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Denver International Airport (DEN) put some of its most interesting and iconic art in storage during a multi-year construction project in the airport’s Great Hall. But now some of those murals and sculptures are coming back. Most have undergone restoration during their time off view. But with their return comes renewed chatter about conspiracy theories […]

We’re loving this new exhibition by artist Terry Maker that recently rolled into Denver International Airport (DEN). The work is called ‘Cowgirl Hat Ball’ and it has two parts. The larger sphere is made with more than 500 straw western hats attached to a wooden 10-foot diameter wooden structure. The smaller version, which Maker calls […]

May is Museum Month in many U.S. cities and May 18 is International Museum Day around the world. So it’s a good time to take a moment to take a look at the museum program at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). The Phoenix Airport Museum became an official entitiy 38 years ago and today […]

(Artist: Nikki Pike) Wood, woodworking and the artististic expressions made with wood are showcased and celebrated at Denver International Airport (DEN) in a new exhibition titled, A Cut Above: Colorado Artists Working in Wood. On view through August 31, 2026 in Ansbacher Hall on the airport’s A-Bridge, the exhibit features work by contemporary Colorado-based artists […]

The newest exhibition at Philadephila International Airport (PHL) includes work by Mauricio Pérez, a local artist who hails from Columbia and creates fantastical paper maché sculptures.  Pérez takes inspiration from the Mexican Surrealism movement and traditional Latin American aesthetics. And for this exhibition, titled All Imperfect Things, he’s created a magical batch of figures that […]

Denver International Airport (DEN) put some of its most interesting and iconic art in storage during a multi-year construction project in the airport’s Great Hall. But now some of those murals and sculptures are coming back. Most have undergone restoration during their time off view. But with their return comes renewed chatter about conspiracy theories […]

We’re loving this new exhibition by artist Terry Maker that recently rolled into Denver International Airport (DEN). The work is called ‘Cowgirl Hat Ball’ and it has two parts. The larger sphere is made with more than 500 straw western hats attached to a wooden 10-foot diameter wooden structure. The smaller version, which Maker calls […]

May is Museum Month in many U.S. cities and May 18 is International Museum Day around the world. So it’s a good time to take a moment to take a look at the museum program at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). The Phoenix Airport Museum became an official entitiy 38 years ago and today […]

(Artist: Nikki Pike) Wood, woodworking and the artististic expressions made with wood are showcased and celebrated at Denver International Airport (DEN) in a new exhibition titled, A Cut Above: Colorado Artists Working in Wood. On view through August 31, 2026 in Ansbacher Hall on the airport’s A-Bridge, the exhibit features work by contemporary Colorado-based artists […]

The newest exhibition at Philadephila International Airport (PHL) includes work by Mauricio Pérez, a local artist who hails from Columbia and creates fantastical paper maché sculptures.  Pérez takes inspiration from the Mexican Surrealism movement and traditional Latin American aesthetics. And for this exhibition, titled All Imperfect Things, he’s created a magical batch of figures that […]

Las Vegas wants you Visitor numbers to Las Vegas have been declining. And the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is rolling out a national “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” campaign to lure visitors back. In addition to the 60-second TV ad (below) that was launched during Thursday’s NFL season opener between the Dallas Cowboys […]

The Stuck at the Airport team is a big fan of both the work of Seattle-based glass artist Preston Singletary and the impressive exhibits at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) that the SFO Museum puts together. So we’re delighted that the newest SFO Museum exhibition at SFO is Preston Singletary: Raven Visits SFO. The Tlingit […]

A temporary art mural at Miami International Airport (MIA) offers a trip through time. The mural is a collection of images and video content spanning from the 1920s to the present and includes home movies, travelogues, promotional films and news footage documenting growth and events that changed South Florida. Images include photographs of the original […]

Whoa, Nellie: thoroughbreds at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport They’re not flying horses. But if you’re flying through Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) you can take a selfie with a horse. The 150th Preakness Stakes – the second race in the Triple Crown series of thoroughbred horse races – takes place at Pimlico Race Course in […]

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