The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History received ten items from the hit TV series and would display them sometime in the future.
- Nov 12, 2015
AceShowbiz - "Breaking Bad" made unusual donations for The Smithsonian. Sony Pictures Television handed key artifacts, including a bag of meth, from the AMC series to the National Museum of American History on a ceremony held Tuesday, November 9 in Washington, D.C.
Among the 10 donated objects are Heisenberg pork pie hat, Tyvek suits, gas masks, Los Pollos Hermanos cups, a Heisenberg sketch from "No Mas," Hank Schrader's DEA I.D. badge, a Better Call Saul matchbook, a purple corkscrew used by Marie Schrader, and a bag of 99.1 percent pure blue meth.
10 #BreakingBad items join the @amhistorymuseum collection. Sorry #RoofPizza fans, it didn't make the cut. pic.twitter.com/v3c9NOOi7K
— Smithsonian (@smithsonian) November 10, 2015
"These objects and the groundbreaking show they are from help us document the ways in which American entertainment reflects and influences our lives," said John Gray, director of the National Museum of American History, in a statement. "In particular, 'Breaking Bad' offers us templates for understanding and confronting social issues."
It took three years for the museum's curator to convince that the items belonged to the museum. "We approached Sony because we felt the show made a real impact on American society, especially with how it dealt with the issue of society's ambivalence," said Dwight Bowers, the museum's entertainment curator.
Although "there are no immediate plans to display the objects", the items could be displayed in 2018 as part of a large exhibit on American culture at the facility on the National Mall. The exhibition will be culled from its theater, music, sports, and entertainment archives.
The ceremony was attended by the show's stars such as Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Jonathan Banks, and RJ Mitte, as well as creator Vince Gilligan. "This character changed my life," Cranston said at the event with a smile. He won four Emmys for his role in the drama.
