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Early in ''Doctor Who'''s broadcast schedule the Daleks were extremely popular. In 1964, to capitalise on the success of the [[Dalek]]s' popularity the Daily Mail newspaper approached the BBC and suggested that ''Doctor Who'' be represented as part of the Daily Mail's "Boys & Girls Exhibition at Olympia", this was an annual event held by the paper.<ref name="DailyMailExhib">[http://www.drwhoexhibitions.co.uk/dailymail.htm Daily Mail Exhibitions]</ref>

In [[1967 (releases)|1967]] and through into [[1968 (releases)|1968]], building on the success of their previous exhibition in 1964/5, this exhibition was again part of the Daily Mail's "Boys & Girls Exhibition". However this time it featured a much larger array of aliens from the series with not just the Daleks included this time, but also:  

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This was the earliest proper BBC Exhibition to feature Doctor Who and was opened in December 1972 at the Science Museum in Kensington, London.  

== The Doctor Who Blackpool Exhibition 1974-1985 ==

== The Doctor Who Longleat Exhibition 1974-2003 ==

== Madame Tussaud's 1980 ==

Called "The Doctor Who Experience at Madam Tussauds" this special exhibition was part of the Madam Tussauds exhibition in London.

The opening on [[29 August (releases)|29 August]] [[1980 (releases)|1980]] attracted significant press attention at the time, as this was one of the first London-based Doctor Who exhibitions for some time.<ref name="DWTussauds">[http://www.drwhoexhibitions.co.uk/tussuads.htm Doctor Who Exhibitions - Madam Tussauds]</ref> The time of opening of this exhibition coincided with the beginning of the [[Season 18|18th season]] of Doctor Who.

When the exhibition opened it was unique at the time as it was the only Madame Tussaud's exhibition with ''two'' models of the same individual, the [[Tom Baker]]/Fourth Doctor model and the Meglos version, both were sculpted by [[Judith Craig]].

This portion of the Tussauds exhibition had an initial run through to [[31 March (releases)|31 March]] [[198 (releases)|1]] but it was greatly extended due to the enormous popularity.

However, by [[1999 (production)|1999]] the key features of some of the models (heads and hands) had been placed in storage.<ref>[http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/madamtussauds199904/index.asp Madame Tussaud Doctor Who April 1999]</ref>

The exhibition was designed by [[Michael Wright]] who headed a team from Madame Tussaud's.

Exhibits included wax reproductions of;

== Doctor Who USA Tour 1986/1987 ==

:''See main article [[3001 Space Adventure]]''

:''See main article [[Behind the Sofa]]''

== Doctor Who Experience, Llangollen, Wales 1995-2003 ==

== Doctor Who Exhibition, Brighton Pier 2005 ==

== Doctor Who Up Close ==

There were several exhibitions run under the "Doctor Who Up Close" name. The Cardiff Bay exhibition was the largest of these exhibitions, however smaller exhibitions have been run across the country since Doctor Who re-appeared on television in 2005.

 

The Up Close Exhibitions are all run by 'Experience Design'

* [[Doctor Who Up Close (Leicester 2007)]] [[12 November (releases)|12 November]] 2007 to 6 January 2008  

== The Art of Doctor Who 2008-2009 ==

== Doctor Who Experience, London & Cardiff ==

With an interactive element and the largest to date exhibition of both props and costumes from the 1963 and 2005 onwards series. It was relocated from London to Cardiff in [[2012]].

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