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Super Bowl museum wins with rare artifacts: ‘A little slice of football heaven’

features artifacts from the biggest spectacle in American sports –including the stunning Vince Lombardi Trophy and all 57 team rings from each winning squad.The show, “Beyond the Big Game,” highlights more than 150 iconic Super Bowl photos, memorable commercials and halftime performances that dominated post-game debates and social media.NFL fans can also snap selfies in front of the league’s championship trophy, as well as The Weeknd’s halftime show set from Super Bowl LV as part of the immersive exhibit.“It’s a little slice of football heaven,” Paley Center for Media president and CEO Maureen Reidy told The Post. “Really, there’s something for everyone here.”Here’s a look at some of the Super Bowl relics being showcased at the Manhattan exhibit, which runs through March 3:Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr tossed two touchdowns, leading the squad to a 35-10 victory over Kansas City in the first AFL-NFL showdown in 1967.
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Florida museum features massive scenic backdrops from iconic films
“Art of the Hollwood Backdrop” presents 22 immense canvases from classics like “North by Northwest,” “The Sound of Music” and “Ben Hur” that were were rescued from a musty MGM Studios basement.“The exhibition celebrates Hollywood’s masters of illusion and perspective, who heretofore have received little recognition for their talent or applause for their essential role in making film magic,” the museum said on its site.The backdrops, which are on loan from the University of Texas at Austin, were used in movies from 1938 through 1968, while some have not been tied to specific films.Curators Karen Maness and Thomas Walsh also sought to find and feature the forgotten artists behind each piece. The duo spent hours combing through oral histories and other archives and were able to identify about a dozen of the canvas creators.Maness, a professor at the University of Texas, wrote a book on the history of movie backdrops in 2016 and organized a similar exhibition at the college.That exhibit sold out regularly even during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with attendees marveling at the gigantic Mount Rushmore canvas featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic thriller.“I carry it on with both a love of painting but also as an advocate for these artists to help them be seen in history.
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