Patrick Stewart Presents Items and Costumes from 20th Century Fox's X-Men to Smithsonian

Patrick Stewart Presents Items and Costumes from 20th Century Fox's X-Men to Smithsonian

WHAT: Patrick Stewart, who has starred in several of 20th Century Fox's blockbuster X-Men films, will present specially selected items from the movies to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20140212/MM64287LOGO

WHEN: Saturday, May 17
4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Presidential Reception Suite
National Museum of American History
14th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W.
Note: Use the Constitution Avenue entrance

WHO: John Gray, director, National Museum of American History
Patrick Stewart, actor, X-Men
Dwight Bowers, curator, National Museum of American History

Patrick Stewart will present specially selected items and costumes from the 20th Century Fox's blockbuster X-Men motion picture franchise to the National Museum of American History's entertainment collections. The items span the entire film series and include Stewart's Professor Xavier costume, Ian McKellen's Magneto costume, Hugh Jackman's Wolverine costume, Halle Berry's Storm costume and a final shooting script from the latest film in the series, X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Based on the Marvel Comics characters, the X-Men films revolve around a team of mutant superheroes who learn they can be heroes in the face of prejudices and stormy political times and that their powers can benefit humanity. These new objects will join other superhero artifacts in the collections such as Christopher Reeve's outfit from Superman III, Julie Newmar's Catwoman costume, the Batman cowl and mask created for Batman & Robin and a selection of Batman comic books.

Note: One-on-one interviews with Stewart and Bowers are available on request. To check on availability, email duffl@si.edu.

Media only: Laura Duff (202) 633-3129; duffl@si.edu
Amelia Avalos (202) 633-3129; avalosa@si.edu

Media website:http://newsdesk.si.edu

Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140212/MM64287LOGO

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- May 15, 2014/

SOURCE Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140212/MM64287LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Smithsonian's National Museum of American History


-------
Profile: intent