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The Hollywood Heritage Museum is a must-visit for cinema enthusiasts. It is located in the oldest surviving motion picture studio in Hollywood. Here, you can learn about the history of the studio and how it played a crucial role in the birth of Paramount Pictures Corporation in 1916. The first feature length film was produced here in 1912 by Jesse L. Lasky and Cecil B. DeMille. This 1901 barn turned studio was designated California State Historic Landmark No. 554 in 1956. 

Closed for Exhibit Installation
Sept 16 & 17

Hollywood Heritage

Members:

Free

Adults: $10

Children Under 12:

Free

 

Take a docent-led tour or

browse on your own.

Open by appointment.

  • Coffee with a Historian Karie Bible and Hollywood Kitchen featuring Wallace Reid
    Coffee with a Historian Karie Bible and Hollywood Kitchen featuring Wallace Reid
    Sun, Sep 24
    Hollywood
    Sep 24, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Hollywood, 2100 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA
    Hollywood Historian Karie Bible will be at the Hollywood Heritage Museum September 24 to film an episode of her Facebook/YouTube show Hollywood Kitchen LIVE! You can meet Karie over coffee and tea from 11am until 1pm. Then at 1pm watch Karie’s episode about Wallace Reid live at the barn.
  • Norma Shearer Exhibition and Museum Admission
    Norma Shearer Exhibition and Museum Admission
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Sep 30
    Hollywood Heritage Museum
    Sep 30, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Hollywood Heritage Museum, 2100 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA
    Hollywood Heritage Museum presents “Free Soul: The Unexpected Life & Legacy of Norma Shearer” (September 23 to October 15, 2023) an exhibit curated by Shearer historian Darin Barnes. Includes rare and never-before-seen ephemera.
  • Ursula Parrott in Hollywood: Author of Ex-Wife
    Ursula Parrott in Hollywood: Author of Ex-Wife
    Sat, Oct 07
    Los Angeles
    Oct 07, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Los Angeles, 2100 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA
    Marsha Gordon, the author of the new biography Becoming the Ex-Wife The Unconventional Life and Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott will give a book talk In connection with the exhibit “The Life & Unexpected Legacy of Norma Shearer” curated by Darin Barnes at the Hollywood Heritage Museum.
  • “A Free Soul: The Life & Unexpected Legacy of Norma Shearer” a Lecture by Darin Barnes
    “A Free Soul: The Life & Unexpected Legacy of Norma Shearer” a Lecture by Darin Barnes
    Sat, Oct 14
    Los Angeles
    Oct 14, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Los Angeles, 2100 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA
    Norma Shearer historian and collector Darin Barnes will present “A Free Soul: The Life & Unexpected Legacy of Norma Shearer” a talk that will explore why Golden Age of Hollywood actress Shearer should have never been a film actress, let alone a superstar.
  • Jack Pierce: Hollywood's Greatest Monster Maker
    Jack Pierce: Hollywood's Greatest Monster Maker
    Wed, Oct 25
    Los Angeles
    Oct 25, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Los Angeles, 2100 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA
  • "A Christmas Memory" with Kathy Garver
    "A Christmas Memory" with Kathy Garver
    Sun, Dec 10
    Los Angeles
    Dec 10, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Los Angeles, 2100 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068, USA

Events

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New Exhibition

September 23 - October 16, 2023

Hollywood Heritage Museum presents “The Unexpected Life & Legacy of Norma Shearer: The Queen of the MGM Lot” (September 23 to October 16, 2023) an exhibit curated by Shearer historian Darin Barnes. On the occasion of the centennial of Norma Shearer signing her first film contract, Hollywood Heritage celebrates one of Hollywood’s greatest stars, Canadian-American actress Norma Shearer (born August 11, 1902). In the 1930s she rose to become one of the biggest stars at the studio, second only to Greta Garbo. In 1927 she even married the studio’s Golden Boy, executive Irving Thalberg. The exhibit will contain rare items from the personal collection of Darin Barnes, collected over a 30-year period. 

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Hollywood Heritage Museum

2100 N. Highland Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90068

(323) 874-2276

Across the street from the Hollywood Bowl!

Free Parking in front of the Museum.

Hollywood Heritage is a non-profit 501C3 organization.

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“The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly.That is dedication. ”

― Cecil B. DeMille

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