Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle stands as one of the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry’s most iconic artifacts. It is over 8 feet tall, hand-crafted, and contains hundreds of smaller objects, books, decorations, and furnishings. It took years to complete from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s, and is a testament to Moore’s creativity, vision, and passion for artistry.

Born Kathleen Morrison on August 19, 1899, in Port Huron, Michigan, Colleen Moore went on to achieve major fame in the 1920s and 1930s, becoming one of the most beloved stars of her time. She was interested in the arts from an early age and showed a particular talent for acting and dancing. Starting in Chicago and then moving to California, she pursued a career in the film industry when she was 17. By the mid-1920s, she became one of the leading actresses of the silent film era, known for her ability to portray the “flapper” – a young, independent, and liberated woman who became the symbol of the Roaring Twenties.