Almost ten years before I went to the Star Wars and the Power of Costume Exhibition in New York City, I attended Star Wars the Exhibition in London, England on 26 June 2007. It was held in County Hall, Westminster, which is across the Thames from Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster and near the London Eye.
I had a half day for sight-seeing, so I made the most of it–riding the Tube, visiting 221B Baker Street, walking through St. James Park, passing Buckingham Palace, paying respects at Westminster Abbey, and ending up at Star Wars the Exhibition.
Star Wars the Exhibition was held in an old building with fine wood detailing and fireplaces throughout the smaller rooms. It was tight in places and open in others. It was dark and the lighting produced shadows and a variety of dramatic colors, which created challenges for my camera. As you’ll see in the photos, it had some amazing life-size artifacts from The Phantom Menace (1999).
Ticket Front and Back
Life-Size Naboo Fighter
Life-Size Anakin Skywalker’s Pod Racer
R2-D2 and C-3PO
Padmé Amidala
Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader
Boba Fett and Jango Fett
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn
Darth Maul
Stormtrooper
Princess Leia
Yoda
Han Solo in Carbonite
Imperial and Republic Uniforms
Life-Size Speeder Bike, Model-Size Speeder Bike, and Ewok
Droids
Ships, Fighters, Monsters, and Other Models
Me and R2-D2
For this shot of my younger self with R2-D2, I set my camera with a timer delay and placed it on a fireplace mantle opposite R2.
