Update: L.A. Museum Proposes New Program to Replace Axed Film Series

The head of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art outlined plans Tuesday to pay for a new cinema program to replace its canceled weekend film series, reports the Los Angeles Times.

After a three-hour meeting with a coalition of film buffs and industry professionals that has lobbied to save the 40-year-old weekend series, which is due to shut down next month, the museum’s director, Michael Govan, said the institution will start an expanded movie program if it can raise $5-million to $10-million in the next year.

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