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'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' birthplace gallery event coming to Dover's Woodman Museum

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Foster's Daily Democrat

DOVER — The Woodman Museum will unveil its new "Birthplace of the Ninja Turtles" gallery Saturday, Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The gallery was created in partnership with Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, according to a museum press release.

Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, partnered to create a new gallery opening at the Woodman Museum in Dover.

"Learn about the history of the first comic book’s creation in Dover in 1984," the museum's announcement states. "View a totally radical collection of artwork and memorabilia. Get your game on in our TMNT Gaming Corner. Experience the history of the ninja turtles in our Comic Book Reading Corner."

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After visitors spend time at the gallery, they can roam the rest of the museum and meet a number of turtle exhibitors and vendors, according to the museum. The evening caps off with a free family movie night outside showing "TMNT: Mutant Mayhem!"

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Timed tickets are required to enter the gallery. The movie night is separate and free to attend. Learn more at woodmmuseum.org/events.

Mirage Studios was founded in November 1983 by Eastman and Peter Laird in a residence at 28 Union St. in Dover, where they lived together and created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In 2023, the birthplace of the turtles was enshrined in Dover with a marker and manhole cover.