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“It is absolutely about the people and the sense of community,” “The entire point of it is to share it with people,” Sansweet said of his collection. The museum, founded by Steve Sansweet, is the largest privately held collection of “Star Wars” items anywhere but has been closed since last year because of the pandemic. After all, what is a museum but storage shed if no one is there to see its Great Pit of Carkoon bathroom, complete with everything from Scent of a Wookiee cologne to a jar of Admiral Ackbar’s Collector’s Envy Reliever pills for the faint of heart.Ī Mandalorian figurine is displayed at Rancho Obi-Wan, a “Star Wars” museum in Petaluma, Calif. But without any visitors for almost two years, the museum has been trying to find ways to connect with the franchise’s legions of fans. The collection is meant to tell the story of “Star Wars” fandom as much as of the saga itself. “I think we all sort of wondered about what was going on and when this would end,” early in the pandemic, Sansweet said. There is also now an online museum with photos and videos to help hungry fans connect with the collection, a pandemic-induced necessity.Īn astromech droid and lifesize renderings of “Clone Wars” characters are on view at Rancho Obi-Wan, a “Star Wars” museum in Petaluma, Yalonda M. Since the closure, Sansweet and a small team have busied themselves cleaning and reorganizing the collection of more than 300,000 items - only about 1% of which are on display at any given time. The ranch plans to reopen for its volunteer docent-led tours in early 2022 but will likely feature smaller, masked groups that wander through the shelves of memorabilia that include everything from practice lightsabers from the original sets to toys and art from all over the world. Museum tours are normally open to members who pay a monthly fee and can also buy tickets for their guests.
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To pass through the gates, walk past the chicken coop and into the first building is to enter a world where is everything is about, or seen through the lens of, “Star Wars.”Īfter crossing the themed floor mat and ascending the stairs, fans are welcomed by a recording of none other than Obi-Wan himself: “You’ve taken your first step into a larger world,” booms a recording of James Arnold Taylor, who voiced the Jedi in the animated TV series “The Clone Wars.”īut Taylor’s voice hasn’t greeted visitors since last year, when Sansweet was forced to close the museum because of the pandemic, unable to share his treasures in person with the museum’s more than 1,000 members from 47 countries.
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The museum is the largest privately held collection of Star Wars items anywhere, collecting a variety of items from movie props to action figures. And for good reason: Welcome to Rancho Obi-Wan, what the “Guinness Book of World Records” calls the world’s largest collection of “Star Wars” memorabilia.Ī sign is on view at Rancho Obi-Wan, a “Star Wars” museum in Petaluma. The only clue to the wonders that lie inside Steve Sansweet’s palace of movie paraphernalia outside Petaluma are two white gates cut to the likeness of the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The white fence and low-slung buildings blend in with the other casual but well-appointed properties on the two-lane stretch of country asphalt. James/The Chronicle Show More Show Lessįrom the road, the museum looks like anything but a repository of “Star Wars” artifacts. James/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 6 of6Ī tribute to late actress Carrie Fisher, who portrayed Princess Leia, is displayed at Rancho Obi-Wan. The museum, founded by Steve Sansweet, is the largest privately held collection of Star Wars items anywhere but has been closed since last year because of the pandemic.
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James/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 5 of6įigurines of X-Wing pilots are displayed at Rancho Obi-Wan in Petaluma. Star Wars figurines are displayed at Rancho Obi-Wan in Petaluma. James/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 4 of6 Steve Sansweet, founder of Rancho Obi-Wan, a Star Wars Museum, stands next to a Darth Vader mannequin.
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James/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of6 The museum has items ranging form the original “Star Wars” trilogy to the recent “Mandalorian” TV series. James/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of6Ī toilet seat featuring Boba Fett hangs on the bathroom wall at Rancho Obi-Wan. Steve Sansweet, founder of Rancho Obi-Wan, shows the re-creation of a hallway from the opening of the first “Star Wars” film.