Geppi's Entertainment Museum
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| Geppi's Entertainment Museum | |
| Date opened | September 8, 2006 |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Major exhibits | Action Comics #1, Captain America #1, Benjamin Franklin Cartoon Prints, Alex Ross Original Art |
Geppi's Entertainment Museum is a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m²) facility located in downtown Baltimore's historic Camden Station, directly above Sports Legends at Camden Yards and adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards (part of the Camden Yards Sports Complex). The Museum chronicles the history of pop culture in America from 1600s to today as made popular in newspapers, magazines, comic books, movies, television, radio and video games. The museum is owned by Stephen A. Geppi.
The museum features a large and varied collection of pop culture memorabilia, including comic books, movie posters, toys, buttons, badges, cereal boxes, trading cards, dolls, figurines and many other items.
[edit] Exhibits
A Story in Four Colors displays a large collection of rare and first-issue comic books, with displays by chronology and by theme and cultural implication.
Pioneer Spirit looks at the early history of toys in the United States, as well as The Brownies, the first toys marketed as pop culture.
Extra, Extra shows such characters made popular in newspapers as The Yellow Kid, Buster Brown, the Katzenjammer Kids, and their importance in social commentary.
When Heroes Unite displays character collectibles from the Great Depression until World War II, including Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters, Popeye, Superman, Captain Marvel, Dick Tracy, Tom Mix, Gene Autry, The Lone Ranger and other heroic figures.
America Tunes In looks at the emergence of television and the important themes and figures from 1946 to 1960, including Howdy Doody, Disney television shows, I Love Lucy, sports heroes, space and western shows and children's shows.
Revolution discusses the changes in American culture from 1961 to 1970 as seen in popular culture, such as James Bond and other spy shows and movies, The Flintstones, the change in popularity of superheroes such as Batman and The Green Hornet, Star Trek, the impact of British rock bands such as The Beatles, and popular toys like Barbie and G.I. Joe.
Expanding Universe features the shift to new technologies from 1971 to 1990, such as video games and computers from Atari and Nintendo, as well as fast food franchises, such as McDonald's. There is a large collection of Star Wars merchandise.
Going Global looks as current movies, television and Internet pop culture figures from 1991 up to the present .
[edit] External links
- Museum Website
- Diamond Newsletter
- Curators Blog
- New York Times museum review
- Baltimore Sun museum review
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