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10-25-2005, 07:49 AM
12:00 AM, 25-OCTOBER-05
Lucas Unveils Star Wars Exhibit
Star Wars creator George Lucas—surrounded by storm troopers, Wookiees and Darth Vader—appeared in Boston on Oct. 22 to help unveil "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," a new museum exhibit that opens this week before traveling to six other cities. Lucas spoke at the gala world premiere of the $5 million exhibit, co-sponsored by Lucasfilm and Boston's Museum of Science, which examines the fantasy technologies in the Star Wars movies, the real science behind them and current research that could make some of these fantasy technologies a reality some day.
"I'm happy that Star Wars can help to educate people about technology in an entertaining way," Lucas told an invitation-only crowd. "Technological innovation and filmmaking have a lot in common; they both begin with imagination and creativity."
"Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination" showcases costumes, models and props used in the six films, including Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder from the first movie. Costumes on display included C-3PO and R2-D2, as well as Princess Leia's white dress and Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi robes.
The exhibit is the first to mix Star Wars movie paraphernalia with real-world technologies, complemented by video interviews with the filmmakers. Several interactive, hands-on stations let visitors explore the exhibit's major themes: Star Wars' modes of transportation, for example, or the relationship between people and robots. Activities range from building a model mag-lev car to making a robot walk. A full-size replica of the Millennium Falcon's cockpit simulates a jump to lightspeed and a four-and-a-half minute trip to the edge of the universe.
"Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination" opens at Boston's Museum of Science on Oct. 27 and runs through April 30, 2006. Over the next few years, the exhibit will travel to COSI Columbus in Ohio; the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, Ore.; the California Science Center in Los Angeles; the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn.; The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia; and the Fort Worth Museum of Science History in Texas.
Source: SciFiWire (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=32993)
I saw the one they had at the Air & Space Museum in DC - it was really cool :)
Lucas Unveils Star Wars Exhibit
Star Wars creator George Lucas—surrounded by storm troopers, Wookiees and Darth Vader—appeared in Boston on Oct. 22 to help unveil "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," a new museum exhibit that opens this week before traveling to six other cities. Lucas spoke at the gala world premiere of the $5 million exhibit, co-sponsored by Lucasfilm and Boston's Museum of Science, which examines the fantasy technologies in the Star Wars movies, the real science behind them and current research that could make some of these fantasy technologies a reality some day.
"I'm happy that Star Wars can help to educate people about technology in an entertaining way," Lucas told an invitation-only crowd. "Technological innovation and filmmaking have a lot in common; they both begin with imagination and creativity."
"Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination" showcases costumes, models and props used in the six films, including Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder from the first movie. Costumes on display included C-3PO and R2-D2, as well as Princess Leia's white dress and Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi robes.
The exhibit is the first to mix Star Wars movie paraphernalia with real-world technologies, complemented by video interviews with the filmmakers. Several interactive, hands-on stations let visitors explore the exhibit's major themes: Star Wars' modes of transportation, for example, or the relationship between people and robots. Activities range from building a model mag-lev car to making a robot walk. A full-size replica of the Millennium Falcon's cockpit simulates a jump to lightspeed and a four-and-a-half minute trip to the edge of the universe.
"Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination" opens at Boston's Museum of Science on Oct. 27 and runs through April 30, 2006. Over the next few years, the exhibit will travel to COSI Columbus in Ohio; the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, Ore.; the California Science Center in Los Angeles; the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn.; The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia; and the Fort Worth Museum of Science History in Texas.
Source: SciFiWire (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=32993)
I saw the one they had at the Air & Space Museum in DC - it was really cool :)