Geppi's Entertainment Museum was a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) privately owned pop culture museum located at historic Camden Station at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. The museum chronicled the history of pop culture in America from the 17th century to the early 21st century, as made popular in newspapers, magazines, comic books, movies, television, radio and video games. It featured a collection of nearly 60,000 pop culture artifacts, including magazines, movie posters, toys, buttons, badges, cereal boxes, trading cards, dolls, figurines, and other memorabilia.
The museum was owned by Stephen A. Geppi, President and CEO of Diamond Comics Distributors; the majority of the artifacts came from Geppi's private collection. In 2007, Geppi's daughter Melissa "Missy" Geppi-Bowersox became the Executive Vice-president of the museum; in 2012, Geppi-Bowersox was promoted to president.
The museum's founding curator was Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg, former editor at Gemstone Publishing. In 2011, Andy Hershberger was promoted to Associate Curator/Registrar, and has since worked with Melissa Geppi-Bowersox in the creation of a curatorial advisory committee.
In 2012, the museum store, Flashbacks, was renamed Geppi's Comic World in honor of Geppi's former comic chain.
Exhibitsedit
The museum was composed of several galleries devoted to different eras of pop culture, as well as a temporary exhibit space for rotating exhibits. The standing galleries were:
Expanding Universe: 1971–1990 highlighted video games, fast food tie-ins, Saturday morning cartoons, TV celebrities and Star Wars, among other post-1960s developments in pop culture.
Going Global: 1991–Present displayed artifacts from the last decade of the 20th century to the 2010s, and included representation of MC Hammer, Jack Sparrow, Hannah Montana and the Toy Story franchise.
The galleries branched off from a central hallway whose walls were covered with comic strips, animation and comic art sketches, and movie posters. There were two statues of Superman located at each end of the hall.
Special Edition: Temporary Exhibitsedit
Geppi's Entertainment Museum was host to a wide range of rotating exhibits on topics such as Star Wars, the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, and previews of upcoming toys. In February 2013, the temporary exhibit was Milestones: African Americans in Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond. Developed and curated by Michael Davis, co-founder of Milestone Media, it ran through March 2014.
Awards and recognitionedit
Winner of Nickelodeon's 2009 ParentsConnect.com Parents' Picks Award for Best Kid Museum.[citation needed]
Winner of Nickelodeon's 2008 ParentsConnect.com Parents' Picks Award for Best Teen Museum.
The museum is featured in the 2008 Free Comic Book Day edition of Archie ComicsArchie's Pal Jughead. The story, "Night at the Entertainment Museum," involves Archie and Jughead getting a job as night watchmen at the museum. Owner Steve Geppi and founding curator Arnold T. Blumberg also appear in the story.
Footnotesedit
^Kaltenbach, Chris (2018-05-30). "Geppi's Entertainment Museum to close as comic and art collection heads to Library of Congress". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
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Geppi s Entertainment Museum was a 16 000 square foot 1 500 m2 privately owned pop culture museum located at historic Camden Station at Camden Yards in Baltimore Maryland The museum chronicled the history of pop culture in America from the 17th century to the early 21st century as made popular in newspapers magazines comic books movies television radio and video games It featured a collection of nearly 60 000 pop culture artifacts including magazines movie posters toys buttons badges cereal boxes trading cards dolls figurines and other memorabilia Geppi s Entertainment MuseumEstablishedSeptember 8 2006DissolvedJune 3 2018Location2nd floor Camden Station Baltimore MarylandDirectorMelissa Geppi Bowersox PresidentWebsiteOfficial website archived on May 11 2018 First edition comic books Disney collectibles from 1928 to 1945 In May 2018 Geppi s Museum announced that it would close on June 3 2018 Much of the collection was donated to the Library of Congress 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Exhibits 2 1 Special Edition Temporary Exhibits 3 Awards and recognition 4 In popular culture 5 Footnotes 6 External linksBackground editThe museum was owned by Stephen A Geppi President and CEO of Diamond Comics Distributors the majority of the artifacts came from Geppi s private collection In 2007 Geppi s daughter Melissa Missy Geppi Bowersox became the Executive Vice president of the museum in 2012 Geppi Bowersox was promoted to president The museum s founding curator was Dr Arnold T Blumberg former editor at Gemstone Publishing In 2011 Andy Hershberger was promoted to Associate Curator Registrar and has since worked with Melissa Geppi Bowersox in the creation of a curatorial advisory committee In 2012 the museum store Flashbacks was renamed Geppi s Comic World in honor of Geppi s former comic chain Exhibits editThe museum was composed of several galleries devoted to different eras of pop culture as well as a temporary exhibit space for rotating exhibits The standing galleries were A Story in Four Colors displayed a large collection of comic books to the Golden Age to the Modern Era The gallery also included an extensive collection of pulp magazines and Big Little Books Pioneer Spirit Baltimore Heroes looked at personalities businesses and events that contributed to Baltimore s reputation Extra Extra 1776 1927 featured characters made popular in newspapers books movies and radio broadcasts of the era When Heroes Unite 1928 1945 displayed character collectibles from the Great Depression until World War II including Mickey Mouse Popeye Superman Captain Marvel Dick Tracy Tom Mix Gene Autry The Lone Ranger and more America Tunes In 1946 1960 featured artifacts from the postwar era including Howdy Doody I Love Lucy Davy Crockett sports heroes space and western shows and rock and roll Revolution 1961 to 1970 contained relics from one of the most influential decades of the 20th century James Bond The Flintstones Batman The Green Hornet Star Trek The Beatles Barbie and G I Joe are among the characters and franchises represented here Expanding Universe 1971 1990 highlighted video games fast food tie ins Saturday morning cartoons TV celebrities and Star Wars among other post 1960s developments in pop culture Going Global 1991 Present displayed artifacts from the last decade of the 20th century to the 2010s and included representation of MC Hammer Jack Sparrow Hannah Montana and the Toy Story franchise The galleries branched off from a central hallway whose walls were covered with comic strips animation and comic art sketches and movie posters There were two statues of Superman located at each end of the hall Special Edition Temporary Exhibits edit Geppi s Entertainment Museum was host to a wide range of rotating exhibits on topics such as Star Wars the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide and previews of upcoming toys In February 2013 the temporary exhibit was Milestones African Americans in Comics Pop Culture and Beyond Developed and curated by Michael Davis co founder of Milestone Media it ran through March 2014 Awards and recognition editWinner of Nickelodeon s 2009 ParentsConnect com Parents Picks Award for Best Kid Museum citation needed Winner of Nickelodeon s 2008 ParentsConnect com Parents Picks Award for Best Teen Museum Baltimore City Paper s GEM Best NonArt Museum 2007 In popular culture editThe museum is featured in the 2008 Free Comic Book Day edition of Archie Comics Archie s Pal Jughead The story Night at the Entertainment Museum involves Archie and Jughead getting a job as night watchmen at the museum Owner Steve Geppi and founding curator Arnold T Blumberg also appear in the story Footnotes edit Kaltenbach Chris 2018 05 30 Geppi s Entertainment Museum to close as comic and art collection heads to Library of Congress Baltimore Sun Retrieved 2018 05 30 External links editMuseum Website Curators Blog New York Times museum review Baltimore Sun museum review 39 17 6 N 76 37 11 W 39 28500 N 76 61972 W 39 28500 76 61972 Retrieved 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