| American Cruise Lines has partnered with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, to be the presenting sponsor of the Ruby Slippers, the centerpiece of the Entertainment Nation exhibition opening on December 9, 2022. Guests on board the cruise line’s American Revolution itinerary can view the exhibit when docking in Washington, D.C. |
| Recognized all through the world from American movie, The Wizard of Oz, the Ruby Slippers have embodied the spirit and essence of the film’s well-known line, There’s no place like dwelling. This immortalized phrase is one thing that American Cruise Lines demonstrates as we cruise near dwelling, taking our friends to probably the most superb locations throughout the usA. Like Smithsonian Institution, American Cruise Lines presents enriching all-American experiences that educate our friends about our nation’s previous, current, and future, what it means to be an American, and the common reality that there isn’t any place like dwelling. |
Some fascinating information concerning the slippers
- At least seven pairs of slippers have been made for the film, although the precise quantity is unknown.
- The Smithsonian’s pair was donated anonymously in 1979 after being offered at public sale in 1970.
- Two pairs are owned by non-public collectors, together with a pair bought by Leonardo DiCaprio and Steven Spielberg for show on the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
- A fourth pair was returned after being stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in 2005.
- Despite their title, Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers usually are not adorned with rubies.
- The slippers are constructed from a number of completely different supplies, together with silk thread, wooden pulp, gelatin, plastic and glass.
- Most of the ruby shade comes from sequins, however the bows of the footwear include pink glass beads.
- To match the diminutive ft of 16-year-old Judy Garland (1922–1969), the pink ruby slippers have been solely a dimension 5.
- To benefit from new Technicolor expertise accessible in 1939, the slippers have been modified from silver, as featured within the novel from which the movie originates, to an iridescent pink hue.