s clothes.
*The piano from [[Casablanca (film)|''Casablanca'']] and [[Humphrey Bogart]]'s and [[Ingrid Bergman]]'s clothes.
*Letters from [[Errol Flynn]], [[John Wayne]], [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[Jack Warner (actor)|Jack Warner]].
*Letters from [[Errol Flynn]], [[John Wayne]], [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[Jack Warner (actor)|Jack Warner]].
*The extravagant hats from the Ascot Race scene in [[My Fair Lady (film)]] and the pumpkinseed gown, worn by [[Vanessa Redgrave]] as Queen Guenevere in [[Camelot]].
*The extravagant hats from the Ascot Race scene in ''[[My Fair Lady (film)|My Fair Lady]]'' and the pumpkinseed gown, worn by [[Vanessa Redgrave]] as Queen Guenevere in ''[[Camelot (film)|Camelot]]''.
*The real [[Maltese Falcon]] (the original black bird statuette).
*The real ''[[The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|Maltese Falcon]]'' (the original black bird statuette).
*Dresses that were worn by [[Joan Crawford]].
*Dresses that were worn by [[Joan Crawford]].
*[[Audrey Hepburn]]'s hat.
*[[Audrey Hepburn]]'s hat.
*[[John Wayne]]'s saddle and chaps.
*[[John Wayne]]'s saddle and chaps.
*John Wayne's costume from [[The Sea Chase]], his uniform from [[Operation Pacific]] and one of the rifles he used in [[Cahill U.S. Marshal]].
*John Wayne's costume from ''[[The Sea Chase]]'', his uniform from ''[[Operation Pacific]]'' and one of the rifles he used in ''[[Cahill U.S. Marshal]]''.
*[[Clint Eastwood]]'s iconic outfits from [[Dirty Harry (film)]], [[Gran Torino]] and [[Heartbreak Ridge]].
*[[Clint Eastwood]]'s iconic outfits from ''[[Dirty Harry (film)|Dirty Harry]]'', ''[[Gran Torino]]'' and ''[[Heartbreak Ridge]]''.
*[[Faye Dunnaway]]'s outfit from [[Bonnie and Clyde (film)]].
*[[Faye Dunaway]]'s outfit from ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]''.
*Life masks of [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Richard Burton]].
*Life masks of [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Richard Burton]].
*Props and costumes from [[The Hangover]].
*Props and costumes from ''[[The Hangover]]''.
*The costumes from [[300 (film)]].
*The costumes from ''[[300 (film)|300]]''.
*The whole Central Perk set from [[Friends]].
*The End Credits build display from ''[[The Lego Movie]]''.
*The whole Central Perk set from ''[[Friends]]''.

[[File:Harry Potter Museum (28827522324).jpg|thumb|A ''Harry Potter'' exhibit at Warner Bros. Museum]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.wbstudiotour.com/about-studio-tour Warner Bros. Studio Tour: About the Tour]
* {{Commons category-inline|Warner Bros.}}
* {{Official website|http://www.warnerbros.com}}


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Latest revision as of 21:51, 20 November 2024

Warner Bros. Museum, also known as the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Archive, is the only studio museum in the film industry of Burbank, California and is dedicated to Warner Bros. Opened in 1996, the 7,000 sq. foot museum brings together costumes, props, animation cells and letters collected from the history of Warner Bros. film-making and television programs.[1][2]

Steven J. Ross Theater and the museum were built on the former location of a film vault near Brownstone Street that was dismantled in 1995.[3] Numerous items were sourced from Jack M. Warner's estate.[4] The archivist Leith Adams compiled the items for the public to view.[5] The museum can be visited during a "VIP tour" that lasts 75 minutes.[6]

Collection

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A Harry Potter exhibit at Warner Bros. Museum

References

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  1. ^ Rauzi, Robin (June 13, 1996). "New Warner Bros. Museum Is More Than Just a Looney Idea". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Dretzka, Gary (1996-08-06). "Museum takes a leading role in saving film's past" (pages 1 and 2). Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original (pages 1 and 2) on 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bingen, Steven (2014). Warner Bros.: Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot. Lanham, Maryland: Taylor Trade. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-58979-961-5. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Horn, John (August 4, 1996). "New attractions lure tourists to Hollywood". The Standard-Times. Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Johnson, Reed (June 15, 1996). "Schmooze - Visiting the Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of". Daily News of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Cariño, Mia; Cross, Ann (2006). Museums of Los Angeles: A Guide for Residents and Visitors. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 978-159416-027-1. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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