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the andy warhol museum
from andy warhol posted in art and design by pete_nice
Plans for The Andy Warhol Museum were announced in 1989, and the museum opened its doors in May 1994.
The collection includes 900 paintings; approximately 100 sculptures; nearly 2,000 works on paper; more than 1,000 published and unique prints; 77 sculptures; and 4,000 photographs. The film & video collection includes 60 feature films, 200 of Warhol’s Screen Tests and more than 4,000 videos.
The building that houses the museum was built in 1911 as a distribution center for products sold to mills and mines, and the Warhol Museum was designed by architect Richard Gluckman and features seven floors of gallery and exhibition space.
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from bob marley, prince posted in music by pete_nice
Formerly known as the Stanley Theater, the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts was constructed in 1927 and restored in 1987. The 2,800 seat theater was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1986.
Bob Marley played his last live concert here on September 23, 1980, before his death in 1981.
Prince kicked off his Controversy Tour in 1981 at the Stanley.
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from dawn of the dead posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
The Monroeville Mall just east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the primary filming location for 1978's Dawn of the Dead, the second of director George Romero's zombie films. JCPenney is the only store still around since the movie was shot. If walking around with fellow zombies in gory makeup is your thing, don't miss the Monroeville Mall Zombie Walk in October which is part of the larger zombie-themed convention Zombie Fest and the hub (fittingly enough) for World Zombie Day. Zombies!