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Star Wars Fans React to Costume Exhibit at Denver Art Museum
Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 3:43 p.m.

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Rudy Lopez’s favorite exhibit was “Darth Maul, with all the Jedi’s around. For me, he is a character that has personality. “
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Carlos Ramirez, who is visiting Colorado from Lima, Peru, saw a sign for the exhibit at DIA and decided to incorporate it into his sight-seeing.
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Lance McClure brought his daughter Iris to the exhibit. She said she was most excited to see Yoda.
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As Seth Hanson of Centennial left the exhibit, he told Westword he "had goose bumps the whole time.”
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“I’ve always been fascinated by the storm troopers," says Anthony Gengaro of Denver. "I’ve always been interested with the outfitting off all those soldiers."
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Fourth grader Gabriella Brower came to the exhibit dressed as Queen Amidala even though her favorite character is Darth Vader.
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Just before entering the exhibit, Eli Rosenbaum of Colorado Springs said he “expects something great."
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Rick Riddle from Denver says of the exhibit, “it was odd and wonderful. I love it, especially Darth Vader."
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Joshua “Lucky Riddle” of Lakewood is a Star Wars fan. When asked to sum up the museum exhibit in one word, Joshua said "amazing.”
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Star Wars Fans React to Costume Exhibit at Denver Art Museum
On Friday, November 18, Star Wars fans visited the Denver Art Museum and saw Darth Vader and other characters up close at the Star Wars and the Power of Costume exhibit. We caught up with a few as they were entertain and leaving the exhibit, which is "basically is looking at form and function," says Saul Sopoci Drake, exhibitions project director at the Smithsonian, which pulled the show together. "What that means is showing these guys as they are originally intended to be: in action." All photos by Brandon Marshall.
On Friday, November 18, Star Wars fans visited the Denver Art Museum and saw Darth Vader and other characters up close at the Star Wars and the Power of Costume exhibit. We caught up with a few as they were entertain and leaving the exhibit, which is "basically is looking at form and function," says Saul Sopoci Drake, exhibitions project director at the Smithsonian, which pulled the show together. "What that means is showing these guys as they are originally intended to be: in action." All photos by Brandon Marshall.
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