Lightsabers, stormtrooper helmets and more: Star Wars on display at Comic-Con Museum
Princess Leia of the st Legion s San Diego Squad keeps a brave face on day Carrie Fisher the original Star Wars princess died in Los Angeles File photo by Ken Stone The Force will be strong at the San Diego Comic-Con Museum on Monday as a Star Wars memorabilia exhibit will open for a brief period before going up for auction Julien s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies are partnering on the ECHOES from the GALAXY exhibit which will run for two weeks before the live and online auction commences Sunday July Chosen of the highlights include A New Hope screen-used Stormtrooper helmet exhibited at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library s exhibition Defending America and the Galaxy Star Wars and SDI and held to be featured in scenes on Tatooine as a Sandtrooper helmet contact says Original production-used Death Star surface pieces including a hand- painted two-sided cardboard tower Star Wars The Phantom Menace lightsaber props from Ewan McGregor Liam Neeson and Ray Park Obi-Wan Kenobi Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul respectively and Mark Hamill s Luke Skywalker Return of the Jedi production-made lightsaber The museum is in Balboa Park at Pan American Plaza Pan American Plaza The collection has been assembled by a few of a galaxy far far away s biggest fans Steve Sansweet author chairman and founder of Rancho-Obi-Wan the Guinness World Record holder for largest Star Wars memorabilia collection Gus Lopez founder of the Bobacabana Duncan Jenkins founder of the Sithsonian and Lisa Stevens and Vic Wertz founders of the Imperial Archives Julien s and TCM held a similar event last year timed to coincide with San Diego Comic-Con In the organizations compiled props and costumes Harry Potter and the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Comics franchises The San Diego Comic-Con Museum is open Thursdays through Tuesdays closed Wednesdays from a m to p m
