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Ben Stiller photo by Jerry Avenaim. Image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License.

Ben Stiller stars in film for Smithsonian visitors

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson
Ben Stiller photo by Jerry Avenaim. Image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License.
Ben Stiller photo by Jerry Avenaim. Image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License.

WASHINGTON – Following his second Night at the Museum motion picture, actor Ben Stiller is leaving a legacy at the Smithsonian Institution. The star of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is now also starring in a new orientation film for the museums on the National Mall.

On Tuesday, the Smithsonian announced it has begun showing the 10-minute film continuously in the Smithsonian Castle visitors center.

In the film, Stiller shows off some of the millions of objects on view in Washington, including the Hope Diamond and Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz.

The film also highlights research and conservation efforts at the National Zoo and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.

This summer’s Night at the Museum is a sequel to a 2006 film.

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