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Museum Monday: aerospace museum finds

09/06/10
With the help of Twitter-buddy Isaac Alexander, I spent a good chunk of this Labor Day weekend putting together a list of aerospace museums to keep track of and, perhaps, to feature on Museum Mondays here at StuckatTheAirport.com. The process took quite a bit longer than it might have because I kept clicking on links […]

Free admission this weekend at more than 100 museums

09/02/10
On the first weekend of every month more than 100 museums, zoos and attractions around the country offer free admission to anyone with a Bank of America card as part of the Museums on Us program. Visiting one of the participating venues is a great way to stretch a weekend entertainment budget and a good […]

Museum Monday: Kansas Aviation Museum

08/23/10
There are close to 700 aviation/space-related museums in the country. Each Monday on StuckatTheAirport.com we profile one of them. Eventually we’ll hit them all. Today: The Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas The museum is near the McConnell Air Force Base and is housed in the art deco-style building that served as Wichita’s municipal airport […]

Fresh art at Phoenix and Austin airports

08/11/10
Stuck at the airport?  Look around. You may find an art exhibit right around the corner. A new exhibit at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport- Fiber Art Unraveled: Material and Process – features work by 19 Arizona artists. Here are a few samples: Nick Georgiou’s Green Reindeer is made from newspapers and discarded books; Clare […]

Museum Monday: 1940 Air Terminal Museum, Houston Hobby Airport

08/09/10
There are close to 700 aviation and space museums in this country. Each Monday, we take a look at one of them.  Stick around. Eventually we’ll visit them all! This week: The 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport. Housed in the airport’s original art deco air terminal,the museum is dedicated to […]

Love the layover: Meet some mummies

08/07/10
Zombies may be trendy right now, but the madness for mummies is eternal. That’s what I found out while putting together a Mummy Madness story this week for msnbc.com. Before I started my research I called my buddy Adam Woog, who wrote a book about mummies for the middle-school market. “Mummies are creepy and cool,” […]

Museum Monday: 1928 biplane inside Ottawa International Airport

08/01/10
There are close to 700 aviation and space museums in the country. Each Monday, we explore one of them. This week we have the story of a fun partnership between Canada’s Ottawa International Airport (YOW) and Vintage Wings of Canada, a local organization that acquires, restores, maintains and flies classic and significant aircraft, with an […]
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