MOVIE ENCOUNTERS Touring Exhibition
How thrilling would it be to come face-to-face with an alien â or the Alien?
Visitors can discover just how thrilled when they attend the remarkable MOVIE ENCOUNTERS touring exhibition.
MOVIE ENCOUNTERS touring exhibition brings famous aliens, props and costumes from the Sci-Fi blockbusters, fantasy and Adventure movies together in a collection guaranteed to thrill.
On show are alien creatures out of this world equipment, costumes and props from everyoneâs favourite Sci-Fi fantasy adventure movies â we have some cute aliens too.
The costume department includes exhibits from Planet of the Apes, Star Trek: Enterprise, Andromeda, Stargate Atlantis, Red Dwarf, and The Chronicles of Riddick, along with the massive Thunderbird 5 studio model (space permitting) among others.
Thousands have come to be enthralled â and perhaps a little frightened â by this exhibition wherever itâs been. When it came to Torquay Museum, the Museum exceeded its annual visitor target in just ten weeks, Gloucester Museum had ânever seen anything like itâ as their visitor numbers target exceeded by 1000%
ENCOUNTERS Touring Exhibition
DETAILS
- Size: Flexible; this touring exhibition is a modular exhibition system that fits any space.
- Required Security: Regular checking
- Hire fee:Â Hire fee covers all hardware such as plinths, acrylic cases, mannequins etc.
- Insurance Responsibility:Â Venue
- Transport Responsibility:Â Venue
- Notes:Â Venue to be alarmed and secure at night.
Third party IP rights: Any third party IP rights license deemed required for the display of any materials must be sought by the venue prior to display. Images used in advertising will require prior permission from the original IP holders. In particular, film titles, character likenesses or character names cannot be used in marketing materials without permission from the original IP holder.
Warnambool’s local economy was given an injection of over a million dollars when people came to this beachside town from far and wide to take advantage of this unique opportunity to see, first-hand, a collection of props and costumes from their favourite films and T.V. shows in the Sci-Fi Encounter Exhibition (previously Alien Invasion.)
Read more about this exhibition (and its economic benefits) at Torquay Museum below.
A Monster Hit at Torquay Museum
A monster hit at Torquay Museum, breaking all visitor records â up to 1000 visitors per day!
âNot only has the exhibition been a spectacular stand-alone success in attracting visitors,â says Carl Smith of Torquay Museum, âbut it has also increased interest in our static collections and improved our customer loyalty â a vital aspect of the long-term health of the museum.â
Torquay Museumâs visitor numbers were launched into orbit when it exceeded its yearly visitor target in just ten weeks. Nineteen thousand visitors came through the museum which expected to see 5,000 in the whole of year.
On the busiest day, over 1,000 visitors came to see the display of creatures, props and costumes from landmark and popular science fiction films and television series. Previously, the highest number of visitors the museum attracted in a day was 300.
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