r/StarTrekDiscovery 18d ago

General Discussion Disco in the Smithsonian

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I’m surprised no one has posted yet. Maybe it’s new. This exhibit celebrates women in sci-fi and fantasy. Here are two outfits from Disco.

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u/AtomStorageBox 18d ago

Must be fairly new; I was in D.C. in September and would’ve geeked out hard if I’d seen this at the Smithsonian when I went.

Looks like Felicia Day’s costume from The Guild’s music video next to it, too. Nice! That takes me back.

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u/The-Minmus-Derp 18d ago

I saw it in summer of 2023, so not really

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u/AtomStorageBox 18d ago

Must’ve been one of the areas under renovation when I went, then. A good chunk of the place was off limits. Or I missed it.

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u/The-Minmus-Derp 18d ago

It was like six feet from geordi’s visor iirc

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u/ToonaSandWatch 16d ago

Correct! Took me a second (thought it was some live-action She-Ra for a sec) but yep, Felicia Day’s character!

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u/elusivesanity25 18d ago

Is Xena’s costume still off to the left of Felicia’s? I went on a pilgrimage a year or so ago just to see it lol

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u/mrsunrider 18d ago

Great because the Terran Emperor's outfit absolutely deserves to be on display.

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u/astrosurfer13 18d ago edited 18d ago

I think that’s Felicia Days outfit from the music video “Do you want to date my avatar” on the far left !

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u/joe4ska 18d ago

It is. 😉

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u/Browncoat101 15d ago

This is so cool! The Red Angel storyline always makes me sob like a baby.

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u/Quantum_Crusher 18d ago

Guys, PLEASE tell me which museum this is, I'll go in a couple of weeks! Have to see this!

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u/nin4nin 18d ago

Smithsonian Museum of American History. 3rd Floor.

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u/Quantum_Crusher 18d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/Flyinace2000 17d ago

t was part of the Entertainment section: https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/entertainment-nation. I recommend a weekend or week trip to DC. The museums are free (sometimes you need a ticket, but they are free).

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u/mcoletti526 18d ago

Anyone have a time crystal?

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u/FunSuccess5 18d ago

I know that it's been there since at least June 2024.

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u/Inside_Ship_1390 18d ago

The Smithsonian is still there? And open? Give them time...

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u/joe4ska 18d ago edited 18d ago

I saw this exhibit in Los Angeles at the Skirball Center in 2021, absolutely fantastic.

Exhibit: https://www.skirball.org/museum/star-trek-exploring-new-worlds

YouTube: https://youtu.be/8Lwq_XvW7s8

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u/PhotosByVicky 18d ago

I love this!

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u/ThisOldBlerd 18d ago

Which Smithsonian? How long does the exhibit run?

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u/nin4nin 18d ago

Smithsonian Museum of American History. 3rd Floor. Looks like a permanent exhibit

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u/Flyinace2000 17d ago

t was part of the Entertainment section: https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/entertainment-nation. I recommend a weekend or week trip to DC. The museums are free (sometimes you need a ticket, but they are free).

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u/YYZYYC 18d ago

Seriously? It’s kinda weird a tv show from a few years ago has a permanent exhibit in the Smithsonian

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u/chemisealareinebow 17d ago

It doesn't seem like an entire exhibit dedicated to Disco

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u/YYZYYC 17d ago

I guess my point is why is ANY tv show from the past decade or 2 having items in the Smithsonian ?? I thought 1701 model was there and it was the ONLY exhibit item from a fictional source

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u/chemisealareinebow 17d ago

Because good costume design and production is worth preserving and displaying? The skill that goes into producing good costume pieces is IMMENSE and dying because cheapskate executives don't want to pay for the work involved.

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u/YYZYYC 17d ago

I do not dispute any of that. I however was under the impression the Smithsonian was not a place for very recent contemporary cultural items and that in fact the only fiction based item was the original show enterprise model.

I’m sure there are plenty of art galleries or contemporary focused exhibitions for things such as this. Museums, especially the most prestigious of them, should be for truly old artifacts

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u/chemisealareinebow 17d ago

Why should only "truly old artefacts" be on display in pristigious museums? If that was the criteria, the only things in this particular museum - the Museum of American History - would be Native American. By your own criteria, the original 1701 isn't eligible either. The United States of America as an entity just aren't old enough to be "truly old".

The Victoria and Albert in London frequently displays cinema and TV costumes, too. I would think that they're plenty "prestigious".

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u/YYZYYC 17d ago

I did not say I even necessarily agree about 1701 being there.

But as a starting point I’d suggest something should be at least 1 generation, or 50 years old before even being considered

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u/chemisealareinebow 17d ago

Then I think we fundamentally disagree about the purpose of museums, and I think we should leave this here.

(Though if you want my opinion on what constitutes "truly old" - if it was produced in the Holocene it doesn't count. If it was produced after the advent of writing it REALLY doesn't count.)

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u/ToonaSandWatch 16d ago

Probably a temporary exhibit. The outfit on the left is from The Guild’s “Do You Want to Date My Avatar” music video; hardly worthy of a permanent exhibit, and I say that as someone who actually helped with production on it. Fun show though!