Mad Men Museum Exhibition

fan fare The Drapers’ kitchen is one of the original sets in “Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men” at Museum of the Moving Image, where a dress worn by Jessica Paré, left, also is on display. PHOTO GALLERY Reality show families newsday.com/celebs AMC / CARIN BAER AMC HOT STUFF “The Gunman” opens Friday, “The Royals” starts tonight, and Ariana Grande plays the Garden on Friday and Saturday. C4 MUSIC Kelly Clarkson is the happiest she’s ever been, and back with a new album, “Piece by Piece.” C8 TELEVISION Before “Glee” bids farewell Friday, we check in with old favorites Jane Lynch and Lea Michele. C10 THEATER “Gigi” gets a makeover for Broadway with Vanessa Hudgens. C13 BOOKS Erik Larson tracks the tragic fate of the Lusitania, sunk by a German U-boat in 1915. C15 TRAVEL Calle Ocho offers a big taste of Cuba in Little Havana. C19 ‘N ostalgia — it’s delicate but potent,” Don Draper intoned in his famous pitch for the Kodak account on “Mad Men,” the ’60s-set show that is the subject of “Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men,” a new exhibition (March 14-June 14) at Astoria’s Museum of the Moving Image. An advertis- ing genius, Draper knew the power of memory — individ- ual and collective — to evoke emotional connections. Yet show creator Matthew Weiner knows nostalgia alone isn’t enough — and for all the period costumes, sets, music and everyday items on display, “Mad Men,” which begins its final run of seven episodes April 5 on AMC, is about more than its decade’s trappings. Indeed, says exhibition curator Barbara Miller, the show is less about the turbulently transitional ’60s than it is of “universal ideas about desire [and] self-invention.” To that end, the exhibition offers both period artifacts and what Miller calls “insight into the formulation of the ideas that are behind this show” about a poor man who took a dead man’s identity and remade him- self in an image both time- less and of the times. Included are sets from the Drapers’ Ossining kitchen of Seasons 1-4 and Don’s Manhattan office of Seasons 4-6; a re-creation of the series’ real-life writers’ room; 33 costumes, including Megan Draper’s “Zou Bisou Bisou” dress; and a collection of Weiner’s notes, plus pages of his screenplay “The Horse- shoe,” where the character that would become Don Draper originated. The two sets, says Miller, already were pieces of nostalgia when the exhibition came together: No longer on the show’s soundstages, they had been disassembled for storage in a warehouse in northern Los Angeles. But with the aid of studio Lionsgate and others, they were trucked cross-country and rebuilt at the museum. While a talk on March 20 by Weiner is sold out, the museum hopes to have him do another, says chief curator David Schwartz. In the meantime, attendees can view 10 films Weiner select- ed — including “The Apart- ment,” “Patterns” and “Blue Velvet,” screening through April 26 — that influenced the conception of “Mad Men” so much, says Schwartz, “The main people who worked on the show had to see those movies.” Likewise, those of us already nostalgic for “Mad Men” have to see this exhibition. — FRANK LOVECE ❛❛ also inside ASK AMY C14 BIRTHDAYS C18 COMICS After C14 HOROSCOPES C18 KIDSDAY In centerfold THE LONG ISLAND SOUND C9 MOVIE TIMES C5 MUSIC ON TV C8 SINGLE FILE C14 TAKE 5 C10 TV LISTINGS C26 — New mom Kelly Clarkson to People magazine quotable the BUZZ on the cover Theo James and Shailene Woodley star in a surprising “Insurgent,” opening Friday. MOVIES C6 inside ‘Mad’ about ’60s nostalgia I love what I do, but I feel like I relied on my career a lot for my self-worth. And now I’m more than that.” Send suggestions, comments and questions to [email protected] C2 NEWSDAY, SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015 newsday.com Fanfare

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The Drapers kitchen is one of the original sets in MatthewWeiners Mad Men at Museum of the Moving Image, wherea dress worn by Jessica Par, left, also is on display.

PHOTOGALLERYReality show familiesnewsday.com/celebs

AMC/CARINBA

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AMC

HOT STUFFThe Gunman opens Friday,The Royals starts tonight, andAriana Grande plays the Gardenon Friday and Saturday. C4

MUSICKelly Clarkson is the happiestshes ever been, and back witha new album, Piece by Piece. C8

TELEVISIONBefore Glee bids farewell Friday,we check in with old favoritesJane Lynch and Lea Michele. C10

THEATERGigi gets amakeover forBroadwaywithVanessaHudgens.C13

BOOKSErik Larson tracks the tragic fateof the Lusitania, sunk bya German U-boat in 1915. C15

TRAVELCalle Ocho offers a big tasteof Cuba in Little Havana. C19

Nostalgia itsdelicate butpotent, DonDraper intonedin his famous pitch for theKodak account on MadMen, the 60s-set show thatis the subject of MatthewWeiners Mad Men, a newexhibition (March 14-June 14)at Astorias Museum of theMoving Image. An advertis-ing genius, Draper knew thepower of memory individ-ual and collective to evokeemotional connections. Yetshow creator MatthewWeiner knows nostalgiaalone isnt enough and forall the period costumes, sets,music and everyday items ondisplay, Mad Men, whichbegins its final run of sevenepisodes April 5 on AMC, isabout more than its decadestrappings.Indeed, says exhibition

curator Barbara Miller, theshow is less about theturbulently transitional 60sthan it is of universalideas about desire [and]self-invention. To thatend, the exhibition offersboth period artifacts andwhat Miller calls insightinto the formulation of theideas that are behind thisshow about a poor manwho took a dead mansidentity and remade him-self in an image both time-less and of the times.Included are sets from the

Drapers Ossining kitchen ofSeasons 1-4 andDonsManhattan office of Seasons4-6; a re-creation of the seriesreal-lifewriters room; 33costumes, includingMeganDrapers Zou Bisou Bisou

dress; and a collection ofWeiners notes, plus pages ofhis screenplay TheHorse-shoe,where the character

thatwould becomeDonDraper originated.The two sets, says Miller,

already were pieces of nos-talgia when the exhibitioncame together: No longer onthe shows soundstages, theyhad been disassembled forstorage in a warehouse innorthern Los Angeles. Butwith the aid of studioLionsgate and others, theywere trucked cross-countryand rebuilt at the museum.While a talk on March 20

by Weiner is sold out, themuseum hopes to have him

do another, says chief cura-tor David Schwartz. In themeantime, attendees canview 10 films Weiner select-ed including The Apart-ment, Patterns and BlueVelvet, screening throughApril 26 that influencedthe conception of MadMen so much, saysSchwartz, The main peoplewho worked on the showhad to see those movies.Likewise, those of us

already nostalgic for MadMen have to see thisexhibition. FRANK LOVECE

also insideASK AMY C14BIRTHDAYS C18COMICS After C14HOROSCOPES C18KIDSDAY In centerfoldTHE LONG ISLAND SOUND C9MOVIE TIMES C5MUSIC ON TV C8SINGLE FILE C14TAKE 5 C10TV LISTINGS C26

New mom Kelly Clarksonto People magazinequotable

theBUZZ

on the coverTheo James and Shailene Woodleystar in a surprising Insurgent,opening Friday.MOVIES C6

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I love what I do, but I feel like I relied onmycareer a lot formy self-worth. And now Immore than that.Send suggestions,comments and questions to

[email protected]

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