Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition

Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition is a publicity display for both the Original Series and its re-imagined successor that opened on 23 October 2010 at the Experience Music Project | Science Fiction Museum (EMP|SFM) in Seattle, Washington, USA.

The exhibit will run at the EMP|SFM until 4 March 2012, and features a variety of props, costumes, and ships on display, in addition to interactive features and educational films.

Displays

Costumes

From the Original Series:

• The Imperious Leader costume (sans lizard-esque face mask) and original concept art from Jean-Pierre Dorléac.
• Female Warrior Uniform with jacket.
• Colonel Tigh's blue duty uniform with cape.
• Commander Adama's brown robe as seen in both the Original Series and the Galactica 1980 episode "The Return of Starbuck."
• Mostly complete Ovion costume from the pilot "Saga of a Star World" with original concept art.
• Gold Cylon Centurion costume.

From the Re-imagined Series:

• Admiral William Adama's duty blue uniform.
• Leoben Conoy's outfit as seen in "Flesh and Bone."
• Sharon "Athena" Agathon's outfit while imprisoned on Galactica.
• Number Six's red dress.

Props

From the Original Series:

• Cylon Laser Rifle
• Colonial Warrior helmet, likely modified for the Beings of Light "aura" effect and for later use on pilots who used Doctor Zee's synthesizer effect in Galactica 1980.

From the Re-imagined Series:

• Kara "Starbuck" Thrace's music notes from "Someone Watch Over Me," which were created by Bear McCreary.
• Non-functioning FN 5.7.
• Marine grenade.
• Kara Thrace's dog tags.
• Viper Mark II Flight Ops clipboard.
• William "Husker" Adama's vintage helmet as seen in "Razor."

Special Effects

• Shooting miniature of the forest dome from Silent Running, which had been later re-used in the Original Series as part of the agro ship.

Full-Size Ships

• The Cylon Raider full-size dummy craft created for "Act of Contrition" and seen throughout Season 1, and reused in "Hero" and "Six of One."
• The Viper Mark II with functioning cockpit.
• The Viper Mark VII with functioning cockpit, and the only full-sized version made.

Reproductions

• An authentic reproduction of the battlestar Galactica from the Original Series.

Education Films

The various films feature:

• Glen A. Larson, creator, executive producer and writer of the Original Series.
• Richard Hatch, actor who portrayed Captain Apollo in the Original Series and Tom Zarek in the Re-imagined Series.
• Ronald D. Moore, executive producer, developer, and writer for the Re-imagined Series.
• David Eick, executive producer for the Re-imagined Series.

Interactive Kiosks

A variety of interactive kiosks are featured in the exhibit:

• The music interactive, which allows exhibition visitors to score an episode of the Re-imagined Series.
• Human/Cylon identity interactive, which determines whether or not you are a Cylon.
• Dilemma interactive, which tests visitors on how they would deal with an ethical dilemma from the Re-imagined Series.

External links

• EMP|SFM Official Site
• BSG Exhibit on Facebook
• BSG Exhibit Twitter News Feed
• Video Trailer for the Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition
• Video Featurette depicting the creation of the exhibit at the EMP|SFM
• Photography from the opening day of the Exhibition via EMP|SFM

Re-imagined Series definition: A powerful electrically-disruptive surge that typically accompanies a nuclear detonation.

Original Series definition: an all-purpose term for Colonial soldier and Viper pilot (see: Warrior)