Those ‘Breaking Bad’ Tyvek suits are now in the Smithsonian

Cast member Bryan Cranston, from the award-winning television series “Breaking Bad”, tries on his character Walter White’s Heisenberg Hat one last time during a donation of the show’s memorabilia at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington November 10, 2015. And now, crystal meth.

As well as the hat worn by chemistry teacher-turned-drug manufacturer White, the Museum also received the yellow lab suits and gas masks worn by White and Jesse Pinkman (played by Aaron Paul).

“If you had told me there’d be crystal meth in the same museum as The Star-Spangled Banner, Thomas Edison’s light bulb, Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch and Dorothy’s ruby slippers, I’d have told you you were using too much of Walter White’s product”, said Gilligan at the commemorative ceremony, reports USA Today. The exhibition will be culled from its theater, music, sports, and entertainment archives. “We approached Sony because we felt the show made a real impact on American society, especially with how it dealt with the issue of society’s ambivalence”, said Dwight Bowers, the museum’s entertainment curator.

Gilligan himself was also in attendance, and he said that the experience was like a dream for him, as he always used to visit the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum when he was young. But now that he’s memorialized there (his badge is among the donated items), he’ll return.

“Looking at them now brings back good memories”. “Who knew meth could really bring us to the Smithsonian?”

Breaking Bad is expanding its empire to Washington, D.C.

The creator and stars of “Breaking Bad” will present the items to the Smithsonian.