Donelle Dadigan founded The Hollywood Museum in 2003, showcasing the history of entertainment. Learn about her journey from a school teacher to a realtor and how her passion for collecting led to the creation of the museum.
The Hollywood Museum spotlights the history of entertainment. Each exhibit offers visitors a chance to dive into the story behind their favorite actor, series or movie. But the museum itself also has a history of its own. Donelle Dadigan founded the museum back in 2003, and she's a woman with her own cinematic level of twists and turns. She began her career as a school teacher , helping the children of celebrities. Later, she pivoted into the world of real estate as a realtor.
Many of her clients had ties to the entertainment industry, Dadigan said. Dadigan said she comes from a family of collectors. "I started with photographs," said Dadigan. Somewhere along the way, Dadigan and her mother decided to focus on that interest in collecting and create a museum that was a "love letter to Hollywood.
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