Posts Tagged with Marilyn Monroe Exhibit

Some Like It NOT Dress on display in London
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Some Like It NOT Dress on display in London

Our Esteemed Club President Greg Schreiner has asked if members would be willing to contact the Victoria & Albert Museum (more commonly known as the V&A) in London to express your concerns over their current “DIVA” Exhibition.

The Museum is displaying a dress that they believe to have been worn by Marilyn in the 1959 comedy “Some Like It Hot,” but as you can clearly see by the photos taken by Lorraine Nicol having just visited the exhibition and the great side by side comparison photos by April VeVea this is NOT the case. This dress is inathentic and WASN’T worn by Marilyn on screen.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world’s largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.. so displaying a fake dress such as this is damaging to their reputation.

Not only that, but the DIVA Exhibition is to run in London until next April (and Greg has since informed us that the Dress will potentially be touring for a futher 4 years after this) so just think about the thousands of Marilyn fans who will see this dress and not even realise it’s not the real deal.



We have already been in contact with the V and A to express our concerns, but sadly have had no official response as to what they intend to do.

We are inviting you to share your concerns over the authenticity of the dress by contacting the V&A directly (please keep any communication respectful, it is believed the Museum acquired the Dress under good faith that it was the original.)

You can use this e-mail address here: hello@vam.ac.uk

Or contact them on their Social Media Channels:

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/vamuseum/

Twitter/X
https://twitter.com/V_and_A

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/victoriaandalbertmuseum

Let’s see if we can do Justice for Some Like It Hot and Marilyn!

Thank you.

NEW EXHIBITION: MARILYN MONROE: THE SECRET OF AMERICA
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NEW EXHIBITION: MARILYN MONROE: THE SECRET OF AMERICA

NEW EXHIBITION: “Marilyn Monroe: The Secret Of America” will be taking place in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence later this year.
Not much is known about what exactly will be on display, but the website says:

“Original dresses and personal objects of Marilyn Monroe
250 photographs – 250 rare unpublished stories
Reconstruction of her bedroom from 4-5 August 1962
Original series of 10 Marilyn lithographs signed by Andy Warhol
Marilyn Monroe private parties
Marilyn Monroe handwritten letters
Audio documentary.”

For more infomation and to purchase tickets, head here:

https://www.alpillesenprovence.com/en/fiches/marilyn-monroe-the-secret-of-america/

‘THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL’ JACKET IN NEWBRIDGE
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‘THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL’ JACKET IN NEWBRIDGE

“You do need more love in your life. I never met anyone who needed it more. So now you’ve got it, good luck to you!” ~ Elsie Marina ‘The Prince And The Showgirl.’

A closer look at the jacket Marilyn wears in “The Prince And The Showgirl” which is on permanent display at the ‘Museum Of Style Icons’ in Newbridge, Dublin.

The museum has just openend back up again yesterday after many months closed because of Coronavirus, so I’d urge you to pop along and have a visit if you‘re in the area

https://visitnewbridgesilverware.com/about-the-museum-of-style-icons

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MARILYN IN DERBY, UK

If you are in or around the DERBY area, get yourself along to QUAD Cinema, as they are screening “The Seven Year Itch” 23rd March at 3pm and “Bus Stop” April 7th at 2.30pm.

These films are being screened to compliment a new photography exhibition showcasing Marilyn Monroe lookalikes. Simply called “Marilyn” the free event is running until the 14th April.

The website says:

“The promise and the peril of the Hollywood Dream can be embodied in one person: Marilyn Monroe. It has been over half a century since her death and her image seems stronger now than ever. Many who recognize Marilyn don’t know her movies, yet they accept her as the classic example of glamor and stardom. Marilyn is the ultimate symbol of Hollywood, but also a cautionary tale of the cost of fame.

But despite the dark side of her story, she represents a place that inspires the imagination and offers a faraway glimmer of hope, generation after generation. When Emily Berl moved to Los Angeles in 2012 pursuing the Hollywood Dream, she began to notice the face of Marilyn Monroe everywhere: T-shirts, murals, magazines. Her image was so ubiquitous that it blended into everyday life.

But what Marilyn Monroe represents is not restricted to one city. All over the world, there are women who dress as her, whether as impersonators, tribute artists, or simply fans. For them, Marilyn represents an important part of their lives, for some a lifelong career, for others a focus of deep love and dedication.

The project Marilyn is a series of photographs of women who dress as Marilyn Monroe and examine the star’s endurance alongside that of the Hollywood Dream.”

For more information on opening times, head here: https://formatfestival.com/whats-on/marilyn/

To purchase tickets for “The Seven Year Itch”:
https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/cinema/seven-year-itch-pg

And for “Bus Stop” tickets:
https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/cinema/bus-stop-u