Film academy unveils design of new museum
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This Oct 17, 2012 rendering released by AMPAS/Renzo Piano Building Workshop shows the Concept Phase of the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, designed by architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali, with a view from Fairfax Avenue looking south in Los Angeles. -- PHOTO: AP
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood's movers and shakers say they have raised US$100 million (S$122 million) toward the construction of a new American cinema museum and are revealing its design concept for the non-profit facility.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday that the first major American museum dedicated to film will occupy the historic May Company Wilshire building in Los Angeles.
The design of architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali restores the street-front facades of the 1938 building and will include a new modern movie theatre.
Academy officials say the 27,870 sq m museum will open in 2016.
