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Flight attendant fashions on display at the Museum of Flight

03/16/26

Seattle’s Museum of Flight will debut a new exhibition, Runway to Runway, on April 25 featuring the styles and stories of flight attendant uniforms through the years. Included are more than 100 items ranging from classic suits and skirts, to capes and go-go boots, hats, handbags and scarves. The exhibit also has it’s own special soundtrack and →

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A rare glimpse of Wonder Woman’s invisible plane

01/28/26

Wonder Woman’s Invisible Plane is a rare gem in the collection of Seattle’s Museum of Flight. Acquired by the museum in April 1, 2013, the museum keeps this curious and precious artifact in a secret location and rarely puts it on display. But the departure of the large-scale MiG-21 Project featuring a decommissioned Soviet MiG-21 →

Transforming a weapon of war into a colorful work of art

06/18/25

(Courtesy of the MiG-21 Project) Seattle’s Museum of Flight is taking a bold and very colorful step in the world of art and aviation. Starting June 21, the museum is displaying The MiG-21 Project. The installation is the culmination of South African artist Ralph Ziman’s multi-year collaborative effort to cover a decommissioned Cold War-era, Soviet-designed →

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Museum Monday: Posters for Boeing’s canceled supersonic transport (SST) aircraft

07/03/23

They are easy to miss as you cross the pedestrian bridge connecting the main campus of Seattle’s sprawling Museum of Flight to the museum’s Space Gallery and Aviation Pavilion across the street. But as part of the delightful Art+Flight exhibit currently underway at Seattle’s Museum of Flight, there is a display of charming motivational posters →

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Art + Flight at Seattle’s Museum of Flight

06/09/23

(Handpainted Mural by Joe Nix) Seattle’s Museum of Flight is already well-known as the largest nonprofit air & space museum. Now the sprawling aviation museum is making a bid for being well-known for commissioning and exhibiting art. The Museum of Flight’s Art+Flight project, running through January 7, 2024, includes dozens of artworks in all mediums by →

Airport Valentines + Miniature Airplanes + More

02/07/23

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and airports and airlines are getting to land some love. In Las Vegas, the pop-up marriage license bureau is back at the Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to help streamline the uptick in weddings that take place in Sin City around Valentine’s Day. Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) will once →

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An Orchestra Will Take Over This Aviation Museum

09/19/22

We’re not sure how this will work. Or why it is happening. But we’re sure it will be great. On September 21, from 3 pm to 5 pm, the University of Stuttgart Academic Orchestra will take over all five main galleries at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. The plan is for the Orchestra to divide into →

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For National Book Lovers Day: our new book

08/10/22

August 9 was National Book Lovers Day and we celebrated by visiting some of the places in Seattle that are featured in our new book, 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss, which begins shipping today. The book is part of the international 111 Places series, which offers locals and experienced travelers guides →

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Get you free museum tickets

09/06/21

Between shutdowns, staff layoffs, and budget cuts, the pandemic has been tough on museums and cultural attractions across the United States. But that won’t stop more than 1000 museums, zoos, and cultural centers from opening their doors for free on Saturday, September 18 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day 2021. Each participating museum will offer →

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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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