Fans, rejoice. Especially if you live reasonably close to Toronto, New York, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam, or Belfast. An exhibition of costumes, props, armour, and weapons from Game of Thrones is coming to your city in the first half of the year! This means not only props from the first two seasons, but from the super fresh Season 3 as well. It goes without saying that the iron throne with a photo op is part of the whole shebang. Admission completely free!
Also promised:
Backwater Bay Interactive Experience – Fans will get an opportunity to participate in an exciting interactive experience that will place them amid the action of the epic battle of Blackwater Bay from season 2.
Hear Me Roar: Colour me excited! The interactive experience is more than intriguing, and I will finally get to sit on the iron throne of Westeros. Amsterdam, I am coming!
Full press release after the break. HBO.com web page of the event here.
INTERNATIONAL GAME OF THRONES® EXHIBITION TO TRANSPORT
FANS INTO THE KINGDOM OF WESTEROS
– Free of Charge to the Public, HBO® Exhibit Tours
Toronto, New York, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam and Belfast –
New York,N.Y., February 19, 2013 – One of the most popular fantasy television series – HBO’s Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning Game of Thrones – will come alive for fans in an immersive, not-to-be-missed touring exhibition that will transport viewers into the breathtaking and enchanted world of Westeros. Based on George R.R. Martin’s best-selling books, Game of Thrones is an intricate and visually stunning epic series that has captured the imagination of fans globally with its striking characters that live in a world whose summers and winters can last years.
The traveling exhibit, the first of its kind by HBO, has been created to bring the vivid and rich world of Westeros to fans in five international cities – Toronto, Canada; New York City, New York; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Amsterdam, North Holland and Belfast, Northern Ireland. Presented by HBO and international partners, the exhibition is free to the public and focuses on key characters from five of the noble houses (Stark, Lannister, Targaryen, Baratheon and Greyjoy), showcasing a treasure trove of more than 70 original artifacts from seasons 1 and 2, plus select pieces from this year’s new season.
Built by New Project LLC, the exhibition includes:
Costumes, props, armor and weapons– Artisans, whose superb craftsmanship has provided authenticity to the medieval world of the show, worked closely with HBO to curate the exhibit with items including: an impressive costume display overseen by the show’s costume designer Michele Clapton who dressed the mannequins to ensure accuracy in the presentation of the extraordinarily detailed garments, iconic artifacts such as model dragons, weaponry (King Joffrey’s crossbow, daggers and swords such as “Ice” and “Longclaw”), armor (helmets, shields and full suits of armor worn by key characters in the show), crowns, jewelry, books and much more.
Backwater Bay Interactive Experience – Fans will get an opportunity to participate in an exciting interactive experience that will place them amid the action of the epic battle of Blackwater Bay from season 2.
Iron Throne – Fit for any king or queen, fans will be able to take their photo on a precise replica of the iron throne from the series.
The exhibit will also display an array of official Game of Thrones licensed collectable merchandise from the HBO Shop®.
Game of Thrones Exhibition tour dates and venues:
Toronto (in partnership with HBO Canada)
March 9 – 16
Design Exchange
234 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5K 1B2
For ticket information and more, log on to themovienetwork.ca/
New York City (in partnership with Time Warner Cable)
March 28 – April 3
Additional details to be announced
Sao Paulo (in partnership with HBO Latin America)
April 25 – 30*
Additional details to be announced
Amsterdam (in partnership with HBO Netherlands)
May 19 – 27
Additional details to be announced
Belfast (in partnership with Northern Ireland Screen, Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Titanic Belfast)
June 8 – 17
Titanic Belfast
1 Olympic Way,
Queen’s Road,
Titanic Quarter,
Belfast, N. Ireland, BT3 9EP
For ticket information and more, log on to www.discovernorthernireland.
For updates and more information, visit http://hbo.com/gameofthrones. The official hashtag is #GOTExhibition.
*Dates are subject to change
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124 Comments
Pity they won`t come to Spain
cwolfQuote Reply
I am so going!!!
eleonoraQuote Reply
Nothing in the UK? That sucks! You would think it would come to London…
LoatieQuote Reply
I’d be bitter it’s coming nowhere near me, but it’s very cool that they’re doing it at all, and what a way to show off near where the show is shot.
JonathanLQuote Reply
Last I checked Belfast is a part of the UK.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
isn’t Belfast in the UK?
KevinQuote Reply
Amsterdam, I am coming :D
Since when is North Holland a country?
KoenQuote Reply
Nothing ever comes south :(
TomQuote Reply
Yes Yes Yes! Finally something for us Dutchies! Definitely going!!!
Amsterdam here i Come!
Sky AeroQuote Reply
Surprised it’s not stopping in Springfield.
ChrisQuote Reply
Will definitely make the trip to Belfast for this one. Can’t wait!
Beyond the WallQuote Reply
lulz
Dark StarQuote Reply
The Toronto link should be http://www.themovienetwork.ca/exhibition/
I’m actually more excited to learn that I live in a city with a design museum than I am to see this, but yeah, this sounds pretty neat.
WatsonQuote Reply
Loatie
I live in Northern Ireland. We ARE part of the UK.
On a more positive note, I am so going to this
StephenQuote Reply
A woman is psyched! A must see!
Mrs. H’gharQuote Reply
*SO* going to this one! The only time I got to sit the Iron Throne was at Worldcon in Reno, and the picture I got was, shall we say, less than ideal. The interactive Blackwater event sounds almost too good to be true.
Ser Osis of LiverQuote Reply
Loatie,
Or Bristol……………………oh who am I kidding?!
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
Doesn’t the armour of the kingsguard look different? I mean now seems silvery, but in the show is more like cream. Is it because of the light, or have they changed it?
AdrianAegonQuote Reply
Yes! Amsterdam! That’s like a 90 minute train ride for me! I am so going!
WinterdarkQuote Reply
The world wide part had me excited.
Hello the world is bigger than just the Americas and Europe. I also want a photo on the iron throne. Someone please come visit South Africa (sobs)
Aegon the ConquerorQuote Reply
Sweet! Might take the trip up North to Belfast!
Nick_ScryerQuote Reply
Stephen,
So how come the union jack isn’t flying on the city hall then? Lol
tweedieQuote Reply
Washington DC or Baltimore would be better, but I’ll try to get to NYC.
GypsyQuote Reply
I would love to go to the exposition!
Juego de tronosQuote Reply
Amsterdam!?? IM THERE!!!
WinWolfQuote Reply
tweedie,
NI is still part of the UK though……….so enough thread-jacking please.
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
Please come to Argentina!
JoaquinQuote Reply
I love it when they say something is a world tour, when really it’s only a couple of stops! Maybe if us Aussies had a hbo channel we would get a stop on the world tour as well!
The mighty hodorQuote Reply
Come to Bilbao in summer! :D
AnonymousQuote Reply
I guess ¨Still¨ is the key word there ;)
ThorrgalQuote Reply
COME TO THE MIDWEST!
Paige HolgateQuote Reply
I hope they expand this to include some more US cities… like Chicago. Very cool, would go if it was resonably close.
IcebirdQuote Reply
Winter Is Coming,
My bad, I always confuse Belfast and Dublin with which is in NI. Ignorance isn’t an answer I know…
LoatieQuote Reply
Actually….the dispute isn’t if the union FLAG flies (it’s only a union JACK when it’s on a ship ) but WHEN. The deal is that it flies in certain days – the same deal as many councils in mainland GB.
I know you don’t mean to be an insulting idiot, so I thought I’d explain the situation.
StephenQuote Reply
Day trip to Toronto WEEEEE! That throne in MINE hehehehe….
The InstrumentalistQuote Reply
Yaayy finally something I can take part in!!! I’m definitely going to see this in Amsterdam :)
LiesieQuote Reply
Thrilled that it is coming to NYC. Any idea of where and when to check back for details?
mariamb18Quote Reply
Wow, congrats to the design teams! If your costumes and props are remarkable enough to go on tour by themselves, you’re The Lord of the Rings, Narnia, or Harry Potter. And now Thrones. What good company. : D
Will definitely check this out when it hits NYC. Just seeing Longclaw at the s02 release was great fun last night.
TheAnchoressQuote Reply
Pablo JainagaQuote Reply
and none for the rest of europe…
i would never even dare to desire for the tour to come to poland, but i hoped it may at least reach berlin… uk is to far for me :(
scatterbrainedQuote Reply
The mighty hodor,
Sorry for the misnomer, I called it that and take responsibility… no fault of HBO. Three continents is still at least semi-decent.
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
Why no Asia? :cries:
kanjisheikQuote Reply
Off topic, but for anyone interested, the Target Exclusive Blu-ray is now $29.99!
Fat TomQuote Reply
It’s coming to Amsterdam! It’s city centre is about an hour of cycling away from where I live :))
Ofcourse, there are more places in Amsterdam one can go view armor. But not this armor. And then there’ll be more then just armor. So I’ll be there. Ohhh yes I will.
KyrennaQuote Reply
Thanks for the info Fat Tom!!!
BraincandyQuote Reply
Awesome… I need to go, I can’t remember what Ned wore in Season 2.
SerCountryFriedSteakQuote Reply
Stephen,
Thank you for explaining the situation. Unfortunately however you are wrong about the union jack. Tsk tsk. You are right in another sense though – only an idiot would be insulted over this.
TWEEDIEQuote Reply
Looks like I will be heading down to Toronto too see this !!!!
Coltaine777Quote Reply
Tweedie
Oh I’m not insulted – the situation here is laughable. Complicated. But laughable. I just wanted to make it clear that it wasn’t as black and white as it may appear. Apologies for tone and any offence.
However, it is the union FLAG protest not union JACK. While used interchangeably, Jack is an admiralty term.
However, its an evn sillier argument than I usually get involved in. Can we move on?
Hope you make an exhibition
StephenQuote Reply
Gonna have to keep an eye on this one :)
Only like an hour outside of NYC by train, so that should be very do-able. I wanted to make it in for the launch party last night, but had school/work messing me up.
JamboQuote Reply
Wha?!?!?!? No Los Angeles??? How can this be that NYC gets all of the love, when everyone knows that the West is the Best?
Salty DornishmanQuote Reply
Still no article about the Deleted Scenes on your tumblr? Strange!
coronakingQuote Reply
Oh cool news! I will most certainly go to the exhibit! For me this would be the second GotT exhibit I will be attending. I also went last year, sat my pasty ass on the Iron Throne, took some pictures which make me look like Moonboy’s retarded brother…but anyways it will be good to get some glimpses of Season Three. Last year I got my first look at Brienne as well as a most famous head on a spike…This year hopefully I can see more of Mance, Thoros and Lord Beric.
PS Finally got my hands on the Season Two DVD set, and it truly is a thing of beauty. Though it might not have all the Blu-ray special features, HBO certainly did not cheapen out on its presentation!
Ioco73Quote Reply
coronaking,
Actually OITF just posted the Varys/Littlefinger scene
the goatQuote Reply
Winter, your Canadian link does not work properly. You added “to” into the link. Anyways, until you can get it up and running again, here is the link for all Canucks:
http://www.themovienetwork.ca/exhibition/
Hopefully this will work.
Ioco73Quote Reply
Uhhhh, and we are the first stop on the tour….yep, see there are some perks that come with living north of the Wall…
Ioco73Quote Reply
A suggestion for the Melbourne venue – Melbourne Film Institute…….Hoping.
CarrybooQuote Reply
sigh. once again australia is left out. if it were to come down under, i wouldn’t mind paying for the admission.
LooYeeQuote Reply
Hear Me Roar, are you Dutch?
Sky AeroQuote Reply
I guess no one has seen the new post in “Making Game of Thrones”. Interesting details of Season 3. http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2013/2/19/season-3-wraps-on-a-frozen-mountain.html
ReminQuote Reply
Well, that might be just the push I needed to take another trip to Amsterdam. Although the last trip there didn’t end well =D
Maester MurksQuote Reply
Yay, battle at the Fist confirmed!
NezzerQuote Reply
Remin,
Thanks for link. Sounds awesome – come on S3!
Patchy FaceQuote Reply
They are comming to Brazil! That’s amazing!!!!!!!!!
Ana WingsQuote Reply
Hoping you’d do an Asian Tour as well and drop by Manila.
NadineQuote Reply
So do we know how many deleted scenes there are on the S2 Set? Is it just the Four or are there more?
MormegilQuote Reply
They’re coming to São Paulo! YESSS!!!
It’s fair to say that Brazil is a big market for both GoT and ASOIAF, so it’s natural that we were included in the tour.
Still, I’m quite surprised.
SerianoQuote Reply
Got my tickets for Toronto in my grubby little hands right now!
I don’t have a direwolf to pose with me on the Iron Throne… Can I bring my cat?
spacechampionQuote Reply
Fellow Aussies, do not despair, there is a GOT event in Sydney featuring Michelle Fairley on March 7th!
http://www.popcorntaxi.com.au/2013/02/events/game-of-thrones-special-event-screening-qa-live-on-stage/
Ser Lemon CakesQuote Reply
Sky Aero,
No, but I am living here at the moment … have done so for the past few years.
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
why does it say ‘tour the world’ when its only a few countries :/
xFire and BloodxQuote Reply
So its coming to amsterdam, and i live like 15 min with the train from amsterdam and i have no one to go with… I love my life -,-
DanaQuote Reply
Definitely going to the Amsterdam one.
Dana,
Plenty of people from this site are going. Maybe a group outing or meetup thing of sorts can be set up?
HBQuote Reply
Loatie,
Belfast IS in the UK. they film in Northern Ireland.
danQuote Reply
Sucks living in the Middle East.
NadinQuote Reply
Ser Lemon Cakes,
You are simply the best ser.
LooYeeQuote Reply
Fu** Yeah Brazil!
RazzaQuote Reply
What you mean nothing in the UK. BELFAST is in the UK……. And I for one will be going to see it.
Anyway what better place to have it. After all they do alot of filming in Northern Ireland.
SuzyQuote Reply
Will there be a shop there to by merchandise?
SuzyQuote Reply
Loatie,
Belfast is in the UK
tonyQuote Reply
I think you’ll find that Belfast, Northern Ireland is part of the UK! And it’s only an hour’s flight from London. Come on over, you will be very welcome and could even visit some of the wonderful Northern Ireland locations used for the filming of Seasons 1-3.
MoyraQuote Reply
Time to save money for another trip to Amsterdam! Interactive Black Water sounds very interesting.
BurgosQuote Reply
NYC!! I’m way too excited!
EveQuote Reply
Nothing in California? That’s like so much audience, also it’s the best state.
robQuote Reply
HB,
excellent idea. when dates are known, all Amsterdam fans can meet at one place before heading out (train station for instance).
now what would the sigil of our house be….
kindly manQuote Reply
rob,
Thats because winter isn’t coming to cali
kindly manQuote Reply
Yes Belfast is part of the UK, the fourteenth largest city (by population) as I understand it but it is not as accessible as London, Manchester, Birmingham or even Glasgow – it is in fact across a stretch of water accessible by boat or plane …a little inconveinent to the masses, which disappointing.
jennyQuote Reply
I’m in Sweden,but i might go to Amsterdam or Belfast for this!
Ilia StarkQuote Reply
Yaaay so excited for this, will be heading up to Belfast from Dublin for definite!
DaenybQuote Reply
Have told my husband and don’t think he is that interested. Which my friend will be pleased about, as she wants to go with me.
SuzyQuote Reply
For those of you who live outside Northern Ireland, it is easy to get here by boat or plane and there are plenty of lovely hotels. Even a budget one just up the road from the venue. Then if you are interested hire a car and take a chance and see some of the areas used for filming.
SuzyQuote Reply
I hope HBO brings this exhibition to SDCC on July.
irisQuote Reply
Loatie,
You know where Belfast is right??
CharliQuote Reply
This is absolutely fantastic! I will be at the one in NYC and already can’t wait to see all these beautiful costumes up close. I do hope for something Jon Snow like as well.
Shaya CollinsQuote Reply
Come to Ottawa, Canada! There are lots of Game of Thrones fans here! :)
CanadianQuote Reply
Guess it’s a Day trip to Belfast Flying from London for Me for one day x
LauraQuote Reply
Nothing in France ???
MarieQuote Reply
The GoT exhibit in Toronto is now sold out, but my friend had to drop out due to a sudden death in the family, so I have an extra ticket if someone is interested. The time slot is for Sun. Mar. 10 at 11AM. Please send me an e-mail ASAP at 1983got@gmail.com if you want it. I won’t have access to the Internet after I leave for Toronto, plus I don’t own a cell phone, so you need to contact me before Friday evening.
siberia82Quote Reply
I forgot to add that I’m giving away the Toronto ticket for free. I just want to make sure that it doesn’t go to waste.
siberia82Quote Reply
mariamb18,
right!
the white fawnQuote Reply
UK, UK, UK, UK… Please!!!
Kelly MoonQuote Reply
I’m coming to see the exhibition on March 14th in Toronto….so excited!
EmmyQuote Reply
Such a short list of cities and São Paulo is one of them. I couldn’t believe t when I saw. I’m definitely going!
PaulaQuote Reply
The one time something cool comes to Ireland it’s bang in the middle of the Leaving Cert! Oh Belfast…so close and yet so far…
CatrionaQuote Reply
Montreal is a world well known place for Video games, cinema, comics and one of the biggest city in Canada with a young population and you are not coming there ??!! Shame on you !!
OlivierQuote Reply
Would love to know when these irish tickets are being released! Anyone any ideas?
launabaileyQuote Reply
why doesn’t anything ever come to the southern states??? we are fans too!
fennQuote Reply
Koen,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE_IUPInEuc That should answer your qeustion ;)
LeonydasQuote Reply
It should come to London. Considering that most of the actors in it are British and there are so many British fans, it doesn’t make sense :S
PippaQuote Reply
HEY!!!!! What about LONDON???????????????
KristaQuote Reply
Krista,
Murrrrrrr
RuncisQuote Reply
This display may not be coming to London but there is an event you can meet some of the stars from Game of Thrones, like Peter Dinklage , Jason Momoa and many more
They are taking part in talks and photo ops with the fans from the 5th of July to the 7th at Earls Court London
heres the link
http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com
you will be able to get close to them and ask questions about there work
hope to see you there .
jasonQuote Reply
i can’t believe it doesn’t come through LA of all places.
jackQuote Reply
Yes Belfast is in uk but its a separate island so we have o fly or get the ferry which costs a small fortune. I think the expo should come to mainland uk.
Emma HardingQuote Reply
ZoeQuote Reply
Loatie,
Belfast IS in the UK!
AethelQuote Reply
Kevin,
Amsterdam and Belfast are same easy/ difficult to get to from London but anyway tickets are already sold out. So unfair!
VanessaQuote Reply
Italy? No Italy? we are crazy about you over here!!!
Please come!!!
KhaleesichickQuote Reply
No Italy :(
GiuliaQuote Reply
Can you please tell me whether the exhibition will be coming to England. We have tried to get transport and accomidation to see it in Belfast but its a rip off what we will have to pay for flights.
We are avid followers of the series and books so it would be great to see it but not at rip off prices. We managed to reserve tickets after a mix up when we booked for one day and they e-mailed us tickets for a later day when we couldnt get there.
Steve CoombeQuote Reply
Loatie,
Belfast is in the UK.
AndyQuote Reply
Sod london you get everything any way , god dam cockneys!!!!!!
RossQuote Reply
First confusion over Belfast, it’s £150 from London on plane (booking early) across Irish Sea west of Liverpool. Or Ferry from Birkenhead Liverpool or Scotland Stranraer!
You don’t need passport just photo ID from mainland as obviously it’s in UK.
Secondly Cockneys are from East London!
Which is a tiny part of the 200 square miles or so!
London being divided into 12 parts with over 20 boroughs each with their own identity there are so many races and cultures that only a small minded idiot would assume we all spoke ‘Cor blimey guvnor!’
So like Westoros has many areas with notable changes but only a Northerner with limited travel knowledge would say that.
Bit like Wildlings assuming everything is south and calling Northerners, southerners.
There got it back to GOT!!
MarkQuote Reply
Pippa,
it makes perfect sense to exhibit in belfast as i gather all the green bits are filmed in Northern Ireland which of course is part of the U.K.
also, although there are some British actors in GOT, there are a lot of Irish actors involved, which of course also makes perfect sense due to location filming.
i would like to take this opportunity to say that i think Game of Thrones is possibly the best T.V. i have seen in a long time and i cant wait for winter to come.
STANNISQuote Reply
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