Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
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The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame is a science fiction museum, said to be the first such museum in the world, located inside the Experience Music Project building at Seattle, Washington, USA's Seattle Center at the base of the Space Needle. It was founded by Paul Allen and Jody Patton and opened to the public on June 18, 2004. Members of the museum's board include Steven Spielberg, Ray Bradbury, James Cameron, George Lucas, and Arthur C. Clarke. Among its collection of artifacts are Captain Kirk's command chair from Star Trek and the B9 robot from Lost in Space.
The museum is divided into several rooms with a common theme such as "Homeworld", "Fantastic Voyages", "Brave New Worlds" and "Them!". Each room displays related memorabilia (movie props, first editions, costumes and models) in large display cases, posters, and interactive displays to sketch out the different subjects.
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame was founded in 1996 by the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society (Kansas City, Missouri) and the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas. It moved to Seattle in 2004. Its current members are:
External links
- http://www.sfhomeworld.org/
- Sci-Fi Synergy (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/24/arts/design/24scif.html?ex=1270785600&en=37bef79604f97228&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland) by Edward Rothstein, New York Times, May 24, 2005.