History & Culture

Marilyn Monroe: stardom, glamour and the spirit of Hollywood

National Portrait Gallery · St. Martin's Pl, London WC2H 0HE

31 July 2026

£15 (£12 members)

A lecture unpacking how the Hollywood studio machine built, packaged and sold Marilyn Monroe's image piece by piece, long before she had much say in it. Glamour, this argues, was manufactured gold, dressed up as spontaneous magic.

Marilyn Monroe: stardom, glamour and the spirit of Hollywood

National Portrait Gallery

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