lesliepear | Lord of The Rings Museum Exhibit

It's true.

On August 1, 2004, the Museum of Science in Boston will open the
much-anticipated The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy — The
Exhibition. The Museum will be the U.S. premiere site for this
international touring exhibition.

The exhibition features hundreds of pieces of memorabilia from the epic
film trilogy including original costumes and jewelry, as well as the
One Ring. Immersed in film props, visitors can explore the
groundbreaking technology used in the films such as computer-generated
special effects and animatronics, and hear from cast, crew, and
director in exclusive “behind-the-scenes” interviews shown on videos
throughout the exhibit.

The exhibit includes massive models, an “armor corridor”, and a display
on prosthetics including Hobbit feet and Orc teeth. An interactive
scaling activity reveals how filmmakers can make the actors appear to
be tiny Hobbit-sized or large wizard-sized, using an ingenious mix of
trick photography, forced perspectives, and props made at different
scales. Visitors can also see themselves transformed as Hobbit or
wizard-sized in their own photo.

The exhibit was developed by the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa
Tongarewa in partnership with New Line Cinema, the producers of the
film trilogy. Following its run at the Science Museum in London on
January 11, 2004, the exhibit will show in Singapore before coming to
the Museum of Science, Boston in August 2004. The next city on the tour
after Boston is Sydney, Australia.

This exhibition was made possible through the support of the New
Zealand Government. Check out The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture
Trilogy - The Exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa
Tongarewa.