Smithsonian exhibit... did anyone else make it to this back in the day?

[chizbot]

Star Wars: A New Hope

I was fortunate enough to see this in 1997 at the Smithsonian air & space museum. They wouldn't allow cameras, but I remember a highlight for me was seeing the hero Falcon, and inspecting from 6 inches away. the 6 circular grilles on the back all had fans for cooling the halogen lighting. The Jabba puppet was amazing to see up close as well.

 

[Probe Droid]

I'm guessing that a large portion of members past and present attended this exhibit in its various incarnations. It went on the road after the Smithsonian and new materials from the prequel films were added. And I was allowed to take pix both times I went.

 

[robstyle]

When the tour came to LA it was under the Science and Imagination moniker.

LASSSW Photos by honeysdead | Photobucket

 

[cayman shen]

I've got tons of old disposable camera pics from the 97 DC exhibit. Such a blast! Saw the Boston exhibit too

 

[Apollo]

Yeah I was there for the Opening night party at the Smithsonian.

 

[superjedi]

I got to see it, too. It was a great exhibit and I burned thru about
four rolls of film on my wife's old SLR camera.

 

[Edwardowan]

didn't allow cameras? I went in 1997 and took all kinds of pics without problems. sadly the photos are all lost in a box somewhere in my house.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Went twice to MotM and took pictures both times.

 

[Mizuno]

I was hoping for some more pictures might anyone add theirs?

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

it was in my pre-digital camera days so the prints are in some big box i would have to dig through.

 

[Broilermaker]

I saw it in los angeles also, i had taken several photos on my phone but never downloaded them, that was several phones ago

 

[Probe Droid]

From Washington

 

[chizbot]

Geez it was so long ago, maybe I'm remembering wrong. I know I went with my live-in GF at the time, and we have been broken up for over 15 years. All I ended up with was an armoire.

Who knows, perhaps she has a box of photos somewhere.

 

[jcoffman99]

Not only went, but went to the Lucas, Murren talk the day before it opened. Still have the program somewhere.