Museums: Superhero Exhibits

Comic-tanium: Material Science and Superheroes

Curator Suveen Mathaudhu discusses the joint exhibit between the ToonSeum and the Mineral, Metals and Materials Society, which explores real science through the science of comic books.

Marvel: Universe of Superheroes

The exhibit premiered at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture in April 2018 and served as a tribute to the media giant that has influenced countless generations in print and onscreen since 1939.

Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.

The exhibit premiered at New York’s Discovery Times Square in 2014 and allowed fans of the Marvel Universe to become Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. while learning the science of superheroes.

Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy

The 2008 exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art showcased costumes from comic book superheroes alongside contemporary fashion designs and highlighted their similarities.

The Myth of Superheroes: From Antiquity to Contemporary Art

The traveling exhibit made an appearance at the Comic-Con Museum in 2024, showing the similarities between the ancient gods and goddesses of the past and superheroes of the present.

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