Program Series: Gallery Spotlights
Gallery Spotlight: Sharksploitation
Filmmaker Stephen Scarlata (Sharksploitation, 2023) and producer Paul Bales (Sharknado film series, 2013–2018) reveal how the success of Jaws (1975) spawned a new cinema feeding frenzy.
Free with museum admission
Fri, Jan 30, 2026
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Gallery Spotlight: Shaping Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital explores the impact of the predominantly Jewish filmmakers who played a key role in establishing the American film studio system, transforming Los Angeles into a global epicenter of cinema.
Beth Kean, CEO of Holocaust Museum LA, and Warren Sherk, director of special collections of the Margaret Herrick Library, discuss the museum’s first permanent exhibition, highlighting new objects that showcase notable Oscar wins and the origins of motion picture history.
Moderated by Rachel Rosenfeld, associate director, Academy Collections Acquisitions.
About Gallery Spotlights
Gallery Spotlights feature special guests who bring fresh insights to our exhibitions. Join us for revealing monthly conversations connecting the objects in our galleries to the art and history of moviemaking.
If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email museumeducation@oscars.org.