October 18th, 20210153This just in from our friends at Rancho Obi-Wan: Join us here on the Virtual Museum to celebrate our 10th anniversary! Make sure you have a current subscription to the Virtual Museum in order to view the video stream. If you joined us last year for the Virtual Gala you already have an account here, but you may need to add a...
November 8th, 2020088Rancho Obi-Wan is taking its Annual Fundraising Gala virtual this year -- November 20th and 21st! Find out how you can join in the fun, while supporting Rancho Obi-Wan in the process: In a non-pandemic year, we would invite you to our home for a festive party. In 2020, we are excited to present the Rancho Obi-Wan Virtual Fundraising...
August 26th, 20200117This weekend, with Star Wars Celebration being postponed till 2022, Steve Sansweet of Rancho Obi-Wan will be hosting a Facebook Live featuring a presentation of the items in the collection from The Empire Strikes Back that would have been exhibited at Celebration Anaheim this year. Find out more below: This weekend we would have been...
January 31st, 2020043 Rancho Obi-Wan Auction Offers 30 Artist-Designed Death Star Replicas From an illuminated Dagobah garden to an exploded Dar th Vader mask, from a Fabergé-style egg to a dianoga’s lair, and from R2-D2 to Scarif ’s Citadel Tower from Star Wars: Rogue One, artists have turned 30 10-inch high resin replicas of the Death Star...
October 24th, 2018091This past weekend was the annual Rancho Obi-Wan Gala, and ABC News correspondent Clayton Sandell was on hand for the event. He was able to talk to Steve Sansweet, CEO and president of Rancho Obi-Wan, home to the world's largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia, and receive a tour. If you've never been to the museum, you'll get a very...
August 6th, 20180153The Gala Returns with a Vengeance in October Our 7th annual fundraising party—The Revenge of the Gala—strikes back on Saturday, October 20th, 2018. You won’t want to miss it! Rancho is a 100% fan-supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit and our annual Gala is our most important fundraiser of the year—and a lot of fun to...
November 30th, 20170191Rancho Obi-Wan posted an update on their Facebook page today regarding the sentencing of Carl Cunningham, the individual who admitted earlier this year to stealing rare and valuable collectibles from the museum. You can read the official ROW update below: AN UPDATE: As many of you know, Carl Cunningham pleaded guilty to felony grand...
November 30th, 20170117Campaign ends at 8pm PST TONIGHT 11/30/2017 Get this unique t-shirt today! Support Rancho Obi-Wan with this very limited, one-time only, exclusive, quality T-shirt for only $20. With Lucasfilm’s approval, the combined forces of the largest Star Wars fan groups—the 501st Legion, Rebel Legion, Mandalorian Mercs and the R2-D2...
November 22nd, 20170181Support Rancho Obi-Wan with this very limited, one-time only, exclusive, quality T-shirt for only $20. With Lucasfilm’s approval, the combined forces of the largest Star Wars fan groups—the 501st Legion, Rebel Legion, Mandalorian Mercs and the R2-D2 Builders—are raising money for Rancho through this one-time sale of a T-shirt...
June 5th, 2017194Steve Sansweet has shared some upsetting news today regarding a major theft at Rancho Obi-Wan. Please read his statement below, and if you have any information please contact Rancho Obi-Wan at the e-mail address listed. Thank you. Dear fellow Star Wars fans and collectors, I need to share some distressing news with you because I...
