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Preserving and Sharing America’s Cinematic Heritage: Movie Poster Archives Launches Campaign 2023
“New Orleans has a rich film history with its own studio on Bayou St. John before the first studio opened in Hollywood and we want to keep the Archives here. A digital museum of films made in Louisiana is featured on our website”, says Linda Thurman, founder and executive director.
Movie Poster Archives a treasure trove for movie buffs
Movie Poster Archives a treasure trove for movie buffs Store has more than 1.5 million posters, lobby cards and photos BY LESLIE CARDÉ Contributing writer In what can only be described as a treasure trove for movie buffs everywhere, December…
To Bring Joy
My heart is full of gratitude for your messages during our end-of-year appeal. Yes, I’m grateful for your donations and would welcome more. However, your messages took me by surprise. First, to those who wish they could donate more: Know…
May Lagniappe Auction Expands With Major Donation
Hurricanes Can’t Stop Donation of177,000 Production Stills and Celebrity Portraits! May 12 – 19, 2021 Go to Auction Now It started with an unexpected message in August 2020. Ron Harvey wanted to know if he could donate a larger than…
Movie Poster Museum Wins Jazz Foundation Grant
The Louisiana Movie Poster Virtual Museum took a step toward realization with a grant of $1,500 from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. The 2020-2021 Community Partnership Grant Recipients were announced in December. The grant was…
Star Wars Characters Land at Rancho Obi-Wan
What would you do with 5,000 Star Wars character cards? The promotional images of iconic Star Wars characters were donated to Movie Poster Archives. Unfortunately, they didn’t fit into any of the normal categories of movie posters, lobby cards, stills…
Ralph Costantino Legacy Gift
The family of Ralph Costantino has donated a portion of his personal collection of movie memorabilia to Movie Poster Archives, formerly known as the Institute for Cinema Ephemera. Ralph’s death on December 5, 2016 came only weeks after the nonprofit…