Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
Welcome to the official website for Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination! This blockbuster exhibition was developed by the Museum of Science, Boston in collaboration with Lucasfilm Ltd. and is presented by Bose Corporation. More than two million visitors worldwide have experienced this exhibit. Join us in a city near you!
Tour schedule:
- October 19, 2005 – April 30, 2006: Museum of Science, Boston, MA
- June 3 – September 4, 2006: COSI Columbus, OH
- October 11, 2006 – January 1, 2007: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, OR
- February 9 – April 29, 2007: California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA
- June 9 – September 3, 2007: Ft. Worth Museum of Nature and Science, Ft. Worth, TX
- October 5, 2007 – January 6, 2008: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
- February 9 – May 4, 2008: The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
- June 13 – August 27, 2008: Science Museum of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- December 11, 2008 – April 26, 2009: The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- June 3 – November 3, 2009: Scienceworks, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- February 9 – April 25, 2010: Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska
- June 25 – September 6, 2010: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama
- October 21, 2010 – January 17, 2011: Lafayette Science Museum, Lafayette, Louisiana
- March 19 – May 8, 2011: Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA
- June 18 – September 18, 2011: The Health Museum, Houston, TX
- November 18, 2011 – April 15, 2012: Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana, CA
- May 26 - September 3, 2012: Exploration Place, Wichita, KS
- October 13, 2012 – March 17, 2013: Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL
- May 25 - September 2, 2013: Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN
To be announced soon:
- Fall 2013 (final venue reserved; no longer available)
The first exhibition of its kind, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination combines costumes and props from all six Star Wars films with interactive exhibits related to real-world technologies. The exhibit is organized around two technology themes: "Getting Around" and "Robots and People."
Getting Around
Examine Luke Skywalker's original landspeeder from Star Wars: Episode IV, on public display for the first time, alongside scale models of X- and Y-wing starfighters. Then, find out how things move without touching the ground in the real world, from models of flying cars to commercial space planes.
Robots and People
Visitors meet C-3PO and R2-D2 and explore how people relate to the droids in Star Wars. The exhibition also features real-world robots that navigate and sense the world around them while communicating in increasingly sophisticated ways. These robots include the dinosaur-like Troody and a floor-vacuuming Roomba.
Millennium Falcon Experience
In a full-size replica of the cockpit of Episode IV's Millennium Falcon, visitors experience a virtual jump to lightspeed. Narrated by Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), this multimedia presentation explores what we know about our own galaxy in a breathtaking journey to the edge of the universe.
More Information
Education Enterprises
Museum of Science
Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
617-589-4289
educationenterprises@mos.org
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination, presented by Bose Corporation, was developed by the Museum of Science, Boston and Lucasfilm Ltd. Star Wars objects in this exhibition are on loan from the Archives of Lucasfilm Ltd. This exhibition was made possible through the cooperation of Lucasfilm Ltd and is based upon work supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
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