Scheduling Tours Now for Creating the Illusion: Costumes & Characters from the Paramount Pictures Archive

Call Judith Oppenheimer at (740)681-1423 or email her at oppenheimer@decartsohio.org to schedule a group tour of 10 or more.
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Individuals always welcome, no reservations needed.

Current Exhibition

Creating the Illusion: Costumes & Characters from the Paramount Pictures Archive
May 19 - August 12, 2018
Randall Thropp, Curator

The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio once again brings Hollywood to Lancaster. Curated by Paramount Archivist Randall Thropp, this exhibition promises to be a colorful showcase of creatively designed costumes from 1987 to the present. 
The costume designer is a master of camouflage and illusion. Whether it's t-shirts and jeans or elaborate medieval battle armor - they turn actors into memorable three dimensional characters. The exhibition features some of those memorable characters from various Paramount films, including Coming to America, Forrest Gump, The Addams Family, and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation. 
Inspired by the book Creating the Illusion by Jay Jorgensen and Donald Scoggins, the exhibition will feature over forty costumes and accessories on display - some for the first time outside Hollywood!

​This exhibition is made possible by support from The Fox Foundation Inc., Wendel Family Fund of the Fairfield County Foundation, and The Rodenbaugh Family Trust.  

Exhibition Programming

Coming to America Special Screening at the Drexel Theater
Saturday, May 19, 7:00 pm
2254 E Main St, Columbus, OH 
A Special 30th Anniversary screening of Coming to America, one of the films featured in the exhibition. Q&A with Curator Randall Thropp and book signing with Jay Jorgensen, co-author of Creating the Illusion​, will follow the screening. For more information, visit drexel.net

Curator's Talk
Sunday, May 20, 2:00 pm
$8/$5 members prepaid registration, $10 at the door
Join Curator Randall Thropp and Jay Jorgensen, co-author of Creating the Illusion, to learn more about the exhibition and the art of costuming. 

Six-Words: Lancaster
Sunday, June 3, 2:00 pm
$8/$5 members prepaid registration, $10 at the door
Six-Word Memoirs® creator, Larry Smith, comes to the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio to share the story of his deceptively simple idea that has become a global phenomenon. In an entertaining and interactive talk, Larry will take us a journey from the small-town pharmacy where his grandfather “Smitty” inspired his love of stories to how a simple question asked on Twitter in 2006 “Can you describe your life in six words?” launched a global platform for storytelling. Participants will write their own Six-Word Memoir to tell their story and the story of their community.  

Sophie Wachner: From Ohio to Hollywood
Sunday, July 8, 2:00 pm
$8/$5 members prepaid registration, $10 at the door
Join Gayle Strege, Curator of the Historic Costumes and Textile Collection at Ohio State, as she shares the journey of Sophie Wachner. In 1900 Wachner was teaching school in Akron, Ohio and by 1919 she was named the Director of Costumes for Goldwyn (later Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios). She also worked for Fox Studios from 1924-30. Discover how she got there and why we know nothing about her. 

Upcoming Exhibitions

Imagining a Better World: The Artwork of Nelly Toll
September 15 -  December 30, 2018

​Lilly's World: The Art and Decorative Art of Lilly Martin Spencer, 1840-1900
January 26 -  April 28, 2019

Previous Exhibitions

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Artists of the Winding Road A-Z
January 20 - April 15, 2018