Exploration Place exhibit has props from all six ‘Star Wars’ movies
Friday is the 35th anniversary of the release of the original “Star Wars” movie. And Saturday is the opening day of the “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” exhibit at Exploration Place.
If you go through the largest exhibit ever to visit the museum, you will see 80 items that were used in the six “Star Wars” movies, from costumes to weapons to spaceship models. Information with each item includes the episode or episodes of “Star Wars” in which the item appeared.
Of possible confusion to those not well versed in the movies is the fact that two trilogies of “Star Wars” movies were released, and the second trilogy is a prequel to the first. So the first movie, whose anniversary we celebrate today, is considered Episode IV, not Episode I.
To help you navigate the episodes, here’s a list of the movies in order of their release, along with a few iconic items you’ll see in the exhibit from each film.
The original trilogy
Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
Darth Vader costume.Princess Leia’s belted white gown and boots.
Millennium Falcon model.
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
AT-AT model.
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
R2-D2.Yoda.
The prequel trilogyEpisode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Young Anakin Skywalker costume.Mace Windu’s lightsaber.
Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
Droideka.Maquette of a clone trooper.
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Darth Vader’s head in three pieces.C-3PO.
This story was originally published May 23, 2012 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Exploration Place exhibit has props from all six ‘Star Wars’ movies."