Despite its current impressive size and large collection of exhibits, the museum actually entered the world quite humbly. It was little more than a basement at first. The "sci fi room", which was modeled to resemble a Star Trek style bridge, was built underneath a theater-style building, which had been intended to be the meeting place of the recently formed Film Maker's group.

Sci Fi Geeks grew incredibly fast, much faster than Flim Makers, so it was quickly determined that the building should be reversed. Now isntead of a theater that happened to have a sci fi room in it, the place became a sci fi building that happened to have a theater in it. At this point, it still wasn't a museum though. It was a mock up of the shuttle Tyderium from Return of the Jedi, built to about 3 times normal size. The "sci fi room" bridge was placed in the cockpit, and the theater was placed in the cargo hold.

This new Star Wars/Star Trek hybrid ship/buiding was a step in the right direction, but it had limited possibilities for expansion. We wanted to be able to pay homage not to just Star Wars and Star Trek, but to the entire sci fi genre. It was decided that the ship would be scrapped and that a building would be constructed to house models of as many ships, space stations, props, scenery items, etc. as we could possibly make. Thus the Second Life's first and only Sci Fi Museum was born.

It was decided early on that the building itself should not just exist to house exhibits, but it should be an exhibit in its own right. In this spirit, the museum has undergone many face lifts. Its appearance has gone from Star Wars space ship to the colony from Aliens to the Klingon Capitol building to Starfleet Headquarters, and many others.

Although the Film Makers group did not last, the theater has always been an integral part of the museum. It has been incoprorated into the construction of just about every version of the museum so far, and has served as a perfect venue for trivia events, avatar contests, etc. Like the museum itself, the theater has undergone a few changes to its appearance, including a drive-in under attack by flying saucers, an alien garbage dump, and a copy of a real Imax theater in Williamsville, NY, among others.

Now, with the advent of 1.6 we are all very excited that the theater can be more than just a meeting place. We fully intend to screen our sci fi favorites so stay tuned to the event listings.

The holodeck is the center piece of the museum. It has enabled usto accept an unlimited number of exhibits, and it provides a nice sense of interactivity for our visitors. Chosen Few modeld it and Rickard Roentegan scripted it. We really can't thank Rickard enough. Without his contribution to the holodeck, the museum would not be what it is today.

The slide-show gallery is almost as old as the museum itself, and it would be impossible to imagine the museum without it. It consists of about 25 display screens, each showing a unique collection of stills, photos, and posters from various movies and television programs. Each collection has its own theme. These include 80's Sci Fi, Star Trek, Classic Sci Fi, Farscape, Creatures, Famous Villains, and many more. Oh, and we can't forget everyone's favorite, Sexy Sci Fi Babes.