This Week's WOW introduces you to a few of the costumes that will be featured in our spring break exhibit, Incredible Costumes from Film and TV. Christy O'Grady, Chief Conservator, and Cathy Hamaker, Exhibit Developer take you behind-the-scenes into the collection area and explain the process of preparing costumes for display in the exhibit. Surprisingly it's not as easy as it looks!
One of the most interesting things I learned was that they actually had to build padding onto some of the mannequins so that the costumes would lay correctly. Some costumes, like the Ben Affleck's Daredevil costume, took the team more than 3 hours to get onto the mannequin. It was created from a mold of his body and constructed to fit him exactly.
Of course Josh and Mookie throw their usual flair and humor into the WOW. You have to check out the ending...do you think they will make it out by the next episode?!
Incredible Costumes From Film and TV will be a great family learning experience. Costumes engage our imagination and our senses, inspiring us to create incredible stories. We want to see what fun and imaginative costumes and stories you and your family can come up with! Visit our Facebook page and click on the contest tab. Submit a video in your best costume for a chance to win free movie tickets for a year (up to 52 tickets)! And don't forget to visit the exhibit March 12–May 8. It's a great spring break vacation idea for you and your family!