Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic
From The Hobbit, The Wizard of Oz and The Princess Bride to Harry Potter and Snow White and the Huntsman, Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic invites audiences on a fantastical journey to unearth the inspiration behind this genre's most magnificent creations.
Revel in hands-on installations that include world building and mapmaking, and legendary pop culture artifacts. See iconic costumes from TV and the silver screen including The Wizard of Oz, Xena: Warrior Princess, Labyrinth, and The Princess Bride; pet a dragon designed by Seattle Opera; and view original hand-edited manuscript pages from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
The Making of Fantasy
Think the end result is impressive? The construction of Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic was an epic event unto itself. With the help of art and architecture collaborative Lead Pencil Studio (Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo) EMP created an immersive environment complete with crawl spaces and echoing audio caves. At the heart of the exhibit lies a soaring tree covered in 48,000 zinc tiles, each of which was applied by hand. Lead Pencil Studio hoped that visitors would "lose track of reality for a bit." Want to try?
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