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Turn travel into poetry at San Diego Int’l Airport

03/31/25

Passengers traveling through San Diego International Airport (SAN) may have their travel tales turned into poetry. Now through April 29, the airport’s Spring 2025 Performing Arts Resident, Poets Underground, will be onsite in the terminals at their luggage-inspired stage called The Great Poetic Baggage Exchange. The artists will be inviting and enticing travelers to engage in conversations and mural paintings around five […]

SFO Museum celebrates San Francisco

10/02/24

Here’s a great reason to plan or be thankful for a long layover at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The SFO Museum‘s newest exhibition, San Francisco: City of the World, offers travelers a thoughtful, fun and educational look at the iconic city’s colorful history. Find it post-security in Terminal 2 through July 6, 2025. […]

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“Made in Miami” film posters on exhibit at MIA Airport

08/20/24

Love movies? Then be sure to look for this film-related exhibition the next time you visit Miami International Airport (MIA). MIA Galleries and Film Miami are presenting a selection of film posters spanning seven decades of motion pictures shot in Miami and surrounding areas. And Now, Our Feature Presentation (great title for an exhibit about movies, […]

Bradley International Airport (BDL) gets fresh art

08/08/24

Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport (BDL) partnered with RiseUP for Arts to add five murals inside the main terminal. The landscapes and imagery represent New England and Connecticut, the Nutmeg State. Hartford-based RiseUP for Arts has completed 250 murals throughout Connecticut since 2015. The murals at BDL are by Patrick Ganino, Micaela Levesque and Chris Gann. […]

Travel Tidbits for the holiday weekend

05/21/24

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects to screen more than 18 million passengers at U.S airports over the Memorial Day travel period, which stretches from May 23 to May 29, about 6.4% more than in 2023. If you’re one of the holiday travelers, here are some fresh art and amenities to look for at airports […]

Geologists drill holes like this one to extract core samples of rock. This hole, about five inches in diameter, was drilled on the 4,850-foot level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility.

Science snaps on display at Rapid City Regional Airport

03/28/24

Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) in South Dakota is welcoming travelers with a temporary art exhibition, “The Science at SURF: Images from the Underground, Lead, SD.” Located in the former site of the Homestake Gold Mine, SURF is now an underground research facility whose tagline tells us, “Scientists probe the depths of space to learn […]

Images in concrete at Miami Int’l Airport

03/27/24

If you’re traveling to or through Miami International Airport (MIA), take a minute to visit the airport’s CameraWork Gallery at Gates D22 and D25. A new exhibit in that gallery features photographs of concrete structures in Miami and Havana that were designed by Cuban architects who fled the island after the Cuban Revolution. The photographs […]

John Wayne Airport celebrates Orange County’s musical legacy

03/12/24

A new exhibition at John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, CA celebrates the region’s musical legacy. That OC Sound includes displays dedicated to famous musicians and bands, and two prominent musical instrument manufacturers, Fender and Rickenbacker. Almost 50 bands and solo artists that got their start in Orange County – or at least have […]

Public art installation in Terminal 5 of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport; July 2023.

Fresh art at O’Hare Int’l Airport

11/15/23

If you’re traveling through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) over the holidays and are passing through Terminal 5 (T5) you’re in for an art-filled treat. The installation of a $3.5 million public art commission featuring work by more than 20 Chicago artists is nearly complete and it’s pretty darn impressive. Here is a selection of […]

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