The ‘Alternate dimensions’ room in ‘Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe’ looks at the realms beyond Earth traversed by Ant-Man, Doctor Strange and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Through artwork, costumes, props and film sequences, their adventures into the Quantum Realm (Ant-Man 2015), Astral and Mirror Dimensions (Doctor Strange 2016), and other galaxies (Guardians of the Galaxy 2014) are explored.
This room also highlights the role of the Infinity Stones, found throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Holding immense power, the six gems are sought after by the super-villain Thanos in his quest for galactic domination.
Five of the stones have been depicted to date: the Space Stone is located within the Tesseract (Captain America: The First Avenger 2011, Marvel’s The Avengers 2012); the Power Stone is within the Orb (Guardians of the Galaxy 2014); the Reality Stone is suspended in the Aether (Thor: The Dark World 2013); the Mind Stone is in the forehead of Vision (removed from Loki’s sceptre in Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015); and the Time Stone is found in the Eye of Agamotto (Doctor Strange 2016). The location of the sixth gem, the Soul Stone, has yet to be revealed.
The Infinity Stones are ancient cosmic artefacts, each commanding a facet of existence. These stones are sought out by ambitious individuals, including the Collector Taneleer Tivan, who hoards a vast trove of interstellar oddities in his museum on the mining colony of Knowhere.
The blue Space Stone
The purple Power Stone
The red Reality Stone
The yellow Mind Stone
the green time stone
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Go behind the scenes of ‘Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe’ to experience more than 500 unique objects from your favourite films, never-before-seen iconic objects which offer a glimpse into the work of production designers, storyboarding and pre‑visualisation artists, costume and prop designers, and visual effects artists alongside the original comic books which introduced the characters and influenced the films.
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