Are museums in movies all that different from the institutions we love in the real world?
Indeed they are! About half of the museums depicted on film have a monster on the loose, and a significant number of others are being robbed events with free admission.
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Museums in Movie
Museum in reality vs. museum in movie
British Museum Mummy collection
Museum in movie “The Mummy”
In 125 movies made between 1911 and 2019 that include a scene set in a real or fictional museum, eight themes can be identified that are most commonly explored. In order of popularity they are:
1
Monsters are on the loose
2
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IS TAKING PLACE, USUALLY A ROBBERY OF GEMSTONES OR PAINTINGS.
3
Museums are a good place to bring a date
4
ART AND/OR CULTURAL OBJECTS
