SDCC 2025: Star War Memorabilia Exhibit and Auction at Comic-Con Museum for a limited time

Comic-Con Museum, located in San Diego’s Balboa Park, features comic art, screen-used TV set props, rare collectibles and more. Leading up to San Diego Comic-Con this year, you have an opportunity to get an exclusive look at select pieces of coveted Star Wars memorabilia. But hurry, as the “Echoes from the Galaxy” TCM/Julien’s Star Wars Memorabilia Auction takes place on Sunday, July 27th, 2025, and those items will disappear from public display on July 26th.

About TCM | Julien’s ECHOES FROM THE GALAXY, A Star Wars Memorabilia Exhibit

Available NOW through July 26, 2025, you can expect to see:

• Star Wars – A New Hope Screen-Used Stormtrooper Helmet and Death Star Piece Original Prop (estimated $200,000-$300,000 value)
• Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Lightsaber Props from Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn) and Ray Park (Darth Maul)
• Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Production-Made Lightsaber

Here are some pictures from our visit to this exhibit (scroll through or tap the arrow on the right side of the picture to see more):

About the Auction and HOW TO VISIT Comic-Con Museum

The TCM | Julien’s ECHOES FROM THE GALAXY Star Wars Memorabilia Auction will take place on Sunday, July 27th, 2025 at the Comic-Con Museum (Balboa Park) 2131 Pan America Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101 at 10:00 AM and run to approximately 2:00 PM. You can register and start bidding now!

With nearly 300 rare props, artworks, costumes, toys, collectibles, and ephemera from Star Wars films, television series, and special events, this extraordinary collection offers fans a unique opportunity to connect with their favorite moments in Star Wars history.

More than 180 lots in the auction will support the initiative to build The Saga Museum® of Star Wars Memorabilia—a collaboration that brings together four of the world’s largest Star Wars collections, totaling more than 1.5 million objects. Their goal is to create a unique, over-the-top, fun fan experience in a NEW PUBLIC MUSEUM that will offer a galactic range of exhibits, programs, and amenities that will INSPIRE and SERVE the world. See RanchoObiWan.org and TheSagaMuseum.org for more information and follow @RanchoObiWan on all social platforms.

Additional featured collections include those of former Lucasfilm Art Director Rio Phior and former Lucasfilm In-House Designer Melanie Paykos.

Whether you’ve joined the Rebel Alliance or have been recruited by the Galactic Empire, rare and exciting pieces of tangible production history are now up for grabs. It’s your chance to expand your collection—or even start a new one. 

Current Comic-Con Museum Exhibits

• U.S.’s First Doctor Who exhibit: with sonic screwdrivers used by Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant and a spine-chilling, life-size Weeping Angel that stops Whovians in their tracks.
  • First Doctor Who exhibit to include all 17 of the Doctor’s costumes.
  • Exhibit available through March 14, 2026

• World Premiere Lucha Libre exhibit: spanning the history of the sport, including authentic costumes worn by AEW pro wrestler Thunder Rosa.
  • A spotlight on “Amazonas,” celebrating the extraordinary women warriors of Lucha Libre. It features a Thunder Rosa outfit, a prominent local luchadora
  • Authentic masks from different eras, championship belts, elaborate costumes, vintage
    toys, rare collectibles, and unique memorabilia
  • End date not specified

• World Premiere tokidoki exhibit: 20th anniversary tokidoki collectibles, bespoke Funko POPs and limited-edition tattooed Barbies.
  • Celebrates two decades of tokidoki’s bold fusion of Japanese-inspired “kawaii” (cute)
  • aesthetics with edgy, streetwise design.

• World Premiere Luann comic exhibit: celebrate Greg Evans, Luann creator and award-winning cartoonist, an intimate look, celebrating 40 years of his iconic comic strip.
  • Groundbreaking Storylines: Experience the strips that made headlines, from Luann’s candid period story (which 300 newspapers courageously ran) to Brad and Toni’s eight- year love saga.
  • Fan Devotion: Read touching letters from readers who found themselves in Luann’s world, from parents grateful for conversation starters to adults who grew up with these characters.

• Comic-Con Masquerade Costumes: Award-winning cosplay from Comic-Con’s signature event.

For more information and to visit Comic-Con Museum, check out their website for up-to-the-minute information.

Comic-Con Museum will be at Comic-Con at booth #1714 and is hosting a panel stacked with special guests: 

THURSDAY, July 24 11:00 AM: This Just In! Comic-Con’s Newest Exhibitions – An exclusive look at Comic-Con Museum’s newest exhibits, with collaborators, artists, performers and special guests! Rita Vandergaw (executive director, Comic-Con Museum) and Eddie Ibraham (senior director of Comic-Con International) are joined by Simone Legno and Pooneh Mohajer (tokidoki founders), Greg and Karen Evans (Luann creators), Melissa Cervantes, also known as Thunder Rosa (AEW professional wrestler) and Alicia G. Kerber-Palma and Gaspar Orozco (the Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego), and Brooks Branch (Julien’s Global Enterprises). Room 9

About SDCC 2025

San Diego Comic-Con International (SDCC) is the premier event for all things comics and related popular art, including movies, television, gaming, interactive multimedia, and so much more! SDCC 2025 runs from Preview Night July 23 through Sunday, July 27 at the San Diego Convention Center. Find more info here, and follow us on socials as we cover the entire convention!

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Photos courtesy of: Ryan Wiltberger