
Shot in 1949, Marilyn was still a struggling actress, delinquent in her monthly car rental payments and on the brink of having her car repossessed.

Never before seen photographs of Marilyn Monroe taken by her close personal friend George Barris.Furniture and artwork from Marilyn’s Brentwood home, including the solid wood dresser that was next to Marilyn’s bed in her bedroom the night she died.The evening cape worn by Marilyn to the 1955 world premiere of the James Dean classic East of Eden.Personal wardrobe items including the lime green Pucci blouse Marilyn Monroe wore in the last ever photos of her taken alive, together with Marilyn’s favorite furs and accessories.Marilyn’s famous cream colored, beaded costume worn in the 1957 film The Prince and the Show Girl.


Marilyn wore this gown on numerous occasions including a USO tour to entertain 10,000 troops in Korea in 1954. This was Marilyn’s favorite gown designed by Ceil Chapman, hand beaded in Marilyn’s signature style. Marilyn Monroe’s million-dollar honeymoon dress, worn on her honeymoon for her marriage to Joe DiMaggio.Some of Marilyn’s extensive collection at the Hollywood Museum includes:
