In 1939 the Ruby Slippers skipped down a yellow brick road in the film The Wizard of Oz. After 80 years, the treasured shoes on display in our American Stories exhibition are showing their age.

With Wicked-mania sweeping the globe, everyone in an Oz state of mind. Apparently, some folks are so much in an Oz state of mind they are willing to put down $28 million dollars for a pair of Judy ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pair of iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning bid of $28 million at auction Saturday.

The ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz” became nearly as iconic as the film itself. So why were the slippers silver in “Wicked”? Some sharp-eyed fans noticed the ...