COLOGNE, Germany, Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Harry
Potter film graphic design artists Miraphora Mina and
Eduardo Lima, collectively known as
MinaLima and the creators of the visual graphic style of the
Harry Potter films, have just released a limited edition
fine art print to commemorate Harry Potter: The Exhibition,
which is currently open in Cologne,
Germany, at the Adventure Museum ODYSSEUM.
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The collectors' print is available for purchase at Harry
Potter: The Exhibition retail shop, now open at the
ODYSSEUM in Cologne,
Germany—just in time for the holiday season. This is the first
print produced by the Harry Potter film graphic design team
MinaLima exclusively for Harry Potter: The Exhibition.
This original Harry Potter film and Cologne-inspired artwork—which measures 40 cm
(W) by 50 cm (H)—is limited to 300 prints and features the famous
Cologne landmarks Kolner Dom,
Great St. Martin Church, Love Locks
Bridge, the Rhine river and the Harry Potter-inspired
post owl. Each print is hand-numbered and signed by the artists,
printed with pigment-based inks on Hahnemuhle fine art
paper, features an embossed gold seal and certificate of
authenticity, and is available for purchase at the exhibition
retail shop for 199€.
In partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Global
Experience Specialists, Inc. (GES) created the 1,400-square-meter
traveling exhibition, where visitors are able to enjoy dramatic
displays inspired by the Hogwarts™ film sets and see the amazing
craftsmanship behind authentic costumes, props and creatures from
the films.
Harry Potter: The Exhibition is open now for a limited
time during the ODYSSEUM's regular opening hours: Mondays through
Thursdays from 9 am to 7 pm, Fridays
through Sundays, bank holidays and school holidays in North
Rhine-Westphalia from 9 am to 8
pm.
Tickets to Harry Potter: The Exhibition are available at
the ODYSSEUM's box office, through the ticket hotline 01805 -
404760 or through www.odysseum.de and www.eventim.de. Timed-entry
tickets are required, and the last entry will be 90 minutes before
closing of the ODYSSEUM. Tickets for Harry Potter: The
Exhibition include general admission to the Adventure Museum
and are 29,95 € for adults, 23,95 € for children and 99,95 € for
families. Audio tours are available, limited to a daily allotment;
it is highly recommended to reserve them in advance.
HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are
trademarks of and ©Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter
Publishing Rights ©JKR.
(s14)
About MinaLima
MinaLima are graphic designers
Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima.
Their ten year involvement in the Harry Potter film productions
established the visual graphic style of the films. There they
created graphic representations of the Marauder's Map™,
the Daily Prophet™ and every other graphic prop in the
film series, which they now reproduce as
limited edition art prints
at www.minalima.com/store. Their London studio continues to create props for
feature films, as well as book and packaging design.
About Global Experience Specialists (GES)
Global
Experience Specialists, Inc. (GES), a Viad Corp (NYSE: VVI)
company, is a leading marketing company that produces exhibitions,
events, exhibits and entertainment experiences. GES provides a wide
range of services, including turnkey official show services, audio
visual, cutting-edge creative and design, marketing and measurement
services – all with an unrivaled global reach. GES
partners with leading shows and brands, including Warner Bros.
Consumer Products, CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE, Bell
Helicopter, L'Oreal, and Simon Property Group. GES' National
Servicenter® has been recognized with certification under the J.D.
Power and Associates Certified Call Center ProgramSM for
the past six years, and for the fifth year in a row Ad Age has
named GES as one of the "World's 50 Largest Agency Companies." For
more information visit ges.com.
About Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP)
Warner
Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is
one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations
in the world.
About the ODYSSEUM
The ODYSSEUM is Germany's first science-adventure-museum. It
is situated in one of Europe's
most densely populated regions, and it encompasses 7,500 square
meters of exhibition space. More than 360,000 visitors of all ages
experience more than 150 exhibits every year, most of which have
been exclusively designed for the ODYSSEUM making it a renowned
extracurricular learning location. Hence the ODYSSEUM has been
awarded with the prestigious Micheletti Award 2011 as one of the
best seven European museums by a committee of international
experts. 2013 the ODYSSEUM celebrated its relaunch with new
attractions like "The Game", the "Clever-Labs", and the "Museum
with the MOUSE" in cooperation with the Westdeutscher Rundfunk
(WDR).
Contacts
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ODYSSEUM
Koln
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GES
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WBCP
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Antje
Krumm
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Jesse
Phillips
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Lea
Antonio
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Interface Film
PR
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Director,
Marketing
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Manager, Public
Relations
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0049 - 221-925 28
90
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(818)
638-5944
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Global Themed
Entertainment
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info@antjekrumm.de
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jphillips@ges.com
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(818)
954-3121
lea.antonio@warnerbros.com
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