Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:35:03 +0000 From: JANET IRENE SEYMOUR <jiseymour@wisc.edu> Subject: Fw: Vintage Star Wars toys display available to museums and historical societies to rent Message-id: <MWHPR06MB270107D42927D39314BA01EEC76E0@MWHPR06MB2701.namprd06.prod.outlook.com>
Please see this announcement regarding a travelling exhibit available to local history groups/museums.
Janet
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"The Nostalgia Awakens: A Vintage Star Wars Toys Display" is available for loan to libraries and museums.
When Star Wars hit the movie theaters in 1977, it instantly became a box office smash, especially with children. Kids wanting to bring the action home from the theater with them could find their favorite heroes, villains, creatures and spaceships in miniature size on the toy shelves. From 1978 to 1985, Kenner Toys manufactured hundreds of action figures, vehicles, and playsets featured in the movies Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. These toys today are as iconic as the movies themselves. Available to loan to libraries and museums is a huge display of these original Kenner Star Wars toys. It includes 100 unique action figures, 3 larger creatures, 19 vehicles and 13 playsets and more. This collection has proven a successful audience draw for the institutions that have previously featured the collection.
The exhibit is currently on display at the Gail Borden Public Library until Dec. 30th. Click the link below to see images of the display:
https://www.flickr.com//photos/gailborden/sets/72157673349936824/show/
This link connects you to a video about the collection's curator, Jarrod Roll:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuyxp5_vu4g
Vintage Star Wars Toys Display specifics:
--Includes 100 unique action figures, 3 larger creatures, 19 vehicles and 13 playsets. Identifying labels and stands are included.
--The collection occupies approximately 50-60 linear feet but has display flexibility.
--Secured display cases are required. Two cases are provided; the others must be provided by the borrowing institution.
--Collection curator will assist with the installation and may be available for a gallery talk on the day of the exhibit opening.
--A loan fee is required and is based on travel distance from West Salem, Wisconsin.
--Interested parties can contact Jarrod Roll at 608-317-7562 or jmroll@hotmail.com for more information.
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