Friday, April 14, 2006

Lord of the Rings Update
I found out where I wish I could travel to this summer. I found out that the Lord of the Rings film exhibition has opened in Wellington, New Zealand. You say you already saw that in Indianapolis. You're right BUT the smart people at the Museum of New Zealand and Peter Jackson updated it and they're showing new items that were never shown in the previous exhibition. For example, they show the crown that Aragorn is crowned with in the Return of the King. They also show the incredible model of Minas Tirith. The show also features the only model WETA Workshop made of a Umbarian pirate ship. WETA summarily changed the look of the model, photographed it, and combined the photos so it looks like there are five different Umbarian ships. Jackson and members of the cast also made new videos to show at the exhibition. All the new props and interviews make the exhibition sound awesome. The only problem is how far it is to New Zealand. I suspect I'll have to keep my fingers crossed and hope the new exhibition comes back to the U.S. There have to be plenty of museums in the U.S. that would be glad to host it. We'll see. If you can make it to the Wellington, the exhibition runs from April 14th to August 20th. Admission is $12 for adults and $6.50 for children 4 to 14 years of age (all prices are in New Zealand dollars). For an additional $6 for adults and $3 for children, visitors can take a one hour guided tour of the exhibition. Once the tour is over, visitors are free to see the exhibition on their own. For additional information on the exhibition, see http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/rings/default.html.

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