While travelers are returning to airports, not all amenities are back up and running quite yet.
That includes SFO Museum’s Video Arts screening room at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
But that doesn’t mean you can watch some great short films. The SFO Museum is curating themed programming from its archives that anyone can watch online – in the airport or not.
For the month of July, the short films are all about the importance of family. The four films in the series are below,
Book lovers everywhere celebrate National Book Lovers Day on August 9.
Traveling and books go together. And one element of travel we’re missing is the pleasure of buying a book at the airport and reading it cover to cover on a long flight.
Although some may be closed temporarily due to health concerns, there are full-fledged bookstores we seek out at airports.
Sometimes we make sure to arrive early or book long layovers to make sure we have time to browse.
But we’re confident travelers will still be able to find something great to read in airport bookshops for flights in the future.
So, to mark National Book Lovers Day today, we’re imagining a visit to Nashville International Airport (BNA) in the days when it was home to both a library and a reading room.
Do you have a favorite airport bookstore or book swap? Tell us about it in the comments section below.
If you’re traveling through San Fransisco International Airport or Portland International Airport anytime soon, keep an eye out for new art.
Courtesy Sticky Co.
At Portland International Airport’s Concourse D, look up to see Portaurora, a new permanent art piece by Sticky Co., a Portland- and Amsterdam-based artist team.
This is an interactive installation: as travelers pass underneath they’ll see colors and hear sounds inspired by the Northern Lights.
“Although this is mostly a technology-driven project, we added a simple element – applying glitter to the ceiling – to enhance the aurora effect,” says Andrew Haddock, who leads the Sticky Co. team. “We wanted passengers to experience a bit of a surprise as they pass through the space.”
At SFO Airport, the SFO Museum’s newest exhibition is all about artisan-made surfboards.
Longyboard – Dudley “Hap” Jacobs. Courtesy SFO Museum. o
This exhibition features twenty-seven wooden surfboards made by surfboard artists – or “shapers” – that show the progression of surfboard design. Included are boards made from rare woods that represent surfing’s ancient history, boards that represent designs popular in the early 1960s and surfboard shapes best for paddling into large waves.
The SFO Museum’s new exhibition: “Reflections in Wood: Surfboards & Shapers” will be on display in the pre-security area of the International Terminal at SFO International Airport through August 4, 2019.
Hot Curl – by Donald Takayama. Courtesy SFO Museum
