The costumes will form part of the museum’s Star Trek Trail which is on display until September.
The Science Museum has partnered with with Star Trek on a programme of activities to celebrate 60 years of the franchise.
This includes a Star Trek Trail that features iconic objects from the franchise’s archives and curated by the Science Museum. The free trail explores the surprising connections between science fiction and real-world innovations as it takes visitors on a journey across galleries throughout the museum.
Among the items on display are the uniform belonging to Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott, or Scotty, as played by Simon Pegg in Star Trek (2009); the Command uniform worn by U.S.S. Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike, worn by Anson Mount in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–); and Admiral Jean-Luc Picard’s uniform, worn by Sir Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Picard (2020-2023). An EV suit worn by Captain Michael Burnham, as played by Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery (2017-2024) took inspiration from real spacesuits that hold crucial life support systems to help the wearers survive the vacuum of space.
Elsewhere, a model of the U.S.S. Enterprise from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will greet visitors on their voyage across the museum as lights inside bring the model to life. The Enterprise crew aim to ‘seek out new life and new civilisations, to boldly go where no one has gone before’. The iconic rapidly multiplying tribbles will take up residence as an example of what we might just encounter beyond our solar system.
A striking prop head used in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) will draw out questions around artificial intelligence. The head is from the prototype android B-4 discovered by Lieutenant Commander Data, played by Brent Spiner, who later merged their programming together. Features that were once a novelty in Star Trek – talking to a starship computer to get information from it – are now daily occurrences for many through AI assistants.
The trail is part of the Science Museum’s programme to mark 60 years of Star Trek. The trail will end in the Star Trek takeover of the mezzanine level of the museum’s shop, where visitors will be able to take the helm and take a picture in a replica of the captain’s chair from Star Trek: Discovery and discover exclusive products created for the anniversary, including a limited-edition anniversary coin and apparel.
Dr Glyn Morgan, Head of Collections and Principal Curator at the Science Museum, said: ‘Star Trek has invited audiences to be curious explorers for decades – a mission we know something about at the Science Museum. Star Trek as a cultural phenomenon has played a real role in changing the world of STEM, from inspiring technical innovations to encouraging a generation of modern astronauts. I hope that this Star Trek at 60 programme at the Science Museum inspires visitors to consider what might be possible if you boldly go where no one has gone before.’
To find out more about the trail and other events as part of the Star Trek season visit: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/star-trek-warp-trail