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Fresh art at JFK T7

09/15/24

The 54-year-old Terminal 7 at JFK Airport in New York is set to be decommissioned in 2026 to make room for the second half of Terminal 6 construction. But in the meantime, a four-piece collection of artwork by Brooklyn artist Ron Bass has been installed in the terminal. T7 is currently home to 13 international and […]

Kurt Vonnegut exhibit at Indianapolis Int’l Airport

08/25/24

We love it whenever a favorite airport teams up with a great museum. And Indianapolis International Airport (IND) and the local Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library have done just that. Through the end of 2024, the airport’s KIND Gallery, on Concourse A, is hosting an exhibit created by the museum that honors the late writer, […]

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Fresh art at SFO Airport: Rosie the Riveter

07/18/24

One of the newest SFO Museum exhibitions at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) tells the story of Rosie the Riveter and the accomplishments of more than 16 million women who joined the workforce during the Second World War. More than sixteen million women were employed at the peak of wartime production in 1944—with over three […]

Tour the ‘secret’ SFO Museum facility

06/11/24

Yesterday we shared a video from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SFO) featuring the real-life magician pictured in the 180-foot-long “High Wire” mural from the airport’s art collection. In that video, we get the answer to the riddle: How is a magic trick like an airport? Today we’re sharing a charming video from San Francisco International Airport […]

How is a magic trick like an airport?

06/09/24

How is a magic trick like an airport? “High Wire,” a 180-foot-long mural by artist Michael Fajan, has been at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) since 1993. In 11 panels, Fagan depicted a magician and his assistant performing a magic trick. Depending on which direction you view the artwork, it either depicts a person disappearing into […]

SFO layover? See Art of African Instruments

05/12/24

If you’re arriving, departing or making a connection at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), be sure to leave some time to explore some of the museum-quality exhibits offered by the SFO Museum. The newest exhibition comes to SFO Airport courtesy of the Fowler Museum at UCLA. It features bells, rattles, harp lutes, drums, slit gongs, […]

Fresh art at John Wayne Airport (SNA)

03/31/24

(Interconexión, Abby Aceves) The newest art exhibition at John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, CA titled “Symbology” includes the work of six Southern California-based Latinx artists: Abby Aceves, John Flores, Dani Garcia, Amanda Kazemi, Ivan Virgen, and Jaime Zacarias (aka Germs). The artists use pattern, color, iconography, and metaphor to delve into tradition presented […]

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Fresh art + lots of music at Nashville Int’l Airport

03/17/24

Not for nothing is Nashville, Tennessee known as Music City. And the tunes start right at Nashville International Airport (BNA). There, live performances featuring all manner of musical styles, from traditional and contemporary country to rhythm and blues, jazz, pop, gospel, and bluegrass are presented on stages located near the A/B Waiting Lounge, the C/D […]

New SFO Museum exhibit features Chinese ceramics

01/22/24

If you’re heading to or through San Francisco International Airport (SFO) anytime soon, be sure to look for some of the permanent and temporary exhibits offered throughout the terminals by the SFO Museum. One of the newest, titled Everyday Elegance in Chinese Ceramics, features an assortment of functional wares from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries […]

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