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SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER MANDY HANLON WINS BIZBASH READER’S CHOICE VENUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD

SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER MANDY HANLON WINS BIZBASH READER’S CHOICE VENUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD

June 21, 2012

Petersen Automotive Museum Special Events Manager Mandy Hanlon recently won what is one of the event industry’s most prestigious awards –2012 Venue Manager of the Year. The award was announced on June 13 at the Reader’s Choice Awards at BizBash IdeaFest L.A. Nominees were voted on by colleagues, clients and vendors within the industry. BizBash Reader’s Choice Award winners also included a few all-stars in the event industry, like David Tutera, Jason Harder, Rachel Weil, and more.

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Aerodynamics: From Art to Science

Aerodynamics: From Art to Science

April 12, 2012

A new exhibit opening soon at the Petersen Automotive Museum will appeal to both the automotive enthusiast as well as those who love avant-garde design. Aerodynamics: From Art to Science opens June 16, 2012, and will run through May 27, 2013 in the museum’s Gordon R. Howard Gallery.

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Sculpture in Motion: Masterpieces of Italian Design

Sculpture in Motion: Masterpieces of Italian Design

December 14, 2011

From the grand classics of the 1930s to modern supercars of today, Italian designers have influenced the look of automobiles on a global scale. Sculpture in Motion: Masterpieces of Italian Design will explore the many ways in which Italian coachbuilders and manufacturers have contributed to the evolution of the automobile from a collection of disorganized parts to a single, visually appealing unit. Already well aware of the Italian contribution in the look of clothing, art, and architecture, museum visitors will be fascinated to learn that the country that gave the world Michelangelo and Botticelli also gave it the designers responsible for the exotic and inspired automobiles we have now come to expect from Italy.

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