Jessica Weglein, Public Relations & Promotions Coordinator for The Walters Art Museum, writes: TheOneRing.net might be interested in the maps show that recently opened at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, which features maps made by Tolkien. Three original J.R.R. Tolkien maps created for The Hobbit and The Return of the King will be on view at the Walters Art Museum from March 16–June 8th! The special exhibition Maps: Finding Our Place in the World will feature such Tolkien maps as Thror’s Map, from The Hobbit, and Topographical View of Minas Tirith, from The Return of the King. Don’t miss the chance to see these original maps, drawn by the hand of J.R.R. Tolkien himself! Continue reading “Tolkien Maps Featured in Walters’ Exhibit”
Category: Exhibits
Lost star Dominic Monaghan has taken a break from acting to get behind the camera. An exhibition of his photographs titled “Happy Accidents” opens this Friday in West Hollywood, featuring pictures of his co-stars from Lost and Lord of the Rings. Dominic, 31, was recently in Australia filming scenes as Barnell Bohusk in the new Wolverine movie. Dominic Monaghan’s ‘Happy Accidents’
Ringer Forum Member Diedye points us to this intriguing news today from the UK:
A rare collection of books and artefacts will be open to the public for the first time after a £5million donation was made to the famous Bodleian Library at Oxford University.
Original manuscripts from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein will be among a number of national treasures put on display in a new exhibition hall.
The donation by Julian Blackwell, president of the Blackwell’s academic bookshop chain, is the largest yet made to a university library in the UK.
Add that to your tour plans when visiting Oxford! [Read the Full Story] [Bodleian Library Homepage]
The following YouTube video confirms that Guillermo Del Toro will be directing ‘The Hobbit’ films. UPDATE An inside source has sent us an update. [Click Here]
See below for the video – The important part starts around :40
UPDATE Please note, in this video, you will see the Director of ‘The Orphanage’, Juan Antonio Bayona is on the left – to his right is the star of the movie, Belen Rueda – and Guillermo Del Toro is standing next to her.
Female Translator: Today it is our pleasure to announce something that everyone was hoping for, Guillermo will direct ‘The Hobbit’
(Clapping)
Female Translator: And he will give a small role to (the Spanish translator)
The “Hobbits” are homeless. Again. In 1978, Mike Canavan painted a mural based on the “An Unexpected Party” scene from the first chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.” The painting was large 40 feet long and 11 feet high and made up of 11 panels. Mike painted the mural as a billboard when he worked a part-time college job for Richards Of Course, the outdoor advertiser. Those were the days when billboards all were hand-painted. The Hobbits need a new place to party
Penny writes: Beecake will be playing an accoustic session on BBC Radio Pudsey Monday the 26th of November from 6am GMT. the show will be looped throughout the day so tune in listen and give money to Children in Need. Boyd’s Beecake Helps Children in Need on the Beeb