The well known and popular Hollywood Attraction -Academy Gallery and Grand Lobby Gallery, is a part of the famous “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences”. This is claimed as the world’s premier movie related organization. It has a membership of more than 6,000 people that includes a plethora of the most eminent men and women from Hollywood and cinema world wide.
Though the gallery is best known for its telecast of the annual Oscars, the Academy is also known for its initiatives in the fields of education, preservation, outreach and other allied research programs and activities.
The Academy Gallery and the Grand Lobby Gallery are located at the Academy’s headquarters, which is stationed at Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills
As a major Hollywood Attraction -Academy Gallery and Grand Lobby Gallery, holds free exhibitions. These exhibitions can be viewed by public from Tuesday to Sunday. The exhibitions range from art shows, photographs and other forms of cinematic and artistic excellences. Both these galleries being headquartered in the Beverly Hills remains open six days a week. It remains closed on certain days, in a particular year based on selected occasions. For the year 2010, it will remain closed on the following days:-
Monday, January 18th – Martin Luther King Day
Monday, February 15th – President’s Day
Sunday, March 7th – Academy Awards
Monday, May 31st – Memorial Day
Monday July 5th – Independence Day
Monday, September 6th – Labor Day
Thursday – Sunday, November 25th – 28th – Thanksgiving Day
Thursday- Saturday, December 23rd – 25th –Christmas
Thursday – Friday, December 30th – 31st – New Year’s Eve
Academy Gallery and Grand Lobby Gallery- Members
Eminent actors, writers and other artist are members of the Gallery. Some of the eminent names are given below:-
Actors:
Salma Hayek, Keira Knightley, Will Smith, Ryan Gosling and so on.
Writers:
Susannah Grant, Quentin Tarantino, Sofia Coppola and so on.
Music:
Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, John Williams
Academy Galley and Grand Lobby Gallery – Admission & Timings
As one the prominent Hollywood Attraction -Academy Gallery and Grand Lobby Gallery, records a heavy footfall during special occasions and even otherwise. The admission is free generally.
The galleries are open on weekdays- Tuesday to Friday from 10 am in the morning to 5 pm in evening. During the weekends, it’s open on Saturdays and Sundays, from 12 noon onwards to 6 pm. Both the galleries remain closed on Mondays.
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