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Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

By nicolebremernash February 23, 2011, 6:50 AM PST

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Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Star Trek: The Exhibition, Transporter

Star Trek: The Exhibition, Transporter

ntStar Trek: The Exhibition is currently at the Louisville Science Center in Louisville, KY through May 22, 2011. The traveling exhibition is also at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum in Riverside, CA, through February 28, 2011. (Each venue shows the exhibit just a little bit differently.) Star Trek: The Exhibition is sponsored by CBS Studios, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp., and AT&T.

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ntThe exhibit features props, costumes, makeup mockups, and set pieces from the Star Trek television shows and movies. (Some of the exhibit items are authentic, and some are replicas.) This TechRepublic gallery features photos of Captain Kirk’s chair, Kai Opaka’s costume, Jean Luc Picard’s living quarters, and other highlights of my visit to the exhibition in Louisville.

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ntFor details about the special Star Trek-related programming at the Louisville Science Center and ticket prices, read my Geekend blog about Star Trek: The Exhibition.

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ntThe authentic Transporter from Enterprise-D had a range of 40,000 kilometers — enough to reach most Earth-like planets from synchronous orbit.

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ntTrek trivia: Nobody ever said u201cBeam me up, Scottyu201d in any episode of the original Star Trek.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Star Trek exhibit medical tools 1

Star Trek exhibit medical tools 1

ntThe exhibit features a mix of medical equipment replicas and props used on the show.

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ntImage courtesy of Louisville Science Center and CBS Studios, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp., and AT&T.

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Star Trek exhibit medical tools 2

Star Trek exhibit medical tools 2

ntThe exhibit features a mix of medical equipment replicas and props used on the show.

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ntImage courtesy of Louisville Science Center and CBS Studios, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp., and AT&T.

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Prosthetic mockup Borg

Prosthetic mockup Borg

ntThe exhibit features a number of the mockups that were used for makeup design.

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ntImage courtesy of Louisville Science Center and CBS Studios, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp., and AT&T.

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Starship models

Starship models

ntThese starship models were used in the Star Trek television series. They are significantly smaller in real life (ha ha).

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ntImage courtesy of Louisville Science Center and CBS Studios, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp., and AT&T.

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Original Spock and Kirk costumes

Original Spock and Kirk costumes

ntThese are the original Spock and Kirk uniforms.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Nyota Uhura's costume

Nyota Uhura's costume

ntNyota Uhura‘s costume is modern and well designed compared to those of Spock and Kirk.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy's costume

Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy's costume

ntDr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy’s costume has actor DeForest Kelley‘s name written inside the collar.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Cuff of Captain Kirk's uniform shirt

Cuff of Captain Kirk's uniform shirt

ntThe sewing on the costumes in the original Star Trek series was less than stellar. This is the rather ragged cuff of Captain Kirk’s uniform shirt.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Andrew Spence in Captain Kirk's chair

Andrew Spence in Captain Kirk's chair

ntVisitor Experience Coordinator Andrew Spence takes a seat in Captain Kirk’s chair.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Buttons on Captain Kirk's chair

Buttons on Captain Kirk's chair

ntThe buttons on Captain Kirk’s chair were made by putting colored marbles into the holes and then shining flashlights up through them. When Star Trek: The Exhibition first opened in California, three guards had to stay with the chair because visitors were using screwdrivers to pry out the marbles.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Control panel on Captain Kirk's chair

Control panel on Captain Kirk's chair

ntThis is the control panel on the left arm of Captain Kirk’s chair.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Tribbles

Tribbles

ntThe replica Tribbles are motion sensitive and shake and make noise at passersby when they are out of the display bubble.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Data character makeup mockup

Data character makeup mockup

ntThe authentic Data character makeup mockup.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Captain Jean-Luc Picard's living quarters

Captain Jean-Luc Picard's living quarters

ntCaptain Jean-Luc Picard’s living quarters feature a sleek modern look.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Another photo of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's living quarters

Another photo of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's living quarters

ntThis is another photo of Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s living quarters.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Picard's formal officer's dress uniform

Picard's formal officer's dress uniform

ntCaptain Jean-Luc Picard’s formal officer’s dress uniform, which was worn to William T. Riker’s wedding.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Picard's coffee table

Picard's coffee table

ntCaptain Jean-Luc Picard’s coffee table holds a bottle of wine from Chateau Picard and a Horga’hn Statuette.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Guinan costume

Guinan costume

ntWhoopi Goldberg‘s Guinan costume

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Kai Opaka costume

Kai Opaka costume

ntThe Kai Opaka costume, which was worn by Camille Saviola in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, is one of the loveliest and most detailed pieces in the collection.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Authentic Xhosa Freighter

Authentic Xhosa Freighter

ntAuthentic Xhosa Freighter from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Dabo girl costume

Dabo girl costume

ntThis is a Dabo girl costume from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Jeri Ryan's Seven of Nine costume

Jeri Ryan's Seven of Nine costume

ntJeri Ryan‘s Seven of Nine costume is surprisingly made out of a thin, silky material. We were expecting a more plasticky material.

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ntMIT researchers are currently working on a spacesuit with a similar design to the Seven of Nine suit. The idea is that skin-tight spacesuits provide the needed counter-pressure without the bulk of traditional, air-filled suits. The Gravity Loading Countermeasure Skinsuit (GLCS) is made of an elastic mesh.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Captain Kathryn Janeway's uniform

Captain Kathryn Janeway's uniform

ntCaptain Kathryn Janeway’s uniform, which was worn by Kate Mulgrew.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Kes costume

Kes costume

ntJennifer Lien‘s Kes costume from Star Trek: Voyager.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Morale Officer Neelix costume

Morale Officer Neelix costume

ntEthan Phillips‘s Morale Officer Neelix costume from Star Trek: Voyager.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

U.S.S. Excelsior

U.S.S. Excelsior

ntU.S.S. Excelsior from the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Flashback.”

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

U.S.S. Enterprise-D

U.S.S. Enterprise-D

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Another view of U.S.S. Enterprise-D

Another view of U.S.S. Enterprise-D

ntAnother view of U.S.S. Enterprise-D.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

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U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701

U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701

ntAuthentic U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Biohazard suit used by U.S.S. Enterprise crew

Biohazard suit used by U.S.S. Enterprise crew

ntThis biohazard suit used by U.S.S. Enterprise crew is made of stiff orange fabric with an overlay of netting material embroidered with circles of silver-colored thread.

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Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Andorian makeup mockup

Andorian makeup mockup

ntAndorian makeup mockup

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Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Belt buckle on a Klingon Officer's uniform

Belt buckle on a Klingon Officer's uniform

ntThe fancy belt buckle of the Klingon Officer’s uniform was actually made of bubble wrap painted gold.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Borg sphere and Borg makeup mockup bust

Borg sphere and Borg makeup mockup bust

ntThe authentic Borg sphere and Borg makeup mockup bust.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Star Trek handheld devices and new technologies

Star Trek handheld devices and new technologies

ntAT&T, a sponsor of the exhibit, provided some modern technologies for comparison purposes. Note the iPad on the right, as compared to the Star Trek handheld devices.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Scanner with Star Trek trivia

Scanner with Star Trek trivia

ntAT&T is a sponsor of the exhibit. One neat way in which modern technology is used in the exhibit is with these scannable trivia question and answer pages.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Louisville Science Center volunteer Mrs. Jean Wise

Louisville Science Center volunteer Mrs. Jean Wise

ntMrs. Jean Wise has volunteered with the Louisville Science Center since 1991. She recalls watching the original Star Trek TV show as a newlywed. Mrs. Wise enjoys petting her Tribble while speaking with visitors to the exhibit. She says the exhibit item that most surprised her is Seven of Nine’s costume because she expected it to be plasticky.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

Star Trek: The Exhibition features costumes, props, and more

Star Trek merchandise

Star Trek merchandise

ntVarious Star Trek merchandise, including Tribbles (prices range from $19.99 to $29.99), sold as part of the exhibit.

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ntPhoto by Nicole Bremer Nash for TechRepublic

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