A 1964 thriller, Topkapi, was set in the Topkapi Palace (I think?) in
Turkey.  Melina Mercouri and Maximillian Schell set out to steal diamonds.

Janice Rutherford

At 12:42 PM 10/8/2003, you wrote:
>Two that come to my mind are Thomas Crown Affair, about art theft.  And
>my particular favorite, The Great Muppet Caper, where Kermit et al break
>into a museum to steal the famed Baseball Diamond.
>
>I know you didn't ask about TV, but I find the portrayal of Ross's
>museum coworkers in Friends to be both completely dead-on and way off
>the mark at the same time.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Aldona Sendzikas [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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>
>I'm teaching an "Introduction to Museum Studies" course next year.  I
>plan to
>examine popular images of museums by having students read novels and/or
>watch
>films that are about, or set in, museums.  Any suggested titles?
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
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