“I’ll make you two promises: a very good steak, medium rare, and the truth, which is very rare.” – Ava Gardner as Eleanor Holbrook in Seven Days in May (1964) – Seven Days in May is a Cold War-era…
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After closing to the public in March, the Board, Executive Director, and staff of the Ava Gardner Museum were excited to reopen to in-person visitors on Saturday, September 5, 2020. We’re open every…
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“Of all the pictures I’ve made, and honey, you better believe I have no idea exactly how much territory that covers, there’s no doubt that The Barefoot Contessa is the one that most people identify…
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“People have told me through the years that it was The Killers that set me on the road to stardom, that defined my image as the slinky sexpot in the low-cut dress, leaning against a piano and setting…
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Every once in a while, everything lines up in your life just right. That was the case for me in 2017. I had recently been promoted to Director of the Ava Gardner Museum, and I had spent the last…
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Special guest blog by Ava's great-niece, Ava Thompson. Ava Thompson at the Ava Gardner Museum in 2014 with her granddaughter, Ava Isabella, the 5th generation Ava. The Ava Gardner Museum is…
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The Ava Gardner Museum is very excited to present a guest blog post from a young Ava Gardner fan from the UK. You can follow Alexandra's Instagram account where she shares about her love of Ava as…
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