Through Jan. 15, 2007
Indiana's Treasures Cases
“Truth, Justice, and the American Way!”
Since 1938 Superman has championed the oppressed and battled the bad guys. The very first superhero, he was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two 19-year-old science fiction fans in Cleveland, Ohio.
Now, four extremely rare Superman costumes worn in television and the movies are currently on display in the Indiana State Museum, loaned from the collection of Dane Nash.
Three of these costume can be found in the Indiana’s Treasures Cases in the Governor Frank O’Bannon Great Hall. Two of these were worn by George Reeves, the actor who played Superman in the 1950s television show The Adventures of Superman. One is for black-and-white filming, the other for color, 
and both are made of scratchy wool knit! In all, only four of black-and-white filming costumes and seven color filming costumes remain.
The third costume found in the Treasures Cases was worn by Christopher Reeve, who became world-famous for championing spinal cord research after an injury paralyzed him. Reeve played Superman in four movies between 1978 and 1987. His costume on display at the museum was worn for close-up shots in Superman III. Fewer than 10complete costumes worn by Reeve now exist.
These three costumes will be exhibited at the Indiana State Museum through Jan. 15, 2007.
A fourth costume, worn by Dean Cain on the 1990s television show Lois and Clark, will be on display in the IMAX® Theater lobby until Nov. 16, through the run of the movie Superman Returns. For more information and movie times, visit the IMAX Theater website.