JAMES BOND VILLAINS EXHIBITION

The International Spy Museum celebrates 50 years of Bond villains

The International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. is currently hosting Exquisitely Evil: 50 Years of Bond Villains which is dedicated to Bond’s most memorable adversaries. The exhibition brings together over 110 artifacts from the films – from Goldfinger’s golf shoes to Max Zorin’s airship, Jaws’ teeth to Le Chiffre’s tuxedo and puts each of 007’s villains into the context of their time, showing how Dr. No was borne of the Cold War era while Silva or Dominic Greene have emerged from a time of environmental fears and cyberterrorism.

This 5,000 square-foot exhibition also explores how Bond’s adventures have impacted on the public perception of espionage, with real-life Intelligence Operatives recounting their own ‘Bond moment

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BOND IN MOTION TO STAY IN LONDON

Exhibition remains at the London Film Museum

Bond in Motion, the largest collection of original James Bond vehicles, is to remain at the London Film Museum in Covent Garden due to popular demand. Originally due to close in March, the exhibition has proved so successful it is to stay open indefinitely. New exhibits, including vehicles from SPECTRE, will be added later in the year. Also, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of THUNDERBALL, the original Bell Rocket Belt ‘jet pack’ is being flown in from the USA.

To mark the one year anniversary of the exhibition the museum will be hosting a weekend of Bond-themed celebrations on the weekend of the 21 and 22 March. Activities will include Q&A sessions with Bond film crew including Production Designer Peter Lamont who worked on 18 Bond films and there will also be a display of Aston Martin cars in the Covent Garden Piazza

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DESIGNING 007 EXHIBITION MOVES TO MEXICO

Opens in Mexico City on 23 October

The Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style exhibition will open in Mexico City on 23 October. In celebration of SPECTRE’s opening sequence which was filmed in the city, Mexican fans will be able to see never before seen costumes, art department concepts and models which helped to create SPECTRE’s Day of the Dead festivities and action in Zócalo Square. On display at the Plaza Carso’s Exhibition Hall will be more than 500 pieces from the James Bond archive including costumes, storyboards, gadgets, props, models and weapons. Since its successful debut at the Barbican Centre, London in 2012, Designing 007 has been presented in Toronto, Shanghai, Melbourne, Moscow, Rotterdam and Madrid and been seen by more than 450,000 people

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