Coming in 2015, The New Starship Foundation’s
Hollywood Sci-Fi Museum
Museum
Located near Hollywood Blvd Will Showcase Legendary Sci-Fi Memorabilia
and First of its Kind Interactive Elements on Science and Space
WHAT:
Today on May 8th, the announcement was made that coming in 2015, the
non-profit New Starship Foundation is opening the Hollywood Science
Fiction Museum, the world's first dedicated science fiction museum that
will celebrate sci-fi in film, TV, art and literature and teach all ages
about space and science through science fiction. The museum with have
interactive displays and environments for each film and television
franchise (Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, etc.), with
videos of the cast and crew discussing each exhibit, along with NASA
astronauts and scientists explaining the real science behind it.
The
project began in 2012 when writer/fan Huston Huddleston found two
discarded Star Trek Enterprise Bridge sets created by Paramount in 1998
for touring, and decided to restore them. The restored chairs and
computers have traveled to 23 different conventions around the USA and
New Starship has nearly 20,000 followers on Facebook from around the
world. The museum featuring these items and so much more will also be
made available for tours, parties, fan shoots, and weddings. Since
Huddleston found the sets, 4 weddings have taken place on the D-Bridge
set with another 4 reserved for 2015!
A
Kickstarter will be in effect starting May 7, 2014 to help create a
prospectus, budget, concept art and other fundraising materials needed
for corporate donors.
Here are just some of the items that will be featured in the museum:
• Star Trek Original Series Enterprise Bridge set
• Star Trek The Next Generation Enterprise-D Bridge
• Star Wars props and costumes
• Battlestar Galactica sets, props and costumes
• Doctor Who TARDIS, props and costumes
• Firefly Cockpit, props and costumes
• Stargate props and costumes
• Lord of the Rings props and costumes
• Robbie the Robot
• The DeLorean from Back To The Future
• 1966 Batmobile
The
New Starship Foundation's Board of Directors includes the original
writers, designers and producers behind Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica,
Tron, Firefly and Back to the Future including Ronald D. Moore, David
Gerrold, Rick Sternbach, Andrew Probert and Timothy Earls. Rhetroactive,
the people who helped create Universal's Despicable Me attraction and
the Grammy Museum, is helping develop the Hollywood Sci-Fi Museum.
Donations have come from Paramount, Google, Bentley Systems,
Entertainment Earth, with support from Star Trek actors including Brent
Spiner and William Shatner, as well as numerous celebrities who wanted
to have a photo in the Captain's Chair.
Added
Huddleston, "Every actor I've met from Doctor Who's Billie Piper to
Star Trek's Karl Urban has been completely supportive of our museum and
want to take their kids to the opening." "This is something everyone
seems to want, from the fans, to the actors, to producers and directors.
It's an educational nonprofit museum that will celebrate the legacy of
everyone involved and inspire future Steven Spielberg's and Stephen
Hawking's, it's a win win for everybody."
In
2015 the Hollywood Sci-Fi Museum, tentatively located in the
Hollywood/Highland area, will include Enterprise bridges from the Star
Trek the original series and Star Trek The Next Generation, as well as
original props, costumes and sets from Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who,
Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Tron, Stargate, Farscape and much more.
Preview Video: http://newstarship.com/captain-i-saved-the-bridge/
Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/newstarship/hollywood-sci-fi-science-fiction-museum
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/hollywoodscifi
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