007 Exhibition: 007 Elements: A James Bond cinematic installation

September 8, 2024 0 By 007 Travelers

What: 007 Elements Exhibition: A James Bond cinematic installation

Where: Dorfstrasse 115, (at the summit of the Gaislachkogel) Sölden, Austria

Visited by 007 Travelers: July 2024

007 Elements is a James Bond installation at the summit of the Gaislachkogel in Sölden, Austria. It “guides visitors on a journey through a series of high-tech, interactive galleries, each distilling the craft of the signature elements that define a James Bond film — the beautiful title sequences and dramatic scores; the jaw-dropping action sequences; the cars, gadgets and technology; the breath-taking locations and iconic studio sets and lastly, a host of compelling characters.“

Although the exhibition focuses on “SPECTRE” (2015), other Bond films are also well visible. Ice Q restaurant, which is located right next to 007 Elements is a filming location of “SPECTRE“. In the movie it is Hoffler Klinik, where Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) works when Bond (Daniel Craig) comes to meet her.

007 Travelers visited this “Bond fan heaven” in summer 2024.

Mika, Junior Agent Traveler and Pirita / 007 Travelers
Ice Q restaurant is visible in the background. It was the Hoffler Klinik in “*SPECTRE*” (2015)

“Orbis non sufficit – The World is Not Enough”
The motto of Bond’s supposed real-world ancestor **Sir Thomas Bond**. In the novel “*On Her Majesty’s Secret Service*” (1963) and its film adaptation (1969), it is first claimed to be James Bond’s family motto as well.

Some shots of opening titles can be seen from video screen when entering the exhibition.

TECH LAB

Inside the exhibition there are many items from several Bond films.

Primo’s (**Dali Benssalah**) Bionic Eye from “*No Time to Die*” (2021)

Piton / laser gun from “*GoldenEye*” (1995)

Virtual reality glasses from “*Die Another Day*” (2002)

Snooper dog from “*A View to a Kill*” (1985)

Golden gun from “*The Man with the Golden Gun*” (1974)

BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2 ISLANDER PLANE

Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a twin-engined high-wing propeller driven monoplane which Bond flies in “SPECTRE“.

It is flown by Bond while chasing after the kidnapped Madeleine Swann. Bond eventually crashes the airplane, smashing the landing gear on a car, ripping its wings off on trees, ripping the tail off bouncing off the snow, and smashing into a convoy of cars, wrecking the remainder of the plane.

ACTION HALL: MINIATURE MODELS

Making of “SPECTRE“

There are also Land Rover Defender SVX, which was driven by Mr. Hinx’s (Dave Bautista) henchmen and Range Rover Sport SVR, which is Hinx’s vehicle in the alpine chase sequence in “SPECTRE“. Cars are located outside of exhibition area and in the place where the cable car leaves the ground towards the summit of the Gaislachkogel.