Jonathan Sands and the London Film Museum which he manages is the subject of a very significant article in today’s London Evening Standard. The UK mainstream media have now published two substantive articles in as many days, the other highlighted yesterday (see Holly Haber and Lennard Billin of Reel Clothes & Props Featured in UK’s Daily Mail Article).
The full article can be found at www.ThisIsLondon.co.uk (see Jonathan Sands is star of his own movie set):
The article also makes some news, reporting that the museum will be expanding to a satellite location, “on the site of the former Theatre Museum in Covent Garden, beneath a new restaurant, Balthazar, to be run by Caprice Holdings, owner of The Ivy“. The second museum will provide opportunity for the exhibition of “blockbuster film[s]” was well as receive touring exhibitions.
The feature provides some history and biography about Jonathan, his passion for photography, his relationship with Nick Harrison and their “Weird and Wonderful” endeavor, his exhibition work, and more. It also offers some insights into the origins of the London Film Museum, originally called the Movieum, which was first reported on by the OPB when it launched in March 2008 (see The Movieum of London Opens).
Reading the story, it is obvious that the London Film Museum has been a huge success in a very short period of time, and now includes a staff of 50, and maintains a very impressive website at www.LondonFilmMuseum.com.
I was fortunate enough to meet Jonathan and see the London Film Museum in December (see Original Prop Blog in England: Journal Day One) and was extremely impressed. The facility and presentation of quality and important material is truly spectacular, and made very accessible to the public at large.
Though I was short on time with my visit, Jonathan is slated to be a future guest of the “Prop Talk” podcast series in order to gain some more insights into his history and experiences in this field.
Jason DeBord