Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: Bruce the Shark

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Owner

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Design Architect

Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Architect

Gensler

Bruce, the 1,208 pound, 25-foot-long, 45-year-old fiberglass shark from Jaws, has found his home in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Two panels of glass three stories up were removed to lift Bruce into the building where Bruce’s 116 teeth will be visible to tourists for years to come.