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Celebrate sweater day at Pittsburgh Int’l Airport

03/20/09

Today, March 20th, is the birthday of the late Fred Rogers, the much beloved main character of the long running public TV show Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Rogers was as well-known for his button down sweater as he was for his neighborliness, and so on March 20th the new tradition is for neighborly folks everywhere to […]

Paper runway at Atlanta airport

03/17/09

It’s Airport Art Fashion Week at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and to celebrate the airport is unrolling “Paper Runway,” and exhibit that includes wearable clothing and accessories, all made from paper: ball gowns, business suits, stilettos, hats, vests and much more. What kind of paper? Banana leaf fibers, recycled cotton rags and found objects, […]

Lincoln Memorial at O’Hare Airport

03/14/09

It’s the bicentennial year of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and there are special exhibits and events all over the country. Now Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is joining in, with an exhibit of a half-size replica of the Lincoln Memorial. The replica is 101/2 feet tall and 9 wide feet wide. Look for it in Terminal […]

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Tulip field at Amsterdam Airport

03/13/09

Heading to or through Amsterdam Schiphol Airport during the first two weeks of April? You could happily spend your whole vacation at the airport, what with the massage spa, the snooze chairs, the casino, the kids play area, the museum, and all the great shops, restaurants and artwork. They even have a YOTEL there, where […]

Update on MIA’s Carybé murals – the video

03/04/09

Miami International Airport is going to be the new home of the two murals by Brazilian artist Carybé that were part of the American Airlines terminal at JFK since 1960. Taking the murals out of American’s old JFK terminal wasn’t easy – each mural is 16½ feet by 53 feet. And they weren’t just hung […]

Tidbits for travelers: danger at Mexico City airport; blue mustang at Denver airport

03/03/09

According to an Associated Press story, Mexico City is beefing up security at Mexico City International Airport ((International Airport Benito Juárez/MEX) after a series of armed robberies against travelers who exchanged money at the airport. 350 police officers have been added since December; now an additional 460 police officers will be assigned to patrol the […]

New art exhibit at Nashville Int’l Airport

03/02/09

The spring installment of the Flying Solo Series showcase at Nashville International Airport (BNA) opens on March 8 and features work by Justin Simcik, Gregor Turk, Lain York, the Lost Boys of Sudan and Shannon Stoney, whose work includes this really great photograph.

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Wild animals – and a dummy – at San Diego Int’l Airport

03/01/09

The recent edition of the San Diego International Airport (SAN) newsletter highlights some of the new exhibits that will be on view through July 2009, including: In the Commuter Terminal, the Birch Aquarium’s “Feeling The Heat” exhibit includes giant triton sea shells, staghorn coral, and then-and-now snowcap photographs from Alaska, New Zealand and the North […]

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San Diego International Airport

Greetings from SFO…or maybe outer space

02/18/09

Sometimes three hours for a layover at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) isn’t quite enough. Especially when there are exhibits like Out of this World! The Twentieth-Century Space Invasion of American Pop Culture On display are more than 300 space-themed objects from the 1930s through the 1980s, from toys such as flying saucers, space guns, […]

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