Tag Archives: Gone with the Wind

History for Lunch: The Clothing of the 1860s

May 15, 2013 – 10:30 am

In conjunction with the Museum of the Albemarle’s newest exhibit Real to Reel:  The Making of Gone with the Wind, Education Coordinator Charlotte Patterson will present a History for Lunch program on Wednesday, June 5 from 12:15-12:45 p.m. The discussion will center on clothing used in the film and clothing in the exhibit and clothing [...]

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Run of Reel to Real Exhibit Extended

January 4, 2013 – 1:04 pm

The popularity of the exhibit Real to Reel: The Making of Gone with the Wind has been so overwhelming that the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh will be extending its run through Sunday, April 14. The exhibit was originally slated to close Jan. 13, but now it will remain open three more months. Admission and [...]

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Real to Reel: The Making of Gone with the Wind

July 23, 2012 – 5:13 pm

Winner of 10 Academy Awards, Gone with the Wind remains popular decades after its 1939 premiere. Hollywood’s highly romanticized movie of the “Old South” is based on Margaret Mitchell’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The true story of how Mitchell’s book became a record-breaking film is revealed in Real to Reel: The Making of Gone with the [...]

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