Space Center Houston in Texas is hosting “The Cinema of George Lucas” through September 20, 2009. The exhibition includes original props and other artifacts from the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and other films that Lucas has been involved with producing/writing/directing.
Space Center Houston is the official visitor’s center of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, home of astronaut training and Mission Control.
The Cinema of George Lucas
New Famous Movie Artifact ExhibitSummer is a time for adventure, and Space Center Houston has an exclusive new season lineup filled with summer fun featuring The Cinema of George Lucas, a giant visual biography of the life and career of Star Wars mastermind George Lucas with nearly 50 props, costumes and awards from his blockbuster films, as well as the Live the Adventure! experience, where visitors can shoot, run and climb their way through scenes from some of the world’s legendary movies including Star Wars, Indiana Jones and American Graffiti.
The Cinema of George Lucas, is an exclusive new exhibit which showcases a wide array of priceless artifacts that span Lucas’ iconic movie career, some never before seen by the public! Some of the items include: Bail Organa’s airspeeder and General Grievous’ starfighter from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith; a draft of the original screenplay from THX 1138, Lucas’ first feature-length film; Mutt’s motorcycle from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; the original screenplay from American Graffiti and the original Star Wars, the full size automobile from Tucker: The Man and His Dream, plus much more! Several of Lucas’ awards will be transported directly from his home to be displayed as part of the rare exhibit including his AFI Lifetime Achievement award, Cannes Film Festival award and Irving Thalberg award.
Plus, be the star of your very own action adventure! Space Center Houston and LucasFilm present Live The Adventure! a massive one-of-a kind interactive experience where fans can feel as if they have stepped into a dramatic movie scene to become one of their favorite characters such as Luke Skywalker to skillfully speed through the Death Star Laser Maze Challenge; join a team of fellow warriors in a galactic battle by shooting down villains in the Clone Wars Blaster Training; catch an adrenaline rush like Indiana Jones by running and jumping through the Temple of Doom Obstacle Course and put their physical limits to the test from 12 feet above the ground as they attempt to make it across the Indiana Jones Mayan Ropes Adventure!
The site also has a short video about the exhibition by the Houston Chronicle:
Space Center Houston is also on Twitter, SpaceCenterHou, and has published some related content.
There are also two news stories today by Channel 42, KEYE, CBS 42 of Central Texas:
Also featured to the right of each of the above articles is a video presentation of their own, with a look at Luke’s lightsaber from Return of the Jedi and a fedora and whip from the most recent Indiana Jones film:
Jason DeBord