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Where to see: one of D.B. Cooper’s parachutes

09/08/24

(D.B. Cooper pink parachute courtesy Washington State History Museum) The only unsolved commercial airline hijacking in the U.S. remains the November 24, 1971 hijacking of Northwest Orient flight 305 to Seattle by someone who has come to be known as “D.B.” Cooper. (Sketch courtesy FBI) In 1971, Cooper boarded a Boeing 727 on Thanksgiving eve, →

We’re on a boat: London’s HMS Belfast

08/22/22

Museum Monday: London’s HMS Belfast For Museum Monday, we’re highlighting the HMS Belfast. This is a historic warship and a 9-deck floating museum permanently moored in London on the River Thames. The Royal Navy ship is named after the Northern Ireland city of Belfast and is operated as one of the Imperial War Museums’ 5 →

Museum Monday: All things Edgar Allan Poe

04/24/22

The Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia will be celebrating its 100th-anniversary April 28 through October 31, 2022, with an exhibit highlighting dozens of recently acquired Poe artifacts. The list of artifacts includes Edgar Allen Poe’s pocket watch, which he owned while writing The Tell-Tale Heart, a horror story that, repeatedly mentions a watch. →

Museum Monday: Scientific Instruments at SFO

09/13/21

SFO Museum exhibits rare 19th to early 20th-century scientific instruments The newest exhibition from the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is filled with rare mid-nineteenth century to early twentieth-century scientific instruments. At a glance, they are clearly works of mechanical know-how and art. But these objects also tell a story about the →

“Museum Airlines” and the pretend airport at a Tel Aviv museum

09/06/20

In Tel Aviv, the Museum of the Jewish People is encouraging visitors to tour the world – virtually of course. To get the ball rolling, the museum has created “Museum Airlines” and turned the museum into a temporary pretend airport terminal. The faux terminal has a check-in counter, flight board, baggage claim with luggage, a →

Museum exhibits worth planning a trip around in 2020

12/16/19

Planning your 2020 travel? Some museum-centric ideas If history, art and eclectic adventures are what you seek out when you travel, you’ll have plenty of excuses to pull off the road in 2020. For CNBC we put together a list of great options, from a retrospective celebrating 25 years of outsider art to fresh shrines →

Museum Monday: Insects at San Francisco Int’l Airport

04/29/19

San Francisco International has bugs. But don't worry - all the insects are uner glass in a colorful new exhibit. →

Museum Monday: St. Louis Gateway Arch museum

03/19/18

Museum Monday: A preview of the updates and upgrades to the park around and museum beneath the icone St. Louis Gateway Arch. →

St. Louis Gateway Arch

History, art or culture – for free – during Museum Day Live!

09/17/17

More than 1300 museums around the country will offer free admission (for two) on Satuday, September 23, 2017 to anyone who downloads a ticket. Here are some suggestions of places to visit. →

Museum Monday: At SFO, All Roads Lead to Rome

01/23/17

A new exhibit at San Francisco International Airport is filled with 17th to 19th century architectural souvenirs depicting Rome. →

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