Stanley Kubrick's magnum opus, 2001: A Space Odyssey, has stood the test of time as one of the most provocative pieces of cinematic art ever to be experienced, and anyone who has seen it screened in its original 70mm widescreen format remains forever affected by its existential themes, technological predictions, and mind-warping special effects.

As a continuation of its landmark 50th anniversary in 2018, Queens' Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) is presenting an incredible exhibition of the seminal masterpiece's production props, concept art, filming miniatures, and screen-used costumes in a special six-month show titled Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey.

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This must-see exhibition explores Kubrick’s myriad influences, his fanatical research, and his pioneering production process in projecting a remarkably accurate predictionof the future seen through the lens of the 1960s. Running from Jan. 18 to July 19, the stimulating show abounds in rare, original 2001 artifacts culled from international collections and from the Stanley Kubrick Archive at the University of the Arts London, as well as the museum’s own impressive specimens.

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"The exhibition is coming to us from the Deutsches Film Institute and Film Museum in Frankfurt," MoMI curator Barbara Miller tells SYFY WIRE. "That institution tours this large, comprehensive exhibition about the work of Stanley Kubrick and has been touring around the world for the last 15 years. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey, they took that section, amplified it a bit, and created