Monday, November 22, 2021

Star trek: The Exhibit

Museum entrance poster

As reported elsewhere on this blog, I've been a Star Trek fan since the very first episode aired in 1966. Tim not so much, though after 35 years of marriage and countless ST conventions, etc., he has become "Trekkie adjacent." He even has favorite ST characters—notably the Gorn, a cheesy lizard-like bad guy whom Captain Kirk is forced to fight in the original series.

One of the events I was looking forward to, before the pandemic closed all museums and public venues, was a Star Trek exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center, just up the I-405 from where we live. Although, like everything else, the exhibit was canceled last year, it did open a few weeks ago for a short run until February 2022. Tim and I went last week, even though I already saw it several years ago at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, where the exhibit originated. At least three new ST series have launched since then, so some of the displays have been updated. As you can see below, we had a great time at the Skirball and highly recommend all fans visit.

Me and my all-time favorite TV character, Mr. Spock

Real bridge console from the original starship Enterprise

Kirk's sexy uniform from "Mirror, Mirror"

Face-to-face with Tim's nemesis, the Gorn

Gorn detail (cheesy!)

Tim shimmying through a Jeffries tube

Kirk's nemesis Khan Soonien Singh, then (Ricardo Montalban) and now (Benedict Cumberbatch)

Model of the Enterprise from Star Trek: the Next Generation (ST:TNG)

Lt. Commander Data, ST:TNG android

ST:TNG Klingon costume

Star Trek: Discovery Klingon costume


Vulcan salute: "Live Long and Prosper"

And, of course, had to buy souvenirs: Spock and Kirk tikis!

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