The ongoing debate over the future of the weekend film program at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will get a boost — not to mention publicity — when Martin Scorsese appears at the museum next month.
Scorsese is scheduled to speak at LACMA’s Bing Theater on Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The Oscar-winning filmmaker will share the stage with Michael Govan, the director of LACMA, in what is being billed as a public conversation about the role of film at museums.
“His discussion with Govan will touch on the importance of film preservation and the key role that film should play in a museum or cultural institution,” said the museum in a statement.
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