Exhibits Archives - Page 10 of 32 - Stuck at the Airport

Coloramas at New York City’s Grand Central Terminal

08/06/12

These days, airports are the major crossroads of modern life. But not too long ago, train stations had that honor. And if you stop in at New York City’s Grand Central Terminal during a busy weekday morning or afternoon, you can still feel some of that ‘everyone is rushing somewhere’ excitement. In addition to the →

Your move at Lambert-St. Louis Int’l Airport

08/01/12

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is hosting an exhibit by the World Chess Hall of Fame called Chess Inspires… at the Terminal 1 Meeting Place Gallery, in the Baggage Claim area. In addition to showcasing how the game has inspired artists and designers for hundreds of years, the exhibit has a chess table set up so →

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Now Boarding: exhibit about airports at Denver Art Museum

07/29/12

If you find yourself with some time to spend in Denver, then head over to the Denver Art Museum to see Now Boarding: Fentress Architects + the Architecture of Flight, a multi-media exhibition about the past, present and future of airport design on view through through October 7, 2012. Six airports designed by Denver-based Fentress →

Indiana history, inventions celebrated at Indianapolis Int’l Airport

07/28/12

World champion cyclist Marshall “Major” Taylor (above), basketball star Larry Bird and television inventor Philo Farnsworth are among the Indiana-based inventors celebrated in an exhibit at the Indianapolis International Airport through August 23rd. Put together by Indiana Humanities, the exhibit includes short films about notable Hoosiers and invites passengers to build a a pyramid of →

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Sleeping beauties: fresh art at SFO Airport

07/03/12

Next time you’re at the airport look around at all the sleepy people who would probably give anything for a place to rest their heads. Too bad they can’t open the exhibit cases in the new Sleeping Beauties exhibit at San Francisco International Airport featuring headrests from around the world. “People all over the world →

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Sailboat delays flights at BOS; birds invade PHL

06/05/12

In the past, flights have been delayed and airport runways closed by everything from weather, turtles on their way to lay eggs and a flamingo named Ringo. But on it’s Facebook page Monday, Boston Logan Airport alerted travelers that delays were being caused by a sailboat… An unmanned 37-foot sailboat broke free from its Winthrop →

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Flying cars? Not so new

05/29/12

I’m working on a few articles about this weekend’s grand opening LeMay-America’s Car Museum, in Tacoma, Washington and running through the list of treasures in their collection: a 1916 Pierce-Arrow Brougham, a 1930 Dusenberg Model J, a 1942 Chevrolet Blackout, and a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray to name just a few. The list of →