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Harry Potter The Exhibition 2012
My Tech on Things isn’t just about gadgets, gaming and operating systems. Well it was, until now. I’ve thought it a good idea to broaden the horizon a little and review an exhibition I went to see recently. If you haven’t guessed by the title it’s the Harry Potter Exhibition which is on display at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia (until 18th March 2012).
If you’re a big fan of the films you might want to check out this collection of props. Sessions sell out very fast so if you’re thinking of going it would be a good idea to book ahead online. Photographs were not allowed to be taken inside the event however I managed to snap a pic of Ron’s flying car (in the second movie) whilst waiting in line to enter.
The layout of the exhibition was as follows – First we were taken inside a room with a woman and the sorting hat. She proceeded to put the talking hat on a child’s head and it would call out which house they wanted to be put in. Unfortunately no child wanted to be put in Slytherin, instead all wanted Gryffindor or Ravenclaw. We then proceeded into a more open room where we could look at the different items at our own pace.
Some of the cool props on display that spring to mind include the giant chess pieces, Hagrid’s costume (he’s really freaking huge), the Horcruxes, various wizard’s wands and the hippogriff.
It took my girlfriend and I about an hour to see everything inside. Our favourite item of the collection was Snape’s potion book from when he was a student. It contains Snape’s handwritten notes over the text and is really quite detailed! We thought there would be more to see and were a little disappointed there weren’t any scale models of Hogwarts Castle.
Another thing I thought let the exhibition down was the lack of quality in the gift shop. The scarves were made of really thin material and, like the ties, did not actually have a house logo on them. Priced at around $30 I thought I could definitely find something better on eBay. And sure enough - http://goo.gl/fV64J
It was an ok way to spend part of an afternoon however given the opportunity again I probably wouldn’t see this exhibition. There wasn’t really enough to do and the headache getting through the over crowded gift shop at the end didn’t seem worth it.
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The exhibition was a bit of a disappointment when you consider they had eight movies worth of props that they could’ve put on display. It felt a little short as well, when you take into account the waiting time to get into it. I think they could’ve done more with the layout as well. Who starts off a Harry Potter exhibition with Ginny Weasley’s robes?? I’m glad I got to see Snape’s potions book though – very cool and just confirms what an awesome character Snape is! Some of the costumes were pretty nice to see as well. I had every intention of getting something from the gift shop but the scarves and beanies looked like any grandma could’ve knitted them and priced at $30 I’d expect something with a Hogwarts logo on it at least! Overall, it was ok but I just wish there had been more things to see.
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Hi Jason
You didn’t tell me about this event?! I’ll have to keep checking in on this website ehxx
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