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  As fans of airports, libraries, aviation history, and museums, we’re delighted that San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has reopened the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum & Library after a two-year closure. The facility is named after a former airport director and sits pre-security in the Main Hall of SFO’s International Terminal. The retro look […]

May 18 is International Museum Day, which gives us an excuse to talk about some of the great museums in and adjacent to airports around the country. Having a museum or museum program in an airport just makes so much sense. Millions of people pass through airports each year. Many passengers have plenty of downtime […]

SFO Museum presents an exhibit about art from pineapple leaves At SFO: From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure  The newest exhibit from the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is about textiles made from pineapple leaves. “Unique to the Philippines, piña is an extraordinary textile made by weaving the fibers of […]

After a 20-month hiatus, the video arts screening room at SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is open. The gallery screens short-form documentaries, experimental films, and all forms of animation. It is located pre-security on the departures level of the International Terminal. Hours: daily, 5:00am to 10:00pm. With a nod to COVID-19, this […]

Is SFO an airport or a museum? Now that we’re back to traveling more, we’re delighted to have the opportunity to visit San Francisco International Airport (SFO), home to the SFO Museum, which is fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. SFO is both an airport AND a museum. So, we always make sure […]

SFO Museum exhibits rare 19th to early 20th-century scientific instruments The newest exhibition from the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is filled with rare mid-nineteenth century to early twentieth-century scientific instruments. At a glance, they are clearly works of mechanical know-how and art. But these objects also tell a story about the […]

  As fans of airports, libraries, aviation history, and museums, we’re delighted that San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has reopened the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum & Library after a two-year closure. The facility is named after a former airport director and sits pre-security in the Main Hall of SFO’s International Terminal. The retro look […]

May 18 is International Museum Day, which gives us an excuse to talk about some of the great museums in and adjacent to airports around the country. Having a museum or museum program in an airport just makes so much sense. Millions of people pass through airports each year. Many passengers have plenty of downtime […]

SFO Museum presents an exhibit about art from pineapple leaves At SFO: From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure  The newest exhibit from the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is about textiles made from pineapple leaves. “Unique to the Philippines, piña is an extraordinary textile made by weaving the fibers of […]

After a 20-month hiatus, the video arts screening room at SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is open. The gallery screens short-form documentaries, experimental films, and all forms of animation. It is located pre-security on the departures level of the International Terminal. Hours: daily, 5:00am to 10:00pm. With a nod to COVID-19, this […]

Is SFO an airport or a museum? Now that we’re back to traveling more, we’re delighted to have the opportunity to visit San Francisco International Airport (SFO), home to the SFO Museum, which is fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. SFO is both an airport AND a museum. So, we always make sure […]

SFO Museum exhibits rare 19th to early 20th-century scientific instruments The newest exhibition from the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is filled with rare mid-nineteenth century to early twentieth-century scientific instruments. At a glance, they are clearly works of mechanical know-how and art. But these objects also tell a story about the […]

The SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has kicked off yet another exhibition that might make you miss your next flight. This one is all about mathematics. Mathematics: Vintage and Modern displays slide rules, early calculating machines, and other math-related objects from the past. Included are teaching tools that help students learn arithmetic, geometry, […]

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 […]

Like you, airports are celebrating the freedom to travel (again) and also marking July 4th. And we’re gathering up some of the best July 4th messages airports are sharing. Kicking us off: the patriotic water feature show in Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport. Also: a cool mural you can watch being made at Leonardo da […]