{"id":3265,"date":"2024-07-02T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/?p=3265"},"modified":"2024-07-03T10:44:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:44:49","slug":"toucan-tip-2-museum-events-exhibits-the-legend-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/toucan-tip-2-museum-events-exhibits-the-legend-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Toucan Tip #2: Museum Events\/Exhibits & The LEGEND Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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COMIC-CON 2024 TOUCAN TIP OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toucan Tip #2: Museum Events\/Exhibits & The LEGEND Membership<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Missed out on a Comic-Con 2024 badge? No worries! Explore educational exhibits at Comic-Con Museum and grab a LEGEND membership to score your badge. Join the LEGENDs now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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COMIC-CON MUSEUM\u00ae<\/sup> LEGEND MEMBERSHIP<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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LEGEND<\/strong> members are guaranteed a Comic-Con 2024 four-day with Preview Night badge<\/strong> along with year-round access to Comic-Con Museum. Discover more about this exceptional opportunity and explore all the benefits of Legend membership here HERE<\/strong><\/a>. A portion of your contribution is tax-deductible, and Legend memberships have an option to auto-renew, allowing renewing members to secure their 2024 Comic-Con badge hassle-free!

Act fast. Join us, become a LEGEND<\/strong>, and experience Comic-Con like never before! \ud83d\udcab<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to own a piece of cinematic history! <\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Get ready for an exciting event this year as Julien\u2019s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) team up to present the \u201cJulien\u2019s Auctions & TCM 2024 Spotlight Series\u201d at Comic-Con Museum. Currently on display at the museum, these coveted items will be up for grabs in an exclusive live and online auction on Sunday, July 28, at 10:00 AM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Featured in this event is “Harry Potter and Other Heroes,” a spectacular collection of props, production materials, and memorabilia from iconic franchises like Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe, and DC Comics. The auction will also showcase a special collection from Dan Romanelli, legendary founder of Warner Brothers Consumer Products, with proceeds benefiting charities chosen by the donors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Highlights include a range of beloved character wands and costumes from the Harry Potter films, such as Lord Voldemort’s wand used by Ralph Fiennes in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (estimated at $15,000-$20,000), Harry Potter’s wand (estimated at $8,000-$10,000), Death Eater props, Gary Oldman’s Sirius Black wand prop, Michael Gambon’s Albus Dumbledore elder wand prop (estimated at $8,000-$10,000), and other magical items like Hogwarts School artifacts and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SUMMER NIGHTS AT COMIC-CON MUSEUM<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JUNE 14 – JULY 19 (NOT INCLUDING JULY 5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking for fun activities to brighten your summer evening? Join us for our remaining evenings of fun and games! Summer Nights at Comic-Con Museum<\/strong> is a series of Friday evening events, and our final two evenings will be our Late Night Makerspace and Zombicide Game Night.  Win exclusive prizes and celebrate the popular arts with this fun opportunity that brings our community of members and friends together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REMAINING SUMMER NIGHTS SCHEDULE:
<\/strong>\u2022 Late Night Makerspace \u2013 JULY 12 (Kid-Friendly<\/em>)
\u2022 Zombicide Game Night \u2013 JULY 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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POPNOLOGY<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

OCTOBER 4-AUGUST 22, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Immerse yourself in the world of POPnology<\/em>, Comic-Con Museum\u2019s latest interactive exhibit that demonstrates the connection between pop culture and real-world technology! Engage with your favorite science fiction technology such as driverless cars, robots, drones, and more to learn how fantasy becomes reality and explore which science fiction of today will become reality tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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POPnology<\/em> not only chronicles humans\u2019 progression from science fiction to science fact but also illuminates emerging technologies that are just now showing up on the cultural radar. Highlights of the exhibit include how we Play, Connect, Live and Play, and Move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BORDER BLITZ: ARTISTAS DEL C\u00d3MIC DE TIJUANA<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego and sponsored in part by Cross Border Xpress, Comic-Con Museum announces its current exhibit \u201cBorder Blitz: Artistas del C\u00f3mic de Tijuana,\u201d a binational exhibition and participating World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024 community initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibit showcases the work of Charles Glaubitz, Alejandra Y\u00e9piz Portillo, and Urbano Mata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EXHIBITION SPONSORED BY:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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BECOMING BETTY BOOP<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JUNE 27, 2024 – JUNE 15, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Comic-Con Museum\u00ae and Fleischer Studios present Becoming Betty Boop, an exclusive exhibit showcasing the nearly 100-year history and evolution of the iconic cartoon character. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also highlighted are the eight women who have voiced Betty over the years, and history and animation enthusiasts will appreciate the focus on innovative industry pioneers Max and Dave Fleischer, founders of Fleischer Studios and inventors of the rotoscope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COLLABORATION(S)! A JOURNEY WITH JOHN JENNINGS<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UNTIL JANUARY 7, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This exhibit showcases collaborations of John Jennings, an Eisner Award\u2013winning comic artist and author. He is the director of the Abrams ComicArts imprint Megascope and co-editor of the 2016 Eisner Award\u2013winning collection The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CARDBOARD SUPERHEROES<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This exhibit features life-size and miniature cardboard creations that are the work of the Cardboard Superheroes, Connor and Bauer Lee. The Cardboard Superheroes use fan art creation as an on-ramp to STEAM learning that is led by youth, and is accessible to all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cardboard Superheroes exhibit showcases the Comic-Con Museum Education Center\u2019s commitment to youth creativity and entrepreneurship. Learn more about the Cardboard Superheroes at cardboardsuperheroes.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LOGO LEGACY<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UNTIL AUGUST 22, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matt Bruback, an avid comic book collector, discovered the first appearances of several unique brand emblems displayed on comics from the 1940s. Following extensive research, he found that there were less than 12 copies of each of the first four Marvel Comics brand emblems in the world. To date, Bruback has documented 60 different company brand emblems, featuring a total of 175 first brand emblem logos. Be one of the first to see this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition that is changing the world of comic book collecting as we know it!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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