East Coast fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones who were patient and lucky enough to brave long lines and cold winds got a special treat when the network and Time Warner Cable brought a traveling exhibition to New York City for a very limited time.
After two attempts and over two hours, I got a chance to see an impressive (and free!) collection of props, costumes, and art direct from the land of Westeros.
Beyond the Wall
Some distressed and furry costumes for Ygritte, Jon Snow, and Mance Rayder. The level of detail for all costumes on display was exquisite. A closer view of Ygritte’s snowshoes revealed their soles were made of antlers! Who knew?
The Blackwater Bay Experience
I wish more shooter games came with gigantic bows and arrows. Who wouldn’t enjoy lighting a few gallons of wildfire from the safety of Columbus Circle?
House Lannister
Opulent costumes fit for the richest family in Westeros. Jaime and Tywin’s armor was especially impressive.
Tyrion and Jaime (detail):
And overlooking the Lannisters….
Ned’s head, baby. Ned’s head.
Speaking of, the first and now the last time we’ll see Ned’s costume with the rest of his family.
Across the Narrow Sea
I was immediately struck by how tiny Emilia Clarke is. Something you can only learn by seeing these costumes in person.
Drogon overlooking the hall.
A plaque next to Quaithe’s mask describes how the shape of the medallions echo the necklace worn by The Red Priestess, Melisandre, as they’re both from Asshai.
Arms and more arms….
While Dany may be small, Sandor Clegane’s helm is frigging gigantic.
The High Septon’s severed arm rests in a place of honor after being torn off in a riot in King’s Landing. It’s next to a jug of wildfire and one of Cersei’s necklaces.
Davos’ lucky charms were also on display:
There was also a nice amount of some really lovely fan art:
But perhaps the greatest picture in the exhibit was the below screenshot—Joffrey post-Tyrion bitch slap. It got many chuckles:
Visitors also got to take their picture on the Iron Throne and recieved a nice little keepsake snapshot. Tonight, the exhibit packs up and heads first to Sao Paulo, then Amsterdam, and finally to Belfast, where much of filming takes place. All in all, it was a great time, well worth the wait, and you couldn’t argue with the price. HBO once again outdid itself with a great promotion for a great show.
Game of Thrones airs Sundays at 9P.M. E/PT on HBO.
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So, so jealous that I didn’t have a chance to see this.
Why do Davos’ finger bones have skin/nails on them? That is ridiculous on two levels – 1) they would have rotten and stunk like heck, and 2) the books and show specifically describe them as “finger bones”, not “fingers.”
Seems odd for a props department so obviously meticulous to details to miss something that glaring.
Still, I’m always impressed at the amount of work and skill that goes on behind the scenes of these shows/movies.
@2 Good catch/point. Have we ever actually seen inside the bag on the show? We’re told Davos is wearing his fingers (maybe they said finger bones on the show, but I don’t remember,) but, yeah, I always pictured them as bones. It does seem like an uncharacteristic snafu from such a detail-orientated team.
This event was a complete sham! I went there this evening and I couldn’t even get in because the amount of fans that arrived. The line held over a hundred or so people, and the HBO staff said that only those who rsvped through Time Warner cable would get in. So in all it wasn’t really a “free” event unless you was a Time Warner customer.
That sucks. The first time I went, I went around 12:30 all excited because there is literally NOTHING ELSE GOOD that comes from being a Time Warner customer and had to put my name on the Time Warner reservation standby list. For 7pm. Ugh. So I happened to get out of work early and stood on the general admission line for about 2.5 hours. By then it was like 6:45 and the people running the line said I was safer staying in my spot on line than trying for my standby shot. So I did get in, but I had to wait a long time. TWC did literally nothing for me.
It was only here for a short time and free, which is nice, but you could understand the lines. I’d honestly have preferred to buy a timed ticket. I hope the exhibit will come back one day for all of the people who didn’t get in this time. I really don’t know many people who got in.
I was lucky enoguh to make it to the exhibit yesterday. I don’t know if it was the time I went (got there at 11am) or the fact that it was the last day, but I didn’t have much problem. Waited on line for about an hour, plus a few more minutes once inside waiting for my five seconds on the throne. It was definitely full, but the line wasn’t too bad. I did have to rush once inside though, as I had to head on over to school. Definitely a great exhibit, and I hope that one day it returns (maybe even larger, in the same vein of that Harry Potter exhibit that was around a while back).