Past Exhibitions

Iron Man Set

Pulling Back the Drapes: Set Decoration Revealed

In summer 2008, the Academy showcased a variety of sets from some of the biggest films of the year including "Iron Man," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," "Get Smart," "The Spiderwick Chronicles" and more.

Learn more about the sets and the talented individuals behind their creation.

2009

Selig

The Los Angeles Motion Picture Studio Centennial Exhibition

A look at film production in Los Angeles from 1909 to 1914.

Pokemon

ANIME! High Art – Pop Culture

An exhibition exploring the history, aesthetics and production of Japanese animation.

Costumes

Dressed in Color: The Costumes

Examples of costume design for color films from the 1940s through the 1960s.

Self-Portrait

Fellini’s Book of Dreams

A showcase of original pages from Federico Fellini’s Book of Dreams

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

The First King of Hollywood

2008

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa: Film Artist

More than 100 pieces of original artwork

Casting a Shadow

Casting a Shadow

Creating the Alfred Hitchcock Film

The Old Man who Planted Trees

Frédéric Back

A Life’s Drawings

Freeze Frame

Freeze Frame

5 Decades of Photographs by Douglas Kirkland

Ink & Paint

Ink & Paint

The Art of Hand-Drawn Animation

Matte Painting

Playing God

The Art and Artists of Matte Painting

Pulling Back the Drapes

Set Decoration Revealed

2007

The Art of the Motion Picture Illustrator

The Art of the Motion Picture Illustrator

William B. Major, Harold Michelson and Tyrus Wong

From Amarcord to Z

From Amarcord to Z

Posters from 50 Years of Foreign Language Film Award Winners

Silence of the Lambs poster

Movies on the Mind

Psychology and Film since Sigmund Freud

Tech Art

Tech Art

The Photography of Vince Gonzales