Tom Hanks on hand to unveil long-delayed Oscars museum

Tom Hanks was on hand to unveil the long-delayed Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the new venue dedicated to the history of film (Academy/PA)

Tom Hanks was on hand to unveil the long-delayed Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the new venue dedicated to the history of film and the Oscars.

The 30,000-square-foot venue – built at a reported cost of 482 million dollars (£352 million) – is based in Los Angeles at the eye-catching Saban Building, instantly recognisable for its Art Deco golden rotunda.