Star Wars exhibit jets in to Glasgow Museum

Credit: Glasgow Life

Glasgow’s Riverside Museum are set to open their new special exhibit tomorrow, January 11th to run until April 6th.

Titled ‘Sci Fi Galactic Adventures’ the new exhibit will allow fans of the genre to visit the museum and see many of their favourite characters in real-size model form, replicas of space speeders and other transportation models, sets and props from famous titles and even a famous asteroid.

Focusing primarily on the Star Wars film and television franchises, even casual sci-fi fans will be able to recognise the major characters and settings from the ever-popular space adventure series.

There are life size versions of fan favourite characters from the original trilogy Obi-Wan ‘Ben’ Kenobi, Chewbacca and even the villainous Darth Vader to name a few.

This has been a long-term project for the museum with Riverside Museum manager Stewart Thompson said: "A long time ago, I took my young son to Kelvingrove, where we encountered the full-size replica of an Imperial Stormtrooper, standing 6ft 2 inches tall

"I’ll never forget his excitement and I knew then I wanted to bring some of that epic space saga magic to Glasgow.

"Now, visitors to Riverside Museum can witness more of George Lucas’ legendary characters and ships, owned by dedicated fan and collector Mike Hutchinson.”

Mike Hutchinson, Back to the 80s Event and Prop Hire owner, said: “I have a passion for iconic 80s films and can't wait to show some of my sci-fi collection to the people of Scotland. It's not often I get to exhibit some of my larger props in the same place.”

Costuming organisation the Imperial Scottish Garrison will lend characters to help bring the Sci-Fi Galactic Adventures exhibition to life for visitors to Riverside Museum.

Brian McDavid, Imperial Scottish Garrison Commanding Officer, said: “The Imperial Scottish Garrison is honoured to be asked to help make this exhibition the best that we can by providing some well-known characters to enhance the public experience. This is a fantastic opportunity to see some fantastic life-size replica props from probably the most popular sci-fi franchise in the world. These props are each so recognisable that being able to be up close to them will be an amazing experience for the public, whether they are fans or not. These props are rarely seen outside of dedicated sci-fi events and to see them in such a great setting as Riverside Museum will be something special.”

The exhibit is free to visit during Riverside Museum’s opening hours on Monday to Thursday, and Saturday, 10.00am to 5.00pm and also Friday and Sunday, 11.00am to 5.00pm and is a great opportunity for families to have a cheap day out with the kids. The museum does accept donations however, for those who wish to support the facilities.

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