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A heads up for you LA-area guys.
Where Science Meets Imagination Meets Los Angeles
January 15, 2007
Continuing the Star Wars Saga's year-long 30th-anniversary celebration, the phenomenally popular Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination debuts Feb. 11 at the California Science Center, where it runs through April 29.
Developed by the Museum of Science, Boston, in collaboration with Lucasfilm Ltd., the exhibit explores the boundaries of fantasy and reality that can be seen in the six movies of the Star Wars Saga, revealing intriguing similarities between the thinking of scientists and filmmakers. Since its October 2005 debut, the exhibition has attracted nearly 700,000 visitors at museums in Boston; Columbus, Ohio; and Portland, Ore.
The Los Angeles presentation of Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination will be a limited-time engagement and closes one month before tens of thousands of Star Wars fans convene for Celebration IV, a five-day gathering of Star Wars fans from around the globe at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Could humanoid robots and vehicles that hover above ground, once limited only to the fantasy worlds of Star Wars, become a reality? The 10,000-square-foot exhibit explores the imaginary technologies in George Lucas's adventure saga and compares them to real-world technologies that shape our future today. Visitors will discover how ideas become technologies in real life through hands-on exhibits, immersive experiences and cutting-edge innovations.
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination is presented by Bose Corporation with support from the National Science Foundation and is sponsored regionally by Northrop Grumman.
It is the first exhibition to display costumes and props from all six Star Wars movies alongside real-world technologies. Also included are extensive video interviews with filmmakers, scientists and engineers; and hands-on components, including two large Engineering Design Labs, where visitors can build and test their own speeders and robots.
"We are expecially pleased to present Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," notes Ken Phillips, California Science Center Curator of Aerospace Science, "because it gives visitors first-hand exposure to the incredible innovations of the Star Wars movies while inviting them to design technologies of the future." Phillips also notes, "Visitors will be able to explore how current science research may one day lead to real-world versions of many Star Wars fantasy technologies."
Star Wars creator George Lucas said, "I'm happy that Star Wars can help educate people about technology in an entertaining way. Technological innovation and filmmaking have a lot in common: They both begin with imagination and creativity."
There are two major thematic areas within the exhibit:
"Getting Around" focuses on transportation in the movies as well as new and future modes of travel. Visitors will be able to view Luke Skywalker's landspeeder from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, climb into a real-world hovercraft and levitate, and explore how one would build a maglev car in the Design Lab.
"Robots and People" looks at the relationship between robots and humans on screen and in the real world. After seeing displays of Star Wars robots like C-3PO and R2-D2, visitors can try to build a droid, exploring such areas as robot mobility, perception and cognition. Robot enthusiasts can try to make a robot walk, test a robot that balances on two wheels, and design facial expressions for an emotional robot.
In total, the exhibition features more than 100 Star Wars artifacts and real-world technologies, 17 videos and 21 interactive exhibits. Original film-artifact highlights include models of the Millennium Falcon, Luke's landspeeder, a sandcrawler, a Naboo starfighter, an AT-TE walker, and Queen Amidala's Naboo Royal Starship.
Costumes from many of the Star Wars worlds demonstrate how the environment shaped the look of the Star Wars characters. Some of the colorful costumes on display include Wookiees from Kashyyyk; Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Yoda from Coruscant; a snowtrooper from Hoth; and a Jawa from Tatooine.
ADMISSION INFORMATION: Admission to the Science Center and Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination is free. However, a strong demand is anticipated. Priority admission will be extended to IMAX ticket purchasers and California Science Center members. All others will be admitted on based on availability and capacity. Admission to the exhibit cannot be guaranteed, particularly during peak hours. For more detailed information and helpful tips for planning a visit, please go to http://www.californiasciencecenter.org.
The Millennium Falcon "Jump to Lightspeed Experience" is an additional attraction that features a multimedia presentation from the Hubble space telescope's breathtaking journey to the "edge" of the universe. Featuring a proprietary sound system from Bose Corporation, the recreated cockpit debuts the technologies of 3Space audio systems, providing visitors with a realistic, three-dimensional audio experience. The Millennium Falcon experience is separate from the exhibit, with an admission charge of $2 per person.
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination was developed by the Museum of Science, Boston, and Lucasfilm Ltd. The exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of Bose Corporation. Star Wars objects in this exhibition are on loan from the Archives of Lucasfilm, Ltd. This exhibition is made possible through the cooperation of Lucasfilm Ltd.
The Museum of Science, Boston, is a participant in the Science Museum Exhibit Collaborative with the California Science Center, COSI Columbus, Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History, The Franklin Institute Science Museum and The Science Museum of Minnesota.
http://www.starwars.com/community/event/mu...ws20070115.html
Have fun and take pix.
Where Science Meets Imagination Meets Los Angeles
January 15, 2007
Continuing the Star Wars Saga's year-long 30th-anniversary celebration, the phenomenally popular Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination debuts Feb. 11 at the California Science Center, where it runs through April 29.
Developed by the Museum of Science, Boston, in collaboration with Lucasfilm Ltd., the exhibit explores the boundaries of fantasy and reality that can be seen in the six movies of the Star Wars Saga, revealing intriguing similarities between the thinking of scientists and filmmakers. Since its October 2005 debut, the exhibition has attracted nearly 700,000 visitors at museums in Boston; Columbus, Ohio; and Portland, Ore.
The Los Angeles presentation of Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination will be a limited-time engagement and closes one month before tens of thousands of Star Wars fans convene for Celebration IV, a five-day gathering of Star Wars fans from around the globe at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Could humanoid robots and vehicles that hover above ground, once limited only to the fantasy worlds of Star Wars, become a reality? The 10,000-square-foot exhibit explores the imaginary technologies in George Lucas's adventure saga and compares them to real-world technologies that shape our future today. Visitors will discover how ideas become technologies in real life through hands-on exhibits, immersive experiences and cutting-edge innovations.
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination is presented by Bose Corporation with support from the National Science Foundation and is sponsored regionally by Northrop Grumman.
It is the first exhibition to display costumes and props from all six Star Wars movies alongside real-world technologies. Also included are extensive video interviews with filmmakers, scientists and engineers; and hands-on components, including two large Engineering Design Labs, where visitors can build and test their own speeders and robots.
"We are expecially pleased to present Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," notes Ken Phillips, California Science Center Curator of Aerospace Science, "because it gives visitors first-hand exposure to the incredible innovations of the Star Wars movies while inviting them to design technologies of the future." Phillips also notes, "Visitors will be able to explore how current science research may one day lead to real-world versions of many Star Wars fantasy technologies."
Star Wars creator George Lucas said, "I'm happy that Star Wars can help educate people about technology in an entertaining way. Technological innovation and filmmaking have a lot in common: They both begin with imagination and creativity."
There are two major thematic areas within the exhibit:
"Getting Around" focuses on transportation in the movies as well as new and future modes of travel. Visitors will be able to view Luke Skywalker's landspeeder from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, climb into a real-world hovercraft and levitate, and explore how one would build a maglev car in the Design Lab.
"Robots and People" looks at the relationship between robots and humans on screen and in the real world. After seeing displays of Star Wars robots like C-3PO and R2-D2, visitors can try to build a droid, exploring such areas as robot mobility, perception and cognition. Robot enthusiasts can try to make a robot walk, test a robot that balances on two wheels, and design facial expressions for an emotional robot.
In total, the exhibition features more than 100 Star Wars artifacts and real-world technologies, 17 videos and 21 interactive exhibits. Original film-artifact highlights include models of the Millennium Falcon, Luke's landspeeder, a sandcrawler, a Naboo starfighter, an AT-TE walker, and Queen Amidala's Naboo Royal Starship.
Costumes from many of the Star Wars worlds demonstrate how the environment shaped the look of the Star Wars characters. Some of the colorful costumes on display include Wookiees from Kashyyyk; Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Yoda from Coruscant; a snowtrooper from Hoth; and a Jawa from Tatooine.
ADMISSION INFORMATION: Admission to the Science Center and Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination is free. However, a strong demand is anticipated. Priority admission will be extended to IMAX ticket purchasers and California Science Center members. All others will be admitted on based on availability and capacity. Admission to the exhibit cannot be guaranteed, particularly during peak hours. For more detailed information and helpful tips for planning a visit, please go to http://www.californiasciencecenter.org.
The Millennium Falcon "Jump to Lightspeed Experience" is an additional attraction that features a multimedia presentation from the Hubble space telescope's breathtaking journey to the "edge" of the universe. Featuring a proprietary sound system from Bose Corporation, the recreated cockpit debuts the technologies of 3Space audio systems, providing visitors with a realistic, three-dimensional audio experience. The Millennium Falcon experience is separate from the exhibit, with an admission charge of $2 per person.
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination was developed by the Museum of Science, Boston, and Lucasfilm Ltd. The exhibition has been made possible through the generous support of Bose Corporation. Star Wars objects in this exhibition are on loan from the Archives of Lucasfilm, Ltd. This exhibition is made possible through the cooperation of Lucasfilm Ltd.
The Museum of Science, Boston, is a participant in the Science Museum Exhibit Collaborative with the California Science Center, COSI Columbus, Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History, The Franklin Institute Science Museum and The Science Museum of Minnesota.
http://www.starwars.com/community/event/mu...ws20070115.html
Have fun and take pix.
