Lucci, Trebek and "Barney" Donate Daytime Television Objects to Smithsonian

Lucci, Trebek and "Barney" Donate Daytime Television Objects to Smithsonian

EMBARGOED Until May 9, 2013


National Museum of American History and NATAS Announce Partnership

WHAT:
A special donation ceremony where celebrities from three Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards categories will donate objects ranging from show scripts to original costumes and awards to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

WHEN:
Thursday, May 9; noon


WHERE:
Warner Bros. Theater
National Museum of American History
Constitution Avenue entrance, between 12th and 14th streets N.W.

WHO:
John Gray, director, National Museum of American History
Malachy G. Wienges, chairman, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Dwight Blocker Bowers, curator, National Museum of American History
Susan Lucci, actress, All My Children
Alex Trebek, host, Jeopardy
Kathy Parker, co-creator, Barney the Dinosaur
Phil Parker, composer/lyricist, Barney the Dinosaur

The National Museum of American History has recently entered into a partnership with the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, in an effort to obtain objects that reflect the contributions of daytime television programming. To mark the beginning of this partnership, the museum is holding a special ceremony where it will receive donations from a number of celebrities that represent three of the primary Daytime Emmy Awards categories.

The objects range from show scripts and original art to awards and other memorabilia. The new acquisitions will join the museum's existing entertainment collections and help the museum expand its capacity to tell the story of daytime television and the Daytime Emmy Awards.

Note to press: RSVP by emailing meeganl@si.edu.

Media only:

Lauren Meegan
(202) 633-3129; meeganl@si.edu

Melinda Machado
(202) 633-3129; machadom@si.edu

Media website:http://newsdesk.si.edu

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- May 6, 2013/

SOURCE Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

Smithsonian's National Museum of American History


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