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Millions have imagined what life inside of Hogwarts must be like from reading J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, and then the movies brought some of those images to the screen. Now “Harry Potter: The Exhibition,” debuting April 30 at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry, will let visitors tour Hogwarts for themselves. The 10,000-sqaure-foot exhibit will offer authentic props and costumes from the movies, including “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” in rooms set up to look like scenes from the films. Once the exhibit leaves Chicago Sept. 7, it will move on to other museums and institutions in the U.S. and internationally.
The exhibit will offer tours of Hogwarts, including a look at the Gryffindor common room and Hagrid’s hut. Warner Brothers set designers and artists worked with Exhibitgroup/Giltspur to design the exhibit. Online only tickets are on sale now.
“Since 2000, when we began production on the adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling’s remarkable books, we have had the great privilege of working with some of the most talented artists and craftsman in the world,” said David Heyman, the producer of the Harry Potter films. “We are delighted that fans will finally have the opportunity to see, in person, some of their favorite props and costumes.”
Oliver and James Phelps, the actors who play the Weasley twins, turned out at the Museum of Science and Industry for the Dec. 11 event to announce the upcoming exhibit.
Combination admission into the Museum and “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” during the day is $26 for adults; $25 for seniors and $19 for children ages 3-11. After the Museum closes, evening hour tickets are $18 for adults and seniors and $15 for children ages 3-11.
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