Out of This World: Extraordinary Costumes August 20, 2007

'Out of this World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television' features costumes from 'Star Wars,' 'Blade Runner,' 'The Terminator,' 'Star Trek,' 'Battlestar Galactica' and many more of the most popular films and television shows of all time. The exhibition examines how costume design incorporates color, style, scale, materials, historical traditions and cultural cues to help performers and audiences engage in new or accepted ways with the characters being portrayed. The exhibition's purpose is to offer visitors new ways of seeing characters as defined by their costumes.