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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 […]

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, […]

Sculpture exhibit at Portland International Airport (PDX)

02/03/09
Work by a dozen artists associated with Pacific Northwest Sculptors (PNWS) is on view at Portland International Airport (PDX) through mid-June. Look for the show in Concourse E (post-security). The sculptures feature a wide variety of media – cast and fabricated metals, ceramic, stone, mixed media – and represent a broad spectrum of sculptural styles […]

Airport art: new exhibit at Nashville Int’l Airport

02/03/09
An exhibition titled The Art of the Lost Boys of Sudan is opening next week (February 10th) at Nashville International Airport (BNA). Who are the lost boys of Sudan? According the Lost Boys Foundation of Nashville, In 1987, a civil war drove an estimated 20,000 young boys from their families and villages in South Sudan. […]

Book arts exhibit at Philadelphia Int’l Airport

02/02/09
Seen any good books lately? Yes: seen. A new exhibition celebrating books is on view at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), between Terminals A and B, through the end of June. Defining Books: Multiple Perspectives includes the work of four artists –  Carol Barton, Hedi Kyle, Tom Leonard and Mary Phelan.  Each is a local artist […]
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