Birmingham Museum of Art Brings Disney Magic to the Magic City on Sat. Feb. 17

By Javacia Harris Bowser | For the Birmingham Times The Birmingham Museum of Art is set to unveil its presentation of Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume on Saturday, Feb. 17. Created by the Walt Disney Archives, this critically acclaimed exhibition features 70 costumes from nearly half a century of Disney films and television shows. The exhibition runs through Aug. 18. “These are the costumes that were worn in the iconic Disney films by major stars,” said Graham C. Boettcher, R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art. “They’re not facsimiles. They’re not spares. These are the very costumes that we got to see on screen in some of our most favorite Disney films. [We] get the opportunity to see these firsthand without having to pack a bag and get on a plane and rent a car and get a hotel [that’s] pretty exciting.” Museum visitors can delight their inner child with the sight of the pirate garb worn by Johnny Depp when he played Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest in 2006. Fashionistas will appreciate Cruella De Vil’s couture that was sported by Emma Stone and Victoria Smurfit. Heroes...