Home to the world's largest Star Wars collection
Fundraiser for Rancho Obi-Wan
Saturday, October 5, 2024
6pm–10pm
Museum of Pop Culture
325 5th Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
SAVE THE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 2024
Fundraiser for Rancho Obi-Wan
at the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)
in SEATTLE, Washington
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Come see us at Sweet Pick’n Vintage Market in Petaluma on Sunday, March 24th, for our first fundraiser of the Spring!
We will be selling duplicate Star Wars toys from our collection and much more.
Sweet Pick’n is a unique marketplace for vintage collectors of all kinds and will feature over 50 vendors.
We are excited to be part of this event in our local community and invite you to join us.
Sweet Pick’n Vintage Market
Veterans Memorial Hall
1094 Petaluma Blvd South
Petaluma, California
9am-4pm
Watch Steve Sansweet unveil an exciting new addition to his collection : A near-exact static prop replica of the Wampa head puppet used for closeup shots in The Empire Strikes Back, made by licensee Regal Robot.
Hear why and how the ILM FX team made the Wampa puppet and how it was created. This amazing piece will become available February 20, 2024 from Regal Robot!
We are excited to let you know that Rancho Obi-Wan tour tickets for 2024 are now available!
A tour of Rancho Obi-Wan is a fun, unique and inspiring experience for people of all ages. Come explore the home of the world’s largest Star Wars memorabilia collection with family and friends.
Get Rancho Obi-Wan Tour Tickets now!
We have difficult news to share from Rancho Obi-Wan.
Please see the update from Steve Sansweet.
It is with profound sadness we update this with news that our dear friend Stew Levy, husband of Rancho Obi-Wan President and CEO Anne Neumann, passed away on August 20th, 2023. He was surrounded by loving family and friends.
Steve Sansweet has more answers for your #AskSteve questions submitted via our social media channels in March!
The collection contains many rare Japanese items, many acquired through my long time friend and fellow collector Sword Takeda. A sealed cup of Star Wars branded rice snacks or a similar package of bread sticks, both from 1978 come to mind. Among my favorites: over 20 posters, including mini billboards, of a Panasonic ad campaign only in Japan from the late 1980s featuring Star Wars characters AND George Lucas himself. – Steve Sansweet
See more about some of the Japanese Star Wars collectibles at Rancho Obi-Wan!
There are hundreds, maybe thousands of great stories attached to items at Rancho Obi-Wan. That’s why a guided tour takes several hours. Visitors love to hear how something was developed, manufactured, acquired and any associated stories. There’s always the tale of how I picked up Qui-Gon Jinn’s soul—or sole, as the case may be—but you’ll need to book a tour to hear that one! – Steve Sansweet
Come take a tour to hear all the stories!
Wow! We’re getting a little heavy and philosophical here. I don’t know of anyone who has figured out how to take anything with them when they pass. My first assistant, Josh Ling, once answered a more ghoulish message board question by suggesting that I’d be laid out in the middle of the museum and it would be imploded around me. But the collection and spirit of Rancho Obi-Wan will last a long time into the future. – Steve Sansweet
We’ll have more answers to your questions coming soon!
Be sure to check out answers to #AskSteve Pt 1
We recently posted on our social media channels if you would like to ask Steve Sansweet a question? 🤔
Tons of you submitted questions for the opportunity to get an answer from our Executive Chairman and Founder.
We have randomly selected questions and have some of your answers now from Steve himself!
Glad to hear that The Ultimate Action Figure Collection was one of your favorites. It was a lot of work to plan, research all the figures and do the photography. All of us involved were thrilled with how it turned out! But the market for Star Wars collectibles books is largely being filled these days with amazing self-published books by worldwide collectors. I’m not currently involved in any new publishing projects. – Steve Sansweet
The most unique and rarest Star Wars action figure that was available for purchase was a figure of Vlix, a crime lord from the animated Droids television series. Kenner Products never produced it or other Droids characters in a planned second wave because the first wave didn’t sell well and the series only ran one season in the mid 1980s. But for some reason, Brazilian affiliate Glasslite produced a Vlix in relatively low numbers in 1987. On a card, it’s worth its weight in gold. – Steve Sansweet
Fifty to 100 years? I’d be happy to solidify a plan for five to 10 years out. And our great board of directors is working on a strategic plan that could see a new kind of museum experience in that time frame. A lot of variables all have to go the right way, but we’re all firm believers in that old Kenner Products marketing slogan: Star Wars is forever!- Steve Sansweet
Stay tuned for more #AskSteve answers (and photos) coming soon!