Marilyn Monroe’s iconic pink dress from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” will
be on display at the Academy Museum starting May 31. (photo courtesy of the Academy Museum)

May 31 marks the opening of the Academy Museum’s newest exhibition “Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon.” Join for an opening day film screening of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” 13 on May 31 at 30 p.m. The musical comedy was adapted from Anita Loos’s novella where showgirl /orelei Marilyn Monroe is resplendent in beautiful gowns, most notably in the pink satin dress designed by Travilla during the now-classic number “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend.”

“Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon” is an exhibition that will celebrate Marilyn Monroe – born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926, as a visionary actor and image-maker, examining the many facets of how she created and shaped her public image in the context of the classical Hollywood studio system.

Presenting hundreds of original objects, including posters, portraits, photographs, production documents, letters and rarely seen personal materials – many of which will be on display for the first time – the exhibition will give unique insight into her agency in becoming a Hollywood icon. The exhibition will also feature an extensive display of Monroe’s screen-worn costumes, ranging from a dress featured in “Love Happy” (1949) to items from her final and unfinished film, “Something’s Got to Give” (1962).

Beginning May 31, the pink satin gown will be on view in the exhibition, located on Level 3 in the Rolex Gallery. The Academy Museum is located at 6067 Wilshire Blvd.

For information and tickets to the museum, visit academymuseum.org/exhibitions/marilyn-monroe-hollywood-icon.