Over the last year, the Ava Gardner Museum has worked tirelessly to create a broad suite of unique virtual offerings for our fans and supporters around the world. These online programs, resources, and…
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The Ava Gardner Museum has reopened to in-person visitors after a water break caused flooding in the Museum in January 2021. Standing water affected almost half of the Museum. While no artifacts or…
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The Ava Gardner Trust, in partnership with Seven Jars Distillery and Winery, recently announced the release of the Ava Gardner Signature Wine Collection. This new line of four distinct, Ava…
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Ava Lavinia Gardner was born on December 24, 1922, in a community known as Grabtown near the town of Smithfield, North Carolina. According to Doris Rollins Cannon, author of the Ava Gardner biography…
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In our continued effort to share the remarkable life and lasting legacy of Ava Gardner with fans the world over, the Museum recently launched a new virtual initiative. Our new virtual program, called…
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“’Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called the Masai 'Ngàje Ngài,' the House of God. Close to the western…
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“The great thing is to last and get your work done and see and hear and learn and understand.” – Ernest Hemingway – Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was one of the most well-known and celebrated authors…
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In our continued effort to share the remarkable life and lasting legacy of Ava Gardner with fans the world over, the Museum recently launched a new virtual initiative. Our new virtual program, called…
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The Ava Gardner™ Trust has partnered with Seven Jars Distillery, a craft distillery based in Charlotte, North Carolina, to produce the Ava Gardner Select Bourbon Whiskey. The Ava Gardner Museum was…
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“Make it good…make it big…give it class.” – Louis B. Mayer, Co-Founder and Head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Hollywood studio system began in the 1910s and controlled most of the motion picture business…
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