The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition

Today we had a nice Family outing to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition at the Montréal Exhibition Centre: that is my Sweetheart, my Daughter, Auntie Cici (Nancy-Raven) and myself.

Narnian Heraldry

I have to say right away I was quite disappointed in this exhibition. There were perhaps 4 rooms to visit and there wasn't that much to see in each. Many games for kids and facts comparing the melting frozen river of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) to Global Warming, but not as many props and costumes as I expected. And from what I hear, they did not have the entire exhibition due to lack of space. Hmm... Not worth 15$ per adult that we had to pay. But, since I was there, I took lots of pictures to share with you!

Baby and Daddy arriving in Narnia

After reading about C.S. Lewis and seeing some of his things, we entered the wardrobe, passed through racks of fur coats and arrived in Narnia a snow fell down softly on us. A lovely and magickal moment.

Of course, we spent the rest of the afternoon dusting ourselves and the stroller off of the fake snow, but still, it was a nice touch.

Daddy showing Baby that ice is cold

I don't want to sound (too) mean, but to Quebecois who get 6 months of winter a year, a wall of ice is not much of a thrill; most of us grew up on ice skating rinks either learning to figure skate or play hockey. In my opinion, they could have dropped the ice wall to make place for Aslan (he was one of the items for which they did not find space at the Montréal Exhibition Center).

Of course, I'm sure it was a hit in Jacksonville, Florida.

Tiny White Witch with her Daddy

She'll be ready to terrorize you right after her bottle

Nancy-Raven is loving this Queen thing...

By the way, please notice if you will that Nancy-Raven is wearing COLOUR (as opposed to her usual all black scheme). After going shopping with her for her birthday and pestering her about looking only at black pieces (without any bling please), she is actually following my advice and going for adding colour to her wardrobe.

Apparently, she has also been watching What Not to Wear and is now hearing voices when buying new clothes that tell her "Do you really want to be ordinary and invisible?". If the voices persist, I might worry, but for now, I'm just glad to see her trying something different.

Gwenyver, the self proclaimed North Witch (matching with the decor - what did you expect!)

The White Witch throne was a nice touch. Sure it wasn't the real prop (they would never have allowed us to sit on it) but it was cool (haha!) nonetheless. It was even cold to the touch to simulate ice. As you can see, we all had fun taking turns sitting on it and snapping pictures.

Nancy-Raven in front of the Narnian War Camp display

I know, I know, I promised you costumes. Geesh! You are so impatient little one. Here they are now:

Edmund's and Peter's Play clothes, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Susan's and Lucy's Play clothes, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Detail of Lucy's Play Dress, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Lucy's School Uniform, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Oh look, it's a Gymslip!

Susan's School Uniform, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Girl's School Blazer, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Edmund's School Uniform, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Peter's School Uniform, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Boy's School Blazer and Edmund's Cap, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Edmund's School Scarf, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Peter's Battle Outfit, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Prince Caspian's Battle Outfit, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Miraz' Armor, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

A Bust of Glenstorm, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Of course, these are just an overlook of all the pictures I took (55 in total). To seen them all, visit my Flickr Gallery here: The Chronicles of Narnia - The Exhibition (August 21, 2010 - Montreal, QC).

Again, if you are interested in making costumes from any of the Chronicles of Narnia movies, I strongly suggest you visit The Wardrobe Door.