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Step inside the world of ‘star trek’ at l.a.’s skirball center.

A new exhibit of props and costumes from the iconic sci-fi franchise includes Lieutenant Sulu’s navigation console restored with help from fans.

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Los Angeles’ Skirball Cultural Center is venturing into TV history. Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds (open Oct.  7 through Feb.  20, 2022) features rare props and costumes from 55 years of the seminal sci-fi series.

In addition to costumes worn by stars Patrick Stewart , Leonard Nimoy and Nichelle Nichols, there’s a phaser from the original series (just one of two known to exist); a model of a Borg cube; and the head of the alien Gorn, the lizard-creature William Shatner ’s Kirk fought in the classic 1967 episode “The Arena.” The exhibit spans work new and old, featuring both the open-chest Khan tunic worn by Ricardo Montalbán in The Wrath of Khan (1982) as well as the less-revealing costume Benedict Cumberbatch sported to play a younger version of the character in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).

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The centerpiece of the exhibit is a navigation console operated by Lieutenant Sulu (George Takei) in the original series. It was badly damaged and missing most of its buttons after 50 years in storage, so the team beamed up a group of fans to help restore it.

“They knew all this stuff — where to find the various switches they used back then in some warehouse that’s been sitting there for 50 years,” says Brooks Peck, curator of Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture, which has loaned the exhibit to the Skirball. The restorers even made sure the lights blink with exactly the same timing as on TV.

Visitors also will get the chance to act with prop phasers and tricorders in a re-creation of the transporter bay, with a video monitor displaying what the scene would look like in the show as they fire the phasers and get beamed up.

Expect to see more than a few Star Trek fans — Trekkies helped invent Comic-Con culture — dressed up in costume. “It’s very encouraged,” says Skirball curator Laura Mart, who notes that a recent Jim Henson exhibit saw a lot of creative wear. “I hope we get more of that fun.” (Tickets for this special exhibition are $18 for adults; $15 for seniors and students; and $13 for children 2-12.)

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Space: the final frontier. This is the voyage of a traveling pop culture exhibition. Its latest mission: to stop by L.A.’s Skirball Cultural center.

After missing its 2020 debut because of, you know, everything happening here on Earth, “ Star Trek : Exploring New Worlds” has finally landed at the Skirball. The exhibition celebrates the sci-fi franchise’s impact on culture, art and technology and its futuristic vision of inclusiveness—but mostly, it shows off some particularly cool Trek relics.

Originally organized by the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), Seattle, “Exploring New Worlds” features over 100 artifacts, set pieces and props—from communicators to phasers to Borg cubes to tribbles—from the television series, spin-offs and films. The original series and its subsequent movies are the most well-represented, but you’ll find a little bit from just about everything that followed, up through  Discovery (the insistence in one video that the J.J. Abrams-launched alternative universe movies are still going strong certainly dates the exhibition to a specific time in the franchise’s history).

Even if you’re not a Trekkie, you’re sure to recognize some of the things on display here: Captain Kirk’s command chair (there’s a replica in the lobby for photo ops) and the navigation console from  Star Trek: The Original Series ; costumes worn by Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols and Patrick Stewart (Spock, Uhura and and Picard, respectively); filming models of the U.S.S. Enterprise , U.S.S. Excelsior , U.S.S. Phoenix  and Deep Space Nine space station; pop culture ephemera like a Vulcan salute foam finger; and a fabulous Gorn lizard-man costume.

Timed tickets cost $18 and include admission to the rest of the museum. Reservations open up on the first Thursday of each month at noon.

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'Star Trek' exhibit opens at the Skirball Cultural Center

LOS ANGELES — For generations, one show has inspired us to go boldly where no one has gone before, and now you can get up close and personal with the "Star Trek" universe with a new exhibition at the Skirball Cultural Center, opening Oct. 7.

For Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Ottman, "Star Trek" was more than just a show. It was a life-changing experience that helped form a large part of his worldview. As a kid, Ottman would make "Star Trek" fan films in his backyard and, over the years, has collected models of the USS Enterprise, but Ottman took a recent trip to the Skirball to check out some actual artifacts from the "Star Trek" universe. 

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"star trek" was created in the 1960s by gene roddenberry and has since spawned many spin-off tv shows and movies star trek: exploring new worlds opens on oct. 7 at the skirball cultural center and includes artifacts and interactive displays spanning the entire history of the "star trek" universe  the exhibition also provides a historical context for "star trek," which is known for tackling social issues of the time in a science fiction setting curator brooks peck said "star trek" represents a hopeful view of the future for fans, which accounts for its ongoing legacy.

As it is for millions of fans, Ottman said "Star Trek" was his gateway into a lifelong obsession with science fiction.

"Star Trek really woke me up to it because it became far more than science fiction," Ottman said. "It became about a certain view of the future. A hopeful view of the future, and everyone sort of getting along and embracing science, and the excitement of gaining knowledge and being rational. It's a little disorienting these days to be a person who was brought up with that philosophy."

Ottman is now part of the "Star Trek" creative universe himself, having just returned from Toronto after directing his first episode of "Star Trek Discovery," one of the many shows spun off from the 1960s original series.

Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds  is an exhibition filled with models, props, costumes and ephemera spanning over 60 years of "Star Trek" lore.

Curator Brooks Peck said the exhibition shows the depth and complexity of "Star Trek" as envisioned by creator Gene Roddenberry.

"We really tried to dig into why 'Star Trek' has endured so well," Peck said. "Why is it so inspiring to people? And we look at how 'Star Trek's' big messages of optimism, of cooperation, of embracing diversity…I feel like those are what have inspired people to hope for that future and keep making more and more 'Star Trek.'"

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The exhibition also provides a socio-historical context for "Star Trek." Skirball Cultural Center curator Laura Mart said that by weaving issues of the day into science fiction storylines, Roddenberry and his writers could tackle things — such as the Vietnam War, civil rights movements, the Cold War and the space race — in a way that wouldn't ruffle TV censors.

"(In the original series) problems of racism, and war, and poverty were ostensibly solved on earth," Mart said. "You had the storylines of 'Star Trek' exploring these very timely issues in space."

The best part of the exhibition is getting to see things that formed his childhood fantasies up close, Ottman said, including a detailed Klingon battle cruiser from the Robert Wise-directed "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." Ottman marveled at the detail on the model and said seeing the ship on the big screen blew him away in 1979.

"It's one of those moments you never forget in your life," Ottman said. "So, whenever I see this, I just get chills."

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Tv and streaming, tv and streaming | capping its 5-year mission, ‘star trek’ exhibit opens at the skirball cultural center.

Space may be the final frontier, but Skirball Cultural Center is the last stop in this exhibition’s voyage.

On Oct. 7 fans of “Star Trek” can beam themselves into the middle of a pop-culture and sci-fi phenomenon when “Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds,” opens at the Los Angeles institution.

“It explores all the worlds and characters of ‘Star Trek,’” said Laura Mart, Skirball managing curator of the exhibition. “As a fan of ‘Star Trek’ you get to see these amazing artifacts and fun TV costumes up close, I really love that,” she said.

The exhibition is made up of more than 100 artifacts, set pieces, costumes, props, scripts and videos spanning the 50-plus year history of the Gene Roddenberry TV show and all of its other TV and movie spin-offs. It was originally launched to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the series, which aired between 1966-1969.

It was put together by the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, where the exhibition first ran from May 2016 to May 2018 before traveling to other venues. The Skirball Center will be the last stop for the exhibition.

“After this, the costumes and props will go back to their owners because most of them are on loan to us from private collectors,” said Brooks Peck, Museum of Pop Culture senior curator of the exhibition.

Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds is at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles as seen on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. The exhibit, which opens Oct. 7, looks at the impact of Star Trek on culture, art, and technology (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Skirball Cultural Center’s Museum Director Sheri Bernstein introduces Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds at the Skirball in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. The exhibit, which opens Oct. 7, looks at the impact of Star Trek on culture, art, and technology (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

A woman takes a selfie in a captains chair at Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. The exhibit, which opens Oct. 7, looks at the impact of Star Trek on culture, art, and technology (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

People view Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on media day, Tuesday, September 14, 2021. The exhibit, which opens Oct. 7, looks at the impact of Star Trek on culture, art, and technology (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

The Helm and navigation console from Star Trek from 1966-1969 with Captain Kirk’s command chair is in Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles as seen on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. The exhibit, which opens Oct. 7, looks at the impact of Star Trek on culture, art, and technology (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Brooks Peck, the exhibition curator of Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds at Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, poses in the interactive Borg exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. The exhibit, which opens Oct. 7 at the Skirball, looks at the impact of Star Trek on culture, art, and technology (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Brooks Peck, the exhibition curator of Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds at Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, talks about the show opening at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. The exhibit, which opens Oct. 7, looks at the impact of Star Trek on culture, art, and technology (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

The original series followed Captain James T. Kirk, of the U.S.S. Enterprise and his crew who headed into space on a five year mission “to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.” It spanned seven television series, 13 movies, plus novels, comics and games.

There’s plenty of cool stuff to look at that spans the entire history of the franchise, but the exhibition’s goal is much deeper than merely showing off memorabilia. The installation explores the show’s themes of optimism, equality, and humanity and its continuing impact on modern culture and technology.

“’Star Trek’s’ messages about optimism about the future and appreciation of diversity, of hope, of working together is not just a cool message, it’s a message that has inspired people for generations, even if they’re not wild ‘Star Trek’ fans,” Peck said.

But still, Trekkies will go wild for all of the cool out of this world stuff on display in the exhibition like outfits worn by original series characters including Captain James T. Kirk, Spock, Doctor Leonard McCoy and Lt. Uhura.

People can also see the original helm and navigation control console used on the bridge of the original series. It was restored in 2016 and it will really allow fans to geek out since the restoration includes LED lights that are programmed to blink in the exact same pattern and timing seen on the show.

Fans of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” the follow-up series that ran from 1987-1994, will also get to see the majority of that crews’ space outfits, including Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s red and black uniform. Pilot Geordi La Forge’s outfit is there, too, as well as his visor, which allowed him to see since he was born blind.

There are cool gadgets and weapons, too, such as a d’k tahg knife and the bat’leth, a double-sided curved blade weapon used by the Klingons, the warrior race that appeared in the series.

And yes, you can go ahead and sat, “Beam me up, Scotty” because there is a replica transporter where people can stand and see themselves on a nearby screen being transported into the final frontier.

Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds

When: Oct. 7-Feb. 20

Where: Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles

Cost: $18 for general admission, $15 for seniors and  full time students, and Children older than 12,$13 for children ages 2–12. Admission is free to all on Thursdays. Tickets include general admission to Center.

COVID-19 protocols: Advance tickets required. Proof of vaccination or negative test taken within 72 hours for all ages. Masks must be worn indoors.

Information: 310-440-4500;  skirball.org

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Make Maximum Warp for This Huge New ‘Star Trek' Exhibit

By alysia gray painter • published october 8, 2021 • updated on october 8, 2021 at 2:44 pm.

You don't need a tricorder, a phaser, or a Starfleet uniform in your armoire to be a longtime fan of the "Star Trek," the '60s-era show that grew into a full-on, multi-prismatic, incredibly realized pop culture universe.

But adoring the uplifting vision of the phenomenon's creator Gene Roddenberry, and tuning in for the Trekverse's many celebrated chapters, which have included a host of obsessed-over television series, movies, conventions, trips, and more, is certainly a solid way to approach your fandom.

Now here's another: Make for the Skirball Cultural Center , where a large-scale exhibition celebrating all things "Star Trek," and most importantly its lasting commitment to a host of values like kindness, empathy, and justice, opened on Oct. 7, 2021.

No transporter is required, but you will need to make your way to the Skirball before "Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds," beams away on Feb. 20, 2022.

That time-tweaking mischief-maker Q might simply appear in the middle of the prop-packed presentation, as is his charming way, but humans on this planet will need to purchase a ticket in advance. General admission is $18.

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Star trek: exploring new worlds exhibit comes to la’s skirball center, spaceship models, kirk's captain's chair, plenty of props—and so many tribbles..

Jennifer Ouellette - Oct 16, 2021 12:30 pm UTC

• Installation display: Capt. Kirk's command chair and restored navigation console from Star Trek: The Original Series . Skirball Center/MoPOP
• Detail of the restored navigation console. Jennifer Ouellette
• Exhibit visitors can take photographs while sitting in a reproduction of the captain's chair. Jennifer Ouellette
• Reproduction of the USS Enterprise filming miniature. Brady Harvey
• Concept art for the Enterprise bridge, circa 1964. Jennifer Ouellette
• Tricorder from TOS . Brady Harvey
• Communicator from TOS . Brady Harvey
• One of the tribbles used in the TOS episode "The Trouble with Tribbles." Jennifer Ouellette
• Phase pistol and PADD used in Star Trek: Enterprise . Jennifer Ouellette
• Xindi rifle used in Star Trek: Enterprise . Jennifer Ouellette
• Crawl through the inner workings of a starship in this reproduction of a Jefferies tube. Jennifer Ouellette
• Tribbles lurk within the Jefferies tube. Jennifer Ouellette
• Klingon PADD from the 1994 film Star Trek: Generations . Brady Harvey
• Enterprise models used in the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact . Jennifer Ouellette
• Model of a Borg cube filming miniature used in the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact Jennifer Ouellette
• You will be assimilated by this interactive installation. Jennifer Ouellette
• Phaser from the 2013 film Star Trek Into Darkness . Brady Harvey
• Spot the tribble! Jennifer Ouellette
• Demonstrating the Transporter simulator. Jennifer Ouellette
• The camera adds cool special effects as one is "beamed down" to an alien planet. Jennifer Ouellette

Back in 2016, the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) in Seattle unveiled an immersive new exhibit, Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds , in its Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame. The exhibit is a tribute to the hugely influential long-running franchise, and it embarked on a national tour two years later. Exploring New Worlds has been exploring the country ever since, and now it has come to the final stop on its journey: the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California, where Gene Roddenberry first created his visionary series, Star Trek: The Original Series ( TOS ).

" Star Trek 's vision resonates deeply with the Skirball's commitment to using the power of arts and storytelling to help build a society in which everyone belongs," museum director Sheri Bernstein said during the press preview last month.

Highlights of the exhibit include Capt. Kirk's command chair and the wooden helm and navigation console from TOS , fully restored. There are also plenty of props: different designs of tricorders, communicators, phasers, and PADDs; a model of a Borg cube; and piles of weaponry, including a Klingon disruptor pistol.

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And of course, exhibit attendees will gaze upon many, many models of the various spacecraft featured in the franchise over the decades, including filming models for the Enterprise , the USS Excelsior , and the Deep Space Nine space station. "I love spaceship models," MoPOP's Brooks Peck, curator of the exhibit, said. "Now it's all digital, but back then it was all about plastic and wood models, so there's a wonderful craft to those pieces."

Peck is also proud that the exhibit showcases the captains' uniforms from all the major Star Trek TV shows. His personal favorite? Kathryn Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager . "Best Star Trek captain ever," Peck joked. "I will fight you over that." There are also many original costumes worn by cast members of the various series, from TOS  —including the tunic worn by evil Capt. Kirk in the episode "Mirror, Mirror"—all the way through to Star Trek: Discovery .

On the interactive side of things, visitors can crawl through a Jefferies tube  or be "assimilated" by the Borg. A transporter simulation lets people create short films of themselves beaming down to the surface of an alien planet. There's a station where one can listen to people reminisce about their favorite Star Trek films and shows as well as what the franchise has meant to them. And to the surprise of no one, tons of tribbles are lurking throughout for eagle-eyed visitors who want to spot them.

In his press preview remarks, Peck emphasized that the characters and themes of  TOS were quite radical when the show first aired in 1966. This was a time when the Cold War was in full swing and the US was filled with racial tension, despite passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act the following year. This was the broad cultural backdrop against which Capt. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise  had their adventures, all infused with Roddenberry's optimism for the future.

"Roddenberry believed not that we would get past our differences, but that we would, in fact, embrace our differences, in the sense of diversity," said Peck. "Sadly, this is a rough time in this nation. We're seeing a lot of division again. So I'm pleased that we can take some time to look at Star Trek , and its idea of inclusion and working together to build a better and just society, and to hold that up in a fun, artistic form. What Star Trek brings is this optimistic vision of the future that is really inspiring to people."

Laura Mart, managing curator for the exhibition, also expressed her hope that the exhibit would channel the original Star Trek ethos. She ended her remarks with an apt quote from Roddenberry:

I believe in humanity. We are an incredible species. We're still just a child creature, we're still being nasty to each other, and all children go through those phases. We're still growing up. We're moving into adolescence now. When we grow up, man, we're going to be something.

• Spock's tunic, worn by Leonard Nimoy on TOS . Jennifer Ouellette
• Lt. Uhura's dress, worn by Nichelle Nichols on TOS . Jennifer Ouellette
• Tunic worn by William Shatner as the evil Captain Kirk in the TOS episode "Mirror, Mirror." Jennifer Ouellette
• "Must we fight to the death?" The alien Gorn costume from the TOS episode "Arena." Jennifer Ouellette
• Costume worn by Mark Lenard as Sarek on the TOS episode "Journey to Babel." Jennifer Ouellette
• Original uniforms for (l-r) Geordi La Forge, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and Deanna Troi from Star Trek: The Next Generation Museum of Pop Culture
• Uniform worn by Brent Spiner as Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation /. To the left: (top) Data's painting of his set cat, Spot; (bottom) reproduction of Data's head. Jennifer Ouellette
• Costume worn by Ricardo Montalban as Prime Universe Khan in the 1982 film, Star Trek: the Wrath of Khan . Jennifer Ouellette
• Costume worn by Benedict Cumberbatch as Alt Timeline Khan in the 2013 film, Star Trek: Into Darkness . Jennifer Ouellette
• Spock's spacesuit pack and helmet from the 1979 film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Jennifer Ouellette
• Uniform worn by Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager Jennifer Ouellette
• Uniform worn by Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager Jennifer Ouellette
• Uniform worn by Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Jennifer Ouellette
• Vulcan uniform worn by Jolene Blalock, aka T'Pol, on Star Trek: Enterprise Jennifer Ouellette
• Vulcan Science Academy graduation robes worn by Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham on the 2017 Star Trek: Discovery episode "Lethe." Jennifer Ouellette
• Costume worn by Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou on Star Trek: Discovery . Jennifer Ouellette
• Costume worn by Mary Chieffo as L'Rell on Star Trek: Discovery Jennifer Ouellette

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'Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds' exhibition is a must for every fan

Every 'Star Trek' and sci-fi fan in Southern California should make a pilgrimage to the Skirball Center.

LOS ANGELES — If you plan to be anywhere near Los Angeles between now and February next year, a trip to the "Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds" exhibition should absolutely, positively feature in your plans. 

Opening this week at the Skirball Cultural Center — located just north of the Getty Museum, in-between Bel Air and Sherman Oaks — the exhibition features a rare gathering in one place of equally rarely seen items from throughout the 55 years of " Star Trek " history. It includes the rescued and tastefully restored captain's chair and helm control console from "The Original Series," Khan's (Ricardo Montalbán) actual, screen-used costume from "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," screen-used costumes from "Discovery" and even Data's (Brent Spiner) screen-used head from "The Next Generation" two-part season cliffhanger "Time's Arrow" (Season 5, Episode 26 and Season 6, Episode 1). 

The items have kindly been loaned by various collectors from around the world, but most of them come from Paul Allen 's personal collection; the late co-founder of Microsoft was a big fan of science fiction. 

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There are also several interactive experiences including a "beaming down" simulation where you stand in an "Original Series"-era transporter room and watch yourself energize down to a hostile planet where you must fight with phasers to survive. There's also a seemingly simple-sounding Jefferies tube photo opportunity, which if you were to visit the exhibition in cosplay, would make a truly enviable post on social media and you too could look like you're desperately trying to reach the warp drive plasma induction coils.

There's even a detailed map of all the "Star Trek" timelines, particularly relevant now that the second season of "Picard" will be falling back on time travel as a story arc. If all else fails, this will almost certainly set the cat amongst the pigeons and stimulate some (hopefully healthy) discussion as to which timeline we're actually on . 

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Truly a thing of beauty: a studio-scale, screen-used model of the USS Excelsior. 

Khan-do, Ricardo Montalbán's actual, screen-used costume and no-Khan-do, Benedict Cumberbatch's costume.

Mister Spock's (Leonard Nimoy) screen-used thruster/EVA suit from "Star Trek: The Motion Picture."

A studio-scale, screen-used USS Enterprise-D from "Star Trek: The Next Generation." 

Seven of Nine's (Jeri Ryan) and Capt Janeway's (Kate Mulgrew) screen-used costumes from "Voyager."

There are also panels and displays that explain the history of this epic television sci-fi show, from its premiere in 1966 and the incredible effort made by fans for a third season after NBC tried to cancel it after just two. Then came efforts to reboot the show and that resulted in "The Animated Series" and when every movie studio jumped on the sci-fi bandwagon following the success of "Star Wars" in 1977, we got "The Motion Picture." But it was really the epic "Wrath of Khan" that saved the franchise and the rest is history.

Not only is this exhibition a treat for Trekkies — who, along with admiring these iconic items from the show's history, will wholeheartedly relish in the opportunity to meet other, like-minded devotees and discuss which series is best and why — but this is a fantastic way to introduce people who might not be aware of the impact of "Star Trek" has had on contemporary pop culture. Not everyone knows that a sci-fi show that aired 55 years ago starring a melodramatic actor from Montreal and a guy with pointy ears was such an astutely observed, well-written metaphoric reflection of important issues facing society at that time. And this has continued, right up to the present day. 

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"With this exhibition, we're looking towards the future; it's a hopeful, optimistic future where humankind unites with other interstellar societies on a peaceful mission of exploration and diplomacy," Managing Curator Laura Mart said.

"That spirit feels appropriate for the time we're in now, with the great challenges we face, from the pandemic to climate change. 'Star Trek' has inspired generations of fans for over 55 years not just because of its futuristic vision, but also by showing that anyone can be a leader. Every Starfleet crewmember, including humans of a wide range of backgrounds and abilities as well as members of societies from other solar systems, are valued for their contributions and talents."  

"Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds" opens at the Skirball Cultural Center on Thursday, Oct. 7 and runs to Sunday, Feb 20, 2022. In order to keep a handle on crowds during these perilous times, 90-minute time slots are available from Tuesday to Sunday, every hour on weekdays from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. PT and every hour at weekends from  10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PT.

Plus, there are events planned for throughout October, including a discussion titled "Star Trek: Inspiring Culture and Technology" on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. PT and on Friday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. PT there's a screening of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" preceded by an in-person talk and audience Q&A with the director of that epic movie, Nicholas Meyer. 

Health and safety policies, pricing details and ticket information can be found on the Skirball Center website . (Look out for all the strategically placed Tribbles, too.)

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Welcome the stranger. Honor memory. Seek learning. Pursue justice. Build community. Show kindness. These are the continuing missions of the Skirball Cultural Center. As it happens, they’re also pretty much the mission of an old, continuing science-fiction series.

The two worlds come together with the center’s newest exhibit, “Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds,” which opens at the Skirball on Oct. 7. The show includes everything from original costumes and ship consoles to an interactive station where you can “build your own episode.”

At first blush, a Jewish museum mounting a “Star Trek” exhibit might seem random. Aside from a new video introduction for the Skirball, the connection isn’t explicit because this touring gallery originated at Seattle’s MoPOP museum in 2016. But the Jewish themes and values — not to mention creatives and cast — in this expansive universe of TV shows and films have been a rich field of study for the 55 years since the original series premiered.

In their stated mission “to boldly go where no man has gone before,” Captain Kirk and his multiracial team of scientists, doctors and engineers were a space-flung diaspora representing the United Federation of Planets in a future when humanity had set aside its differences. The crew visited other planets with a “Prime Directive” to discover without doing injury, and they encountered alien societies struggling with very human dilemmas and conflicts.

Dozens of news articles (“Was ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ ... a statement on Jewish identity?”), as well as dissertations (“Golem as Metaphor”), podcasts (“ Star Trek and the Jews ”) and even other exhibitions (“ Jews in Space ”) have explored the common threads. Trekker rabbis have even offered courses to their congregations.

The stars of the original series, Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner , were both sons of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. Both grew up in kosher homes, and both were taunted by anti-Semitic slurs growing up.

“Experiences like that create a sort of subtext,” Shatner wrote in “Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship With a Remarkable Man,” his 2016 book, “and as we got to know each other, those common experiences helped bind us together. It’s almost an emotional shorthand.”

Nimoy played the ultra-logical Spock, half-human, half-Vulcan — an alien caught between two worlds, never fully fitting in. “Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry let Nimoy shape the details of his character, and Nimoy famously came up with the Vulcan salute from a boyhood memory of sitting in a synagogue and seeing the hand gesture used by the Kohanim , or priests, as they blessed the congregation.

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Several writers on the original “Star Trek” series were Jewish — including the popular episode “The Trouble With Tribbles” scribe David Gerrold — and the show tackled topics like racism and the Holocaust in both veiled and explicit ways. When Nimoy was asked in 2001 about the fundamental Jewish themes in “Star Trek,” he answered with a list: “Social justice, meritocracy and the idea of tikkun olam — the healing of the universe.”

The dream of healing is very much on the mind of the Skirball’s new CEO. Jessie Kornberg joined the center in July 2020 — after founder Uri D. Hescher retired — months after the “Star Trek” exhibition had been procured. Then, mere days before it was scheduled to open, the center shut down because of the pandemic.

“That layer feels really relevant to me right now as we are all trying to find our way through and out of this pandemic,” said Kornberg, noting how Roddenberry was a combat veteran who envisioned his utopian future in the wake of World War II and amid the social upheaval of the 1960s.

“This has felt to me like a World War II-type global event, right?” she added. “Deep trauma, incalculable loss, paradigmatic shift. And I hope that, as with Skirball’s interpretation of Jewish history, and as with Roddenberry’s imagining of ‘Star Trek,’ that this moment too finds us all really reaching for a more inclusive future.”

“Exploring New Worlds,” set to continue through February, showcases set pieces and costumes from just about every “Star Trek” series and film, including Captain Kirk’s command chair and navigation console, Spock’s tunic and Captain Picard’s uniform, tricorders, a Borg cube and, of course, Tribbles. There are also original scripts, concept art and spaceship models — along with interactive video screens and text placards full of history and trivia.

Screenings of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” and curated TV episodes also are on the calendar, with special guests including Gerrold and Brent Spiner, who plays Data in “The Next Generation” and “Picard.”

You won’t find trivia such as how many subsequent “Star Trek” creators, directors and showrunners have been Jewish (“Wrath of Khan” director Nicholas Meyer attended new “Trek” director J.J. Abrams’ bar mitzvah). And you won’t find less comfortable history like Roddenberry’s anti-religious stance or how the fictional Ferengi arguably perpetuated anti-Semitic stereotypes.

Even though the exhibition doesn’t directly draw attention to the Jewish themes in “Star Trek,” Kornberg hopes visitors will absorb them in the context of the rest of the center — including the permanent exhibit “Visions and Values,” which is open for the first time since the shutdown.

That collection, she said, “presents our interpretation of 4,000 years of Jewish history and heritage and really highlights those values that we think are most important to that history and are in common with the values espoused in the ‘Star Trek’ universe.”

There’s also “Sustain: From Loss to Renewal,” a new exhibition in response to the past year and a half, which has invited visitors to light a memorial yahrzeit candle or leave a stone at a gravesite to honor the memory of someone lost. Visitors can view portraits of frontline and essential workers and other community members deeply affected by the pandemic.

“All of this, for us, is really built on this Jewish value of honoring memory,” Kornberg said, “and building on long-held Jewish traditions and rituals to hopefully bring a sense of shared experience, community building and hopefully comfort to our visitors as they come back into a cultural space, maybe for the first time in a long time.”

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Kornberg cops to being unfamiliar with “Star Trek” before she assumed the captain’s chair at the Skirball, but she’s been impressed by the Trekkers who revealed themselves to her because of this exhibition. The running themes among fans, she’s observed, are an appreciation for teamwork rather than individualism — and hope.

“There’s a sense of optimism that is actually, I think, in too rare supply these days,” she said, “and is always a thread in any conversation I have with a ‘Star Trek’ fan. So that’s just wonderful and something that obviously we want to encourage more of at Skirball.”

'Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds'

Where : Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles When : Weekdays noon-3 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m.-3 p.m. through Feb. 20 Tickets : Advance reservations required, $13-$18; free on Thursdays, and free to members and ages 2 and younger Info: skirball.org/visit

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To Boldly Explore the Jewish Roots of ‘Star Trek’

An exhibition at a Jewish cultural center has plenty of artifacts to delight Trekkies — but it also notes the Jewish origins of the Vulcan salute.

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LOS ANGELES — Adam Nimoy gazed across a museum gallery filled with “Star Trek” stage sets, starship replicas, space aliens, fading costumes and props (think phaser, set to stun). The sounds of a beam-me-up transporter wafted across the room. Over his shoulder, a wall was filled with an enormous photograph of his father — Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock on the show — dressed in his Starfleet uniform, his fingers splayed in the familiar Vulcan “live long and prosper” greeting.

But that gesture, Adam Nimoy noted as he led a visitor through this exhibition at the Skirball Cultural Center , was more than a symbol of the television series that defined his father’s long career playing the part-Vulcan, part-human Spock. It is derived from part of a Hebrew blessing that Leonard Nimoy first glimpsed at an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Boston as a boy and brought to the role.

The prominently displayed photo of that gesture linking Judaism to Star Trek culture helps account for what might seem to be a highly illogical bit of programming: the decision by the Skirball, a Jewish cultural center known mostly for its explorations of Jewish life and history, to bring in an exhibition devoted to one of television’s most celebrated sci-fi shows.

But walking through the artifacts Adam Nimoy recalled how his father, the son of Ukrainian Jews who spoke no English when they arrived, had said he identified with Spock, pointing out that he was “the only alien on the bridge of the Enterprise.”

Jewish values and traditions were often on the minds of the show’s writers as they dealt with issues of human behavior and morality, said David Gerrold, a writer whose credits include “The Trouble with Tribbles,” one of the most acclaimed “Star Trek” episodes, which introduces the crew to a cute, furry, rapidly reproducing alien life form.

“A lot of Jewish tradition — a lot of Jewish wisdom — is part of ‘Star Trek,’ and ‘Star Trek’ drew on a lot of things that were in the Old Testament and the Talmud,” Gerrold said in an interview. “Anyone who is very literate in Jewish tradition is going to recognize a lot of wisdom that ‘Star Trek’ encompassed.”

That connection was not explicit when the show first aired. And a stroll through the exhibition, which covers the original television show as well as some of the spinoffs and films that came to encompass the “Star Trek” industry, mainly turns up items that are of interest to “Star Trek” fans. There is a navigation console from the U.S.S. Enterprise, the first script from the first episode, a Klingon disrupter from “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” and a display of tribbles .

To some extent, the choice of this particular exhibition — “Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds” — to help usher the Skirball back into operation after a Covid shutdown reflects the imperatives museums everywhere are facing as they try to recover from a pandemic that has been so economically damaging. “These days — honestly, especially after the pandemic — museums are looking for ways to get people through the door,” said Brooks Peck, who helped create the show for the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. “Museums are struggling to find an audience and are looking for a pop culture hook.”

It seems to have worked. The “Star Trek” exhibition has drawn 12,000 attendees in its first two months here, a robust turnout given that the Skirball is limiting sales to 25 percent of capacity.

“This has been bringing in new people, no question,” said Sheri Bernstein, the museum director. “Attendance is important for the sake of relevance. It’s important for us to bring in a diverse array of people.”

Jessie Kornberg, the president of Skirball, said that the center had been drawn by the parallels between Judaism and the television show. “Nimoy’s Jewish identity contributed to a small moment which became a big theme,” she said. “We actually think the common values in the ‘Star Trek’ universe and Jewish belief are more powerful than that symbolism. That’s this idea of a more liberal, inclusive people, where ‘other’ and ‘difference’ is an embraced strength as opposed to a divisive weakness.”

The intersections between the television series and Judaism begin with its two stars, Nimoy and William Shatner , who played Capt. James T. Kirk. “These are two iconic guys in outer space who are Jewish,” said Adam Nimoy. And it extends to the philosophy that infuses the show, created by Gene Roddenberry, who was raised a Southern Baptist but came to consider himself a humanist , according to his authorized biography.

Those underlying connections are unmistakable for people like Nimoy, 65, a television director who is both a devoted “Star Trek” fan and an observant Jew: He and his father often went to services in Los Angeles, and Friday night Sabbath dinners were a regular part of their family life.

Nimoy found no shortage of Jewish resonances and echoes in the exhibition, which opened in October and closes on Feb. 20. He stopped at a costume worn by a Gorn , a deadly reptilian extraterrestrial who was in a fight-to-the-death encounter with Kirk.

“When he gets the Gorn to the ground, he’s about to kill him,” Nimoy recounted. “The Gorn wants to kill Kirk. But something happens. Instead he shows mercy and restraint and refuses to kill the Gorn.”

“Very similar to the story of Joseph,” Nimoy said, referring to the way Joseph, in the biblical book of Genesis, declined to seek retribution against his brothers for selling him into slavery.

Leonard Nimoy died in 2015 at the age of 83. Shatner, who is 90 and recently became the oldest person to go into space , declined to discuss the exhibition. “Unfortunately Mr. Shatner’s overcommitted production schedule precludes him from taking on any additional interviews,” said his assistant, Kathleen Hays.

The Skirball Cultural Center is set on 15 acres, about 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles.

The exhibition ran for about two years in Seattle after opening in 2016 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original “Star Trek” TV show’s 1966 debut. (That version was on NBC for three seasons.) The exhibition had been intended to tour, but those plans were cut short when the pandemic began to close museums across the country.

The exhibition was assembled largely from the private collection of Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft and founder of the Museum of Pop Culture, who died in 2018.

Peck said he wanted to commemorate the anniversary of the series with an exhibition that explored the outsize influence the television show had on American culture. “The answer that I am offering is that ‘Star Trek’ has endured and inspired people because of the optimistic future it presents — the good character of many of its characters,” Peck said. “They are characters that people would like to emulate.”

“Skirball faced a bit of a challenge in trying to explain to its audience how ‘Star Trek' fit in with what they do,” he said. “Happily it completely worked out. I had always hoped that Skirball could take it. Skirball’s values as an institution so align with the values of ‘Star Trek’ and the ‘Star Trek’ community.”

Bernstein, the Skirball director, said the exhibition seemed a particularly good way to help bring the museum back to life.

“There was never a better time to present this show than now,” she said. “We very much liked the idea of reopening our full museum offerings with a show that was about inspiring hope. A show that promised enjoyment.”

By spring, ‘Star Trek’ will step aside for a less surprising offering, an exhibition about Jewish delis, but for now, the museum is filled both with devotees of Jewish culture, admiring a Torah case from China, and Trekkies, snapping pictures of the captain’s chair that Kirk sat in aboard the Enterprise.

“There is no such thing as too much ‘Star Trek,’” Scott Mantz, a film critic, said as he began interviewing Adam Nimoy after a recent screening at the museum of “ For the Love of Spock ,” a 2016 documentary Nimoy had made about his father. A long burst of applause rose from his audience.

Adam Nagourney covers West Coast cultural affairs for The Times. He was previously the Los Angeles bureau chief and served eight years as the chief national political correspondent. He is the co-author of “Out for Good,” a history of the modern gay rights movement. More about Adam Nagourney

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Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds

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More than fifty years ago, a television show called Star Trek broke ground with its daring vision—an inclusive cast of humans and interplanetary beings cooperating to overcome challenges as they explore the cosmos. With themes of heroism, optimism, equality, and humanity, the franchise has continued to pose questions about real life on Earth as much as in its fictional future worlds.  

Encompassing more than a half-century of television series, spinoffs, and films, Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds sheds light on the enduring relevance of this pop-culture phenomenon. This fully immersive exhibition will showcase Star Trek’s significant impact on culture, art, and technology through more than one hundred rare artifacts, set pieces, and props, plus state-of-the-art photo and video interactives.  

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Forget the beach. Star Trek fans can venture to the 23rd century for vacation this year. Cities and filming sites are playing up their ties to the science fiction series with tours, displays and festivals, says Dayton Ward, author of Hidden Universe Travel Guides: Star Trek: The Klingon Empire (Insight Editions, $19.99), an intergalactic handbook. And with a new series, Star Trek: Discovery , now running on CBS All Access, interest continues to grow. He shares some real-world spots for a “Trekcation” with Larry Bleiberg for USA TODAY.

Riverside, Iowa You’ve got to hand it to the folks of Riverside. Although Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry said that leading character Capt. James T. Kirk was from Iowa, he never named a city. In 1985, the Riverside city council claimed the honor, passing a resolution declaring it to be the cocky commander’s hometown. And Star Trek writers eventually confirmed it, placing scenes in a Riverside of the future. Now the city has an historic marker and museum, and hosts an annual festival. trekfest.com

Star Trek: Original Series Set Tour Ticonderoga, N.Y. No need to beam yourself up to the USS Enterprise. Trekkie extraordinaire James Cawley used original blueprints to painstakingly recreate the original 1966 television studio set in upstate New York, complete with bridge, engine room and sick bay. “It’s jaw-dropping how accurate it is, with the same doors, panels and knobs,” Ward says. startrektour.com

Titan Missile Museum Tucson Even non-Trekkies will be fascinated by this site, which preserves an actual nuclear missile silo. The National Historic Landmark is the sole remaining intercontinental complex in the country. And it also happens to appear in scenes from the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact . titanmissilemuseum.org

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park Agua Dulce, Calif. There’s a reason this tilted rock formation in Los Angeles County looks familiar. “It shows up multiple times in the original show,” Ward says, most famously when Capt. Kirk fights an armor-clad reptile named the Gorn. “You can visit every day — unless it’s closed for filming.” parks.lacounty.gov

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Vulcan, Canada This tiny Canadian prairie town didn’t take its name from the logic-prone alien species. But it profits from the connection with an Enterprise monument and Vulcon, a Trek festival scheduled for July 22-23. “It’s the Star Trek version of Woodstock or Burning Man,” Ward says. The town also plays a starring role in a song and music video by indie band The Rural Alberta Advantage. vulcantourism.com

Valley of Fire State Park Nevada This stunning sandstone park near Las Vegas attracts mountain bikers, hikers and devotees of the 1994 Star Trek: Generations film, who recognize it as the alien planet Veridian III. Ward notes that another film, Galaxy Quest , a parody of Star Trek , was also filmed here. parks.nv.gov

Broken Bow, Okla. The pilot episode of the Star Trek: Enterprise television series takes its name from this southeast Oklahoma town best known for mountain parks and bass fishing. In an example of future history, this is where an alien ship is destined to crash in 2151. “That gets us involved with the Klingon empire for the first time,” Ward says. visitmccurtaincounty.com

Roswell, N.M. Seventy years ago, a tiny New Mexico town made global headlines when the U.S. military reported the crash of a flying saucer. Decades later, the television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine claimed responsibility, showing how several of its time-traveling characters caused the scare. The city, now home to a UFO festival, museum and research center, doesn’t discount any theories. seeroswell.com

Naval Air Station Alameda, Calif. This Bay Area military base saw some serious action in the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home . It’s where characters Uhura and Chekov raided a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to steal radioactive isotopes to fix their starship. The decommissioned post, now undergoing redevelopment, has a small history museum outlining its World War II history. alamedanavalairmuseum.org

Bozeman, Mont. Mark your calendar for 2063, because this scenic college town will play a monumental role in global history. That’s when a Vulcan ship will arrive and humans and aliens will finally meet. At least that’s how the story plays out in Star Trek: First Contact , actually filmed in California and Arizona. But Ward’s undeterred. “Fifty years from now, maybe fans will gather and see what happens. If I’m still around, I’ll head up there.” bozemanchamber.com

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History [ ]

The Fleet Museum was founded before the 2140s . The Enterprise NX-01 was placed in the museum, in refit configuration, following its decommissioning in 2161. ( ENT : " These Are the Voyages... "; PIC : " The Bounty ")

Prior to 2369 , Jean-Luc Picard had visited a 2260s -era configured Constitution -class , the USS New Jersey , at the Museum. ( TNG : " Relics "; PIC : " The Bounty ")

Brad Boimler and Beckett Mariner once visited the museum, where they toured the NX-01 and learned about its construction. Mariner was more enthusiastic about the experience than she would later admit. ( SNW : " Those Old Scientists ")

By the 25th century , the museum was housed in Earth 's former Spacedock One and located over Athan Prime . In 2401 , it was under the stewardship of Commodore Geordi La Forge when it was visited by the USS Titan -A . After failing to get La Forge's help with disguising the Titan 's transponder code, Jack Crusher and Sidney La Forge stole the cloaking device from the HMS Bounty , triggering alarms that drew Starfleet to the station. La Forge and his daughter Alandra chose to join the Titan 's crew, helping to properly install the cloak. ( PIC : " The Bounty ")

During Frontier Day , La Forge revealed that he had rebuilt the USS Enterprise -D over the course of twenty years and it was once again a functional starship, albeit not yet fully restored. With the Borg having taken over Starfleet, La Forge led the Enterprise 's old command crew to the museum to press the ship back into service. ( PIC : " Võx ")

In 2402 , restoration on the Enterprise -D was completed and it was put in a display berth in the museum. ( PIC : " The Last Generation ")

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Starfleet vessels [ ], non-starfleet vessels [ ], appendices [ ], see also [ ].

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Appearing in the end credits of PIC Season 3

In the first draft script of "Relics", the Fleet Museum was said to be "at Memory Alpha ." This placing of the museum was omitted from the installment by the time the final draft of the script was issued. [1]

Originally, the Starfleet Museum was to have been depicted in the anti-time future portrayed in Star Trek: The Next Generation series finale " All Good Things... ". It was visited by Jean-Luc Picard, Data , and Geordi La Forge. Among its collection of ships, the museum contained the USS Enterprise -D, which the visiting threesome intended to commandeer in order to go on a mission Picard felt they needed to undertake. The group was given a guided tour of the facility by a tour guide who didn't know who they were. Just as the three visitors were about to leave, Admiral Riker and a team of security officers entered the museum, though the group ultimately departed on their mission anyway. ( The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years , p. 285)

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Star Trek: Original Series Set Tour is Located in Historic downtown Ticonderoga, New York.

When the STAR TREK television series was canceled in 1969, the original sets were dismantled and largely destroyed, only a few small items of the actual sets remain today, and those that have survived are in private collections. Trek superfan James Cawley began the process of rebuilding the sets just as they would have been seen 50 years ago when the series was being filmed, a 14 year journey has culminated in the most accurate rebuild of the original sets, and is now open and welcoming STAR TREK fans from all over the world!

Our sets are complete recreations built using the original blueprints, hundreds of hours of serious research and thousands of photographs – both period images and images culled from extensive review and capture from the original episodes. The sets will NOT and were NOT designed to move from one city to another and are fully licensed by CBS. The Star Trek: Original Series Set Tour Invites you to come see the Desilu Studio as it looked during the years between 1966-1969 while Star Trek was in production.

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• Child: $12.00 (Ages 5-13)
• Child: Free   Under Age 5, No ticket required
• Military, Police, Fire – Active or Retired with ID $21.00
• Family: 2 Adults, 2 children (5-13), special price of $65.00
• Family: 2 Adults, 4 children (5-13), special price of $90.00
• Special requests will be priced based on nature of request.
• Prices above DO NOT include sales tax and ticketing fees

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• You may buy tickets at the door, cash or credit card. Email receipt available.
• Alternatively, you may buy tickets online (see button below) priced as shown.
• Tours last about an hour.
• Groups of 20 or more please call ahead to (518) 503-5497.
• Lots of time for photo ops. No photos of unfinished sets.
• Tour guide will remind you where photos are NOT permitted.
• No food or beverages on sets; no backpacks or packages allowed in studio.
• Free parking in the lot at the studio.
• Star Trek Tour at 112 Montcalm Street – Ticonderoga, New York 12883 USA

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Star Trek Tour email: [email protected]

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SPOILER WARNING: Discussions for Star Trek: Picard Season 3's Episode 6, "The Bounty"!

LeVar Burton, along with the creative team behind Star Trek: Picard , details the epic return of former chief engineer of the Enterprise — Geordi La Forge — and the commodore's role at the Fleet Museum, in this clip from the most recent segment of The Ready Room .

In addition to streaming on Paramount+ , Star Trek: Picard also streams on Prime Video outside of the U.S. and Canada, and in Canada can be seen on Bell Media's CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave. Star Trek: Picard is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.