Hollywood Costumes on Display at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

By Susan Larson

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts(VMFA) is hosting Hollywood Costume, an exhibit of clothing worn in films including "The Wizard of Oz," "The Birds," "My Fair Lady," "Superman," "Titanic," "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" and "The Dark Knight Rises." 

The exhibition, organized by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, examines the central role costume design plays in cinematic storytelling. VMFA is premiering Hollywood Costume in the United States, and is the only East Coast venue for the exhibition. The exhibit is at VMFA through Feb. 17, 2014.

Entry times for the exhibit are every 30 minutes, beginning at 10 a.m. Tickets must be purchased for a specific time.  Admission is:

• Free for VMFA members, children 6 and under, and active-duty military personnel and their immediate families.
• $20 for adults
• $16 for adult groups of 10+ (please click here)
• $16 for seniors 65+ 
• $10 for youth (7 – 17) and students with school ID
  

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• 3 in 30: Off Screen Space: Movies and Painters (Tue, Jan 7, 11 am & Thu, Jan 9, 6:30 pm)

• Behind the Seams: Hollywood Costume Burlesque (Thu, Jan 9, 7 - 8 pm)

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