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At the Museum of Science in Boston. Tonight was their press/preview party reception where we were tagged with V.I.M. badges (Very Important Muggles, if you must know!). Gwen and I went in at 7:00pm to view the exhibition. And we didn't get out until about 8:45. I am so going back with a sketch pad to take some costume notes! I know photography is forbidden, but looking closely and sketching a bit should be okay.
Highlights:
Madam Hooch's robes - wow are these ever more fabulous in person!
Seeing how wee the kids were when the series started.
Gryffindor Dorm beds! They're numbered!
The Gryffindor Common Room Notice board - way cool!
Buckbeak - hand dyed, hand cut, hand attached feathers. And he is animatronic - they would "play" with him following people with his eyes on set.
Throwing a Quaffle!
Raising a mandrake!
Sitting in Hagrid's chair!
The centaur, acromantula, and Hungarian Horntail.
Educational Decrees all end with "blah blah balbbity blah"
Lockhart's costumes - with the G crest.
Percy's pinstriped shoes!
Ron's historical Chudley Cannons posters.
The moving portraits!
Floating candles in the Great Hall.
Yule Ball costumes - including Poor Ron (which is what every person mentioned when going by), Hermione, Harry, Cho, Cedric, and Professor McGonagall.
The Sirius costume was a delight in stripes - the outer was very upper middle class, the shirt was quite working class, and the boots were well worn in.
Lucius Malfoy's costume was black with red pinstriped pants, dark greenish black with *red* patterned not-quite paisleys, the belt is quite wonderful with a fabulous wand sheath that he, unfortunately does not use (as they put his wand inside his cane - bonehead move in my opinion).
Snape's under robe is dark *blue,* not black - what a surprise, there!
So much more I can't even articulate it all. If you are a fan of HP, and within traveling distance of Boston, MA anytime in the next few months (the exhibit is here until mid February), try to get to see it.
Awesome experience.
Highlights:
Madam Hooch's robes - wow are these ever more fabulous in person!
Seeing how wee the kids were when the series started.
Gryffindor Dorm beds! They're numbered!
The Gryffindor Common Room Notice board - way cool!
Buckbeak - hand dyed, hand cut, hand attached feathers. And he is animatronic - they would "play" with him following people with his eyes on set.
Throwing a Quaffle!
Raising a mandrake!
Sitting in Hagrid's chair!
The centaur, acromantula, and Hungarian Horntail.
Educational Decrees all end with "blah blah balbbity blah"
Lockhart's costumes - with the G crest.
Percy's pinstriped shoes!
Ron's historical Chudley Cannons posters.
The moving portraits!
Floating candles in the Great Hall.
Yule Ball costumes - including Poor Ron (which is what every person mentioned when going by), Hermione, Harry, Cho, Cedric, and Professor McGonagall.
The Sirius costume was a delight in stripes - the outer was very upper middle class, the shirt was quite working class, and the boots were well worn in.
Lucius Malfoy's costume was black with red pinstriped pants, dark greenish black with *red* patterned not-quite paisleys, the belt is quite wonderful with a fabulous wand sheath that he, unfortunately does not use (as they put his wand inside his cane - bonehead move in my opinion).
Snape's under robe is dark *blue,* not black - what a surprise, there!
So much more I can't even articulate it all. If you are a fan of HP, and within traveling distance of Boston, MA anytime in the next few months (the exhibit is here until mid February), try to get to see it.
Awesome experience.
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