Doctor Who Lands at the Kelvingrove

If you're not a diehard Doctor Who fan before you visit the latest exhibit at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, you'll come out as one.

Chock full of costumes, nifty computer displays, and episode excerpts, the Doctor Who exhibit tickles all the senses. Running till January 4, 2010, the Kelvingrove is the only Scottish destination to play host to the traveling Doctor Who exhibit.

In the "Be A Dalek" display, anyone can get inside the robot, manipulate the menacing plunger-arm, and speak into the microphone lodged inside the robot to create a terrifying, android voice, sure to scare enemies, as well as family.

Lurking in a dark corner is an army of giant Daleks. A red button on the wall lures visitors with the warning "DO NOT PUSH." Playing on the predictable psyche of kids and adults alike, everyone, of course, pushes the button. The machines instantly come to life and their inhuman-like sounds crescendo with the repeated screams "Life Forms Detected! Life Forms Detected!" You'll have to find out for yourself what comes next ... or if you'll live to tell about it.

Bailie Liz Cameron, Chair of Culture and Sport Glasgow, admits, "Yes, I'm a fan myself." She plans on taking her grandchildren during the Easter holiday since the first weekend has already been sold out. "It's a great show for anyone from 9 months to 99 years old."

It's grand fun for all, with exhibits eliciting good, old-fashioned scares. Sounds of screams melting into uncontrollable laughter reverberate throughout the cellars of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum at the new Doctor Who Exhibit.

-Helen I. Hwang

Doctor Who Exhibit, Runs until January 4, 2010. Ticket prices are 7.50 adults, 4.50 children and concessions. Family tickets cost 18, plus a service charge. Tickets are available on www.SECxtra.com or by calling 08444 815 816. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AG.