Astoria's Museum of the Moving Image will open its redesigned building on January 15, 2011, the New York Times reports. The redesigned museum, designed by Thomas Leeser, will feature a glass entrance, a grand staircase, and a video wall in the lobby, as well as a new theater (seating 264) and screening room (seating 68). Museum director Rochelle Slovin told the Times, 'I had always felt that a museum about the movies should have some sense of glamour. That is part of what we've now gotten from this project.' The museum's new design also includes three additional stories, increasing the building's square footage from 50,000 square feet to 97,700 square feet.
Herbert S. Schlosser, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the Moving Image, announced the election of Richard L. Plepler, Co-President of Home Box Office, Inc., to the Museum's Board of Trustees.
Herbert S. Schlosser, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the Moving Image, announced today that Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, and Phil Kent, chairman and chief executive officer of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., will be honored at the Museum's annual black-tie benefit on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at The St. Regis Hotel.
Herbert S. Schlosser, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the Moving Image, announced today that Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, and Phil Kent, chairman and chief executive officer of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., will be honored at the Museum's annual black-tie benefit on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at The St. Regis Hotel.
