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Museum Monday: Aerospace Medicine at Seattle’s Museum of Flight

08/22/21

Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day returns on September 18, 2021 and on that day more than 1000 museums, science centers, and gardens around the country will be offering free admission to anyone who shows up with a downloaded Museum Day ticket. Seattle’s Museum of Flight (where regular admission is usually $25) is on the list this →

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Museums & exhibits not to miss

04/21/21

[This is a slightly different version of a story we prepared for USA TODAY ] As communities begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions, many museums around the country are finally able to reopen their doors. Reserve a ticket, venture in, and you will find that your favorite artifacts have been waiting patiently for your return. And that →

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What we’re watching: Museum Masterpiece Moments

04/14/21

We are getting ready to get on the road. And we are making a list of museums we want to visit and art we want to see. So we were pleased to find the “Masterpiece Moments” series of short, 5-7 minute videos that Bank of America started putting out in January. The features showcase works →

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Travel Tidbits from airports & museums

04/08/21

Happy Friday! Here are some travel tidbits we’ve been keeping in the inbox all week Fresh murals at Charlotte Douglas Int’l Airport CLT Airport is greeting passengers on Concourse C with four new murals by two local artists Amy Bagwell’s two murals “Our Days” at gates C4 and C7 were inspired by her travels through →

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Museums are opening across the country

03/10/21

Are you ready to visit a museum? If so, it’s a good bet you’ll find a museum near you that’s open, or getting to ready to open its doors to the (masked ) public again soon. Here are some of the museums we’ve got on our list. Seattle’s Museum of Flight It was cute when →

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SFO Museum presents Early American Motorcycles

02/16/21

If we can’t fly anywhere right now, how about a ride on a motorcycle? A new exhibition by the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) explores the history of motorcycling from the 1890s to 1915. On display are fourteen motorcycles that were made prior to 1916, rare engines, and photographs from the pioneering →

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Museum of Flight and other museum openings

02/10/21

When we’re not in airports, we’re in museums. And right now we’re waiting for the green light to do both. Here are some of the museums and museums exhibitions on our list. Museum of Flight – March 4 The Museum of Flight in Seattle will reopen on Thursday, March 4 through Sunday, March 7. After that, →

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A brush with the SFO Museum’s Hair Style exhibit

12/22/20

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is home to the SFO Museum, which does a great job of bringing top drawer exhibits to the terminals. The SFO Museum’s newest offering runs through August 22, 2021, in Terminal 1, Departures Level 2, and is all about hairstyles and styling aids. Objects in the exhibit include historical tools, →

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Museums are in big trouble

11/17/20

In ‘normal’ times, when we’re not in airports, we’re in museums. And the ongoing pandemic is wreaking havoc with museums. “The financial state of U.S. museums is moving from bad to worse,” said Laura Lott, President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums. AAM has been surveying its membership since the pandemic began. And →

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Treasure trove of TWA toy planes in Kansas City, MO

09/17/20

A favorite find from our visit to Kansas City, MO a while back is the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures. The museum boasts both the world’s largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one of the largest collections of historic toys on public display. If you had a favorite toy when you were a kid, it is likely →

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