The Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota has been fundraising for months in hopes of buying a pair of ruby slippers stolen from museum in 2005.

The Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota has been fundraising for months in hopes of buying a pair of ruby slippers stolen from museum in 2005.

Judy Garland wore the slippers while filming “The Wizard of Oz” in 1939, and they were stolen from a museum in 2005.

The ruby slippers worn in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, and once stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 2005, auctioned for over $30 million on Dec. 7, 2024.

Federal charges against a Minnesota man, accused of hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, were dropped Monday after the man died.

Including the Dallas-based auction house's fee, the unknown buyer will ultimately pay $32.5 million for the pair of iconic ruby slippers that were stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago.

Stolen slippers, a witch hat and millions of dollars, oh my! Dorothy's iconic ruby slippers featured in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz" auctioned for over $30 million at Heritage Auctions' Dec ...

A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were 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.

A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were 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.