Harry Potter the Exhibition Case Study - GES1. Case Study | Harry Potter: The Exhibition
Harry Potter: The Exhibition casts
a spell on fans of all ages
Overview
In partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Global
Experience Specialists (GES) conceived and created the first-ever
Harry Potter worldwide exhibition tour. Based on the blockbuster
film series and J.K. Rowling’s beloved fictional books, the 17,000-
square-foot experience features hundreds of authentic props,
costumes and set dressings from all of the Harry Potter films.
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2. Case Study | Harry Potter: The Exhibition
Objectives
• Create a highly unique, authentic museum
experience for Harry Potter fans of all ages.
• Represent the Harry Potter franchise to the highest
degree of quality and detail while delivering leading
museums an opportunity for increased attendance.
• Create a modular exhibition built to withstand worldwide travel
over the course of five years and more than a million visitors.
Solutions
• To ensure the utmost quality and authenticity, GES hand
selected all artifacts, including Harry’s original wand and
eyeglasses, the Golden Snitch™ and Gryffindor school
uniforms from the Leavesden Film Studios in England.
• Advanced multi-media, themed music, dramatic lighting and
evocative scents were employed to trigger guest emotions.
• Interactive elements such as a “Mandrake pull” and
“Quaffle toss” were implemented so fans could physically
immerse themselves in the world of Harry Potter.
• “Diagon Alley,” a successful, branded retail store
managed by GES, was created so fans could shop for
one-of-a-kind merchandise at the end of their visit.
Results
• Before the exhibition even opened, pre-sale tickets were
sold in every state, country and province in North America.
• Media, bloggers and fan sites went wild for Harry Potter: The
Exhibition. In just four months, it received more than 1,500
Testimonial
media hits reaching an audience of more than 315 million,
including a front page story in USA Today’s Life section. “This unique exhibition captures the magic of
Harry Potter and [gives] fans of all ages a front row
• Tens of thousands of fans visit the exhibition every week, seat to some of the most iconic artifacts and scenic
significantly increasing overall museum attendance. elements from the beloved films.”
—Brad Globe,
President, Warner Bros. Consumer Products
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