Matinees will screen throughout 14-week summer exhibition
OKLAHOMA CITY (May 9, 2024) - The Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) announced today the full lineup of films in its Edith Head film series, presented by Chuck Wiggin, which will accompany the summer exhibition Edith Head: Hollywood’s Costume Designer over 14 weeks. The exhibition, organized by OKCMOA and presented by The Ann Lacy Foundation, opens June 22 and will showcase the career of Oscar®-winner Edith Head (1897-1981), who designed costumes for hundreds of films during Hollywood’s Golden Age and won eight Academy Awards over the span of her career, more than any other woman to date.
“We’re excited to offer such a robust film schedule for this exhibition, and it’s a great opportunity to see these classics on the big screen,” said Lisa Broad, PhD, head of film programming and theatrical operations. “The series highlights Edith Head’s work with director Alfred Hitchcock and actress Audrey Hepburn, and also includes several films that correspond to costumes and sketches that will be on view in the galleries.”
Favorites like Rear Window and Breakfast at Tiffany’s will screen inside the Museum’s Noble Theater. The complete schedule is as follows:
Saturday, June 29 | 2 pm – The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
Saturday, July 6 | 2 pm – Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
Saturday, July 13 | 2 pm – To Catch a Thief (Alfred Hitchcock, 1955)
Saturday, July 20 | 2 pm – Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
Saturday, July 27 | 2 pm – Blue Hawaii (Norman Taurog, 1961)
Saturday, August 3 | 2 pm – The Heiress (William Wyler, 1949)
Saturday, August 10 | 2 pm – Samson and Delilah (Cecil B. DeMille, 1949)
Saturday, August 17 | 2 pm – All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950)
Saturday, August 24 | 2 pm – The Sting (George Roy Hill, 1973)
Saturday, August 31 | 2 pm – This Gun for Hire (Frank Tuttle, 1942)
Saturday, September 7 | 2 pm – Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
Saturday, September 14 | 2 pm – Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950)
Saturday, September 21 | 2 pm – Funny Face (Stanley Donen, 1957)
Saturday, September 28 | 2 pm – Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Blake Edwards, 1961)
There are currently two films still available for sponsorship. For more information on sponsor benefits, please contact Director of Development Kimberley Worrell, CFRM at 405.278.8227.
Additional programming for Edith Head: Hollywood’s Costume Designer will be announced soon. As with all exhibitions, members receive free admission and discounted tickets for films and other programs. Visit okcmoa.com/buytickets to purchase exhibition tickets and okcmoa.com/films to purchase film tickets.
Edith Head: Hollywood’s Costume Designer will run from June 22-September 29 and will be on view on the Museum’s third floor.
About the Oklahoma City Museum of Art
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is one of the leading arts institutions in the region. The Museum presents a dynamic range of exhibitions organized from prestigious museums and collections throughout the world. The Museum’s own diverse collection features highlights from North America, Europe and Asia, with particular strengths in American art and postwar abstraction. The permanent collection also boasts one of the world’s largest public collections of Dale Chihuly glass, a major collection of photography by Brett Weston and the definitive museum collection of works by the Washington Color painter Paul Reed. The Museum’s renowned Samuel Roberts Noble Theater screens the finest international, independent, documentary and classic films. The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and is a member of the Association of Art Museum Directors. The Museum serves over 125,000 visitors annually from all fifty states and thirty foreign countries.