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Exhibit at JWA Airport Highlights Route 66

03/16/21

Road trips are all the rage right now, so it is fun to see the iconic landmarks and images of Route 66 featured in the new exhibit at John Wayne Airport (JWA) in Santa Ana, CA. The pastel paintings on display through April 15, 2021, and are all by Ruth Kurisu. “I have traveled down →

Fresh art at Denver International Airport

03/11/21

Photo exhibit at Denver International Airport A new exhibit at Denver International Airport (DEN) includes the work of 35 amateur and professional photographers from Colorado. The My Colorado: Architecture exhibit includes images of architecture in Colorado’s urban settings, the Eastern Plains, and the Rocky Mountains. Look for the display on Concourse A, just beyond the bridge security →

Travel Tidbits: Road Trips, Rock Hall Awards, new airport art, more

03/02/21

Road Trip? Atlas Obscura wants to go along The folks at Atlas Obscura have a new book out. And a new daily podcast. In their new book Rogue Routes, Atlas Obscura and Nissan outline fifty unusual drives through the United States. You can download a PDF for free here. And the Atlas Obscura daily podcast →

Fresh (future) art at Sea-Tac Airport

01/07/21

Stuck at the Airport world headquarters is in Seattle. So we pay extra attention to what’s happening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The airport is building a new $968 million International Arrivals Facility, which will greatly improve the arrival experience for passengers. The number of international-capable gates will increase from 12 to 20. There will →

New sculpture lands at Denver International Airport

11/08/20

Denver International Airport (DEN) is well known for its public art collection. And one of the most notable pieces is the 32-foot fiberglass blue ‘Mustang’ sculpture by Luis Jiménez that’s on the Peña Boulevard approach to the airport. Now there’s a new hard-to-miss sculpture welcoming people to the airport: Luminous Wind. The 27-foot-tall ‘Luminous Wind’ →

New art at Miami and Minneapolis-St. Paul Int’l Airports

11/04/20

Do not lick the art at MIA A colorful new installation that looks like swirls of frosting is now on view near Gate D31 at Miami International Airport (MIA). “Touch from Above,” by Miami artist Gianna D, is made up of 11 thickly layered, labor-intensive, abstract paintings. Each of these paintings is filled with vibrant →

Free recipes, a flower class & audio-visual art from DEN, DAL and SAN Airports

09/21/20

We may not be flying much, or at all, right now but airports are still doing their thing with music, art, and tasty food and drink. We appreciate that. And we’re paying attention. Denver International Airport (DEN) has launched the Taste of DEN series offering recipes from the chefs at popular restaurants at the airport. →

LEGO masterpiece lands at PDX Airport

08/15/20

A new creation by Portland LEGO artist Erik Mattson is on display at Oregon’s Portland International Airport (PDX). Mattson’s scale replica of Portland’s St. John’s Bridge is made with about 120,000 LEGO pieces and is 4-feet-tall, 2-feet-wide, and 32-feet-long. It is built to scale with one LEGO “Stud” equaling 1 foot. The only part that →

Something is fishy at Miami International Airport (MIA)

08/12/20

Health concerns due to the pandemic may be keeping stress-busting therapy dogs out of most airports right now. So Miami International Airport (MIA) is helping travelers relax with videos of fish. Through September, Coral City Camera @MIA is offering travelers a virtual dive into the urban reefs in Miami-Dade County. The airport has partnered with →

Museum Monday

08/03/20

Yes, this staying at home and social-distancing routine is getting tiresome. But don’t forget that you can still enjoy lots of art and culture online and, in many cities, on foot, and by car. Chess Sets If chess is one of the games you’ve been playing at home, you can learn about the history of →

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