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Museum 1978

Opened: February 7, 1978
Closing: April 16, 1978

Museum - 1978 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Museum takes place on the final day of a group show of three fictional contemporary American artists being exhibited in a major museum of modern art. Over the course of the day some forty people walk through the show: art lovers, skeptics, foreigners, students, lost souls, fellow artists, and of course, museum guards. The play is about the movement and yearning of these people.

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Museum - 1978 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
Museum awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1978 Obie Awards Design Robert Yodice

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