Ruby Slippers Smithsonian

Frank baum dorothy s magic slippers are silver.
Ruby slippers smithsonian. Start a dynamic relationship with a membership to the national museum of american history home of the ruby slippers. Receive exclusive insider communications directly from the museum. A number of pairs were made for the film though the exact number is unknown. The 80 year old ruby slippers at the smithsonian have since become one of the most popular and treasured of its artifacts.
Conserving dorothy s ruby slippers. The ruby slippers bright red is how we remember them but dorothy s famous shoes were originally silver. Back on display after a trip to the museum s conservation lab the ruby slippers sparkle in a new hard working display case. One pair was.
The ruby slippers are the magic pair of shoes worn by dorothy gale as played by judy garland in the 1939 metro goldwyn mayer musical film the wizard of oz because of their iconic stature the ruby slippers are among the most valuable items of film memorabilia. For the technicolor movie they were changed to ruby red to show up more vividly against the yellow brick road. The smithsonian s ruby slippers are inside a guarded museum in a gallery with cameras and behind an alarmed case among other security measures the museum won t disclose. Inside the conservation lab.
Object details garland judy designer adrian adrian description sixteen year old judy garland wore these sequined shoes as dorothy gale in the 1939 film classic the wizard of oz in the original book by l. Dawn wallace a smithsonian conservator who has been working for the past two years to conserve the museum s ruby slippers which are nearly 80 years old said a careful analysis led to the. You ll also receive as a benefit the smithsonian magazine an informative publication that places a smithsonian lens on the world. Here s what s special about the case of the ruby slippers.
The smithsonian conservators were nearing the end of approximately two years of work on one of the most beloved artifacts from movie history the ruby slippers worn in the wizard of oz when they. Five pairs are known to have survived. The secret behind the sparkle take a look behind the scenes to see how the smithsonian keeps the ruby slippers sparkling in the spotlight.