A Grand Closing Celebration of "Grand Views"

Join us at Forest Lawn Museum for the
CLOSING CELEBRATION OF "GRAND VIEWS: THE IMMERSIVE WORLD OF PANORAMAS"

Saturday September 9th, 2023
5:00pm - 7:00pm

RSVP by September 5 to museum@forestlawn.com

Tour the exhibit The Guradian says "offers audiences a rare chance to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of panoramas" and catch a final glimpse of THE PANORAMA OF THE VALLEY OF THE SMOKES and THE EFFULGENCE OF THE NORTH before they are returned to the archival vault for another 100 years (or so).

Excerpt from The Panorama of the Valley of the Smokes
 
The occassion also marks the unveiling of the new audiovisual program accompanying Crucifixion (1890s) by Jan Styka and Resurrection (1965) by Robert Clark in the Hall of Crucifixion-Resurrection.

The new 18-minute video and narration audiovisual program tells the history of the two colossal paintings and the unique building that Forest Lawn created to house them. The evening also includes a public Q&A with James Fishburne, the Director of Forest Lawn Museum, tours of the exhibits, live music, complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

**This is an offsite event**

RSVP by September 5 to museum@forestlawn.com or by calling 323-340-4782
Location: Forest Lawn Museum is located at 1712 S Glendale Ave, Glendale, CA 91205.
Admission and parking are free.

 

 

"Grand Views" closes Sunday September 10th, 2023
10am-5pm

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Coming Soon...

The Last Passenger (2023)

An original movie by Miyagi creators, made in Miyagi.
About the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on March 11, 2011.

with Director Takashi Horie
& live chindon-ya performance by Bentenya

Friday, September 29, 2023  6:30pm
Tickets $16 / VPES Members $14

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The Painted Cinema of Karel Zeman

Thursday October 5, 2023 - Invention for Destruction (Vynález zkázy)

Sunday October 8, 2023 - A Journey to the Beginning of Time (Cesta do pravěku)

Thursday October 12, 2023 - The Stolen Airship (Ukradená vzducholod)
 

Live action, special effects, painted backdrops, puppets and animation are all ingeniously combined in the fantastic films of Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman. 50 years after the earliest days of cinema, Karel Zeman returned to the magical techniques of Georges Mélies to create films of unmatched beauty.

In collaboration with the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles, the Velaslavasay Panorama hosts three screenings of Zeman’s films that have been digitally restored at the highest possible quality as a joint project of the Karel Zeman Museum, the Czech Film Foundation and Czech Television.

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Join the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society