‘Sinbad’ screening to bid bon voyage to Harryhausen exhibition
Science Museum Oklahoma, 2020 Remington Place, will mark the ending of its exclusive exhibition “Ray Harryhausen — Mythical Menagerie” with a screening of the stop-motion animation pioneer’s 1958 film “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” at 7 p.m. Dec. 2.
A comprehensive exhibition of nearly 150 original models, prototypes, bronzes, sketches and storyboards from five famed fantasy films by the groundbreaking filmmaker,
“Ray Harryhausen — Mythical Menagerie” is on view through Dec. 3. It is the first U.S. exhibition of Harryhausen’s work since his death in 2013 at the age of 92. The exhibition, which has drawn visitors from across the country and as far away as Canada, includes familiar cinematic artifacts like the cyclops armature from “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”; the skeleton warriors and hydra from “Jason and the Argonauts” (1963); the gryphon and the centaur from “The Golden Voyage of Sinbad” (1973); the giant walrus from “Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” (1977); and the Kraken, Medusa and Pegasus from “Clash of the Titans” (1981). General admission tickets for the Dec. 2 screening are $10 each and include the screening and access to the exhibit. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Concessions, along with a cash bar for those 21 and older, will be available. For tickets and information, go to www.sciencemuseumok.org.
Ray Harryhausen works with a model from the 1958 film “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.” [PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE RAY AND DIANA HARRYHAUSEN FOUNDATION]