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Travel Tidbits from an airport near you

07/20/20

Wouldn’t it be nice right now to be making your way to an airport and getting ready to visit a new city or an old favorite? That time will come. For now, here are some tidbits from airports around the country. Pay respects to civil rights icon John Lewis at ATL Airport In April 2019, […]

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Fresh airport art in Portland, Orlando & San Francisco

07/14/20

We may be staying home but airports are open. And so are their art programs. Here is some of the fresh art on view now at Portland International Airport (PDX), Orlando International Airport (MCO) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) New concourse; new art at Portland International Airport On July 15 Southwest Airlines is moving […]

Art we’re missing at SFO Airport

06/30/20

We are missing the adventures that start at airports. And we’re missing all the great art and history exhibits that airports around the country offer. For example, if we could go to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) right now we would take our time exploring some of the ongoing and new exhibitions offered by the […]

Airport art pop-up + charming ‘going nowhere’ video.

06/08/20

Air travel seems to be every-so-slowly edging its way back to (a new) normal. And we can’t wait until it does. But here are a couple of airport-related items we noted today that don’t relate to being in the air. The first is from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), which hosted an art show in its […]

Airport attractions we miss: Changi Airport

05/18/20

As we enter another week of staying off the road and close to home, we find ourselves missing the fun of hanging out in airports that go the extra mile to make the terminals enjoyable. With lots of greenery and gardens, cool shops and restaurants and plenty of entertaining art, Singapore’s Changi Airport is one […]

Reassurance from a robot at Pittsburgh Int’l Airport

03/27/20

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, airlines are grounding aircraft and cutting flight schedules. And fewer and fewer travelers are passing through airports. But in most cities airports are considered essential facilities. So they remain open. One example: Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), which must stay open not only for the remaining commercial flights currently flying, but […]

Heathrow seeking “Most Instagrammable” title

02/20/20

Airports are a competitive lot. And London’s Heathrow Airport is on a mission to become the world’s most Instagrammable airport. In an effort to grab the title, Heathrow has commissioned the street artists behind four of the most Instagram-famous murals in the world to recreate their work in its terminals. The campaign brings together new […]

Airport news from San Diego and Anchorage, Alaska

02/06/20

Monsters at San Diego International Airport The newest group to land a five-month artist residency at San Diego International Airport (SAN) is Beck+Col. The Los Angeles-based duo creates performances that explore alternate universes populated by colorful and playful monsters. During their residency at SAN, lumpy, musical monsters will be visiting the airport and interacting and […]

Super-real sculptures at Florida’s Airports

10/22/19

Miami-Dade County will be hosting Super Bowl LIV in February 2020 and, in preparation, Miami International Airport (MIA) is displaying artist Duane Hanson’s hyperrealist sculpture “Football Player.” The sculpture is on display on MIA’s Concourse D, between gates D47 and D48 through February 2020 and is on loan from the University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum. […]

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