(written from a Production point of view)
Painting of the USS Enterprise at the National Air and Space Museum
Numerous exhibitions dedicated to various aspects of the Star Trek-universe and phenomenon have been created since the franchise first began. Such exhibitions feature (passive) displays of rarely-seen props and behind-the-scenes information stemming from the live-action franchise, over time increasingly incorporating interactive components.
The very first, specialized, official (as in organized by professional parties) Star Trek-exhibit, has, outside the "unofficial" science-fiction/Star Trek convention circuit, been the 1992-1994 Star Trek Smithsonian Exhibit. While supported by it, it should be noted that this exhibit was neither produced nor organized by the official franchise, but a purely Smithsonian initiative. It was only after the resounding success of that exhibit that the franchise took over firm control of exhibitions, starting with the 1993 Star Trek Earth Tour.
List of exhibitions[]
- Star Trek Smithsonian Exhibit (1992-1994)
- Star Trek: Federation Science (1992-2003)
- Star Trek Earth Tour (1993)
- Star Trek: The Exhibition (1995-1998)
- Star Trek World Tour (1998-1999)
- Star Trek: The Adventure (2002)
- Star Trek: The Experience (1998-2008)
- 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection (2006)
- Star Trek The Exhibition (2008, formerly Star Trek The Tour)
- The Enterprise Project (2009)
- Legacy: The Star Trek Fine Art Exhibition (2011)
- Star Trek Eastern Europe Tour (forthcoming)
- Star Trek: The Exhibition (Blackpool installation for 50th anniversary)