SEATTLE – On July 27, award-winning author Ron Miller and new Smithsonian coauthors Matthew Shindell and Margaret Weitekamp will lead a visual journey through the history of the spaceship in our collective imagination and in […]
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SEATTLE — The Museum’s annual spaceflight celebration, Sally’s Day, will be June 15, 11:30-4 p.m. with events honoring the enduring legacy of astronaut Sally Ride—the first American woman to fly in space. This year, The […]
SEATTLE – The Museum’s new Home Beyond Earth exhibition opens June 8 with exciting events aimed at keeping families in orbit all day. Activities include space-themed workshops, planetarium shows, spaceflight presentations, games, making postcards to […]
Only a few more weeks until the June 8 opening of The Museum of Flight’s newest exhibition, Home Beyond Earth. The major new temporary exhibit was conceived and created by the Museum as an immersive […]
SEATTLE – Installation is underway with The Museum of Flight’s newest creation, Home Beyond Earth, an immersive new exhibition that looks at the past, present and future of living in orbit around the Earth. Opening […]
SEATTLE – On March 30 at 3 p.m., NASA astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger shares her experiences of flying in the space shuttle and being an Educator Mission Specialist on the International Space Station. In 2010 the […]
SEATTLE – Strengthening the foundations of family fun, the Puget Sound Engineering Council Fair and the Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition return to the Museum on March 16. The lively events are a surprising mix of […]
SEATTLE – On June 8, The Museum of Flight premieres Home Beyond Earth, an immersive new exhibition that goes to the heart of the human experience of living in space. With a focus on space […]
SEATTLE – One of the world’s largest displays of model planes, cars, tanks, ships, figures, sci-fi and more will fill the Museum’s towering Great Gallery during the 2024 NorthWest Scale Modelers Show on Feb. 17-18, […]
ST. MICHAELS, Md., – Whether you’re looking to learn something new or build on your skills in the workshop, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Shipyard has an array of hands-on programs on tap this winter […]
NEW EXHIBITION GROUNDED IN DISABILITY INNOVATION AIMS TO BROADEN ACCESS THROUGH MULTISENSORY MEDIA ART INSTALLATIONS Irvine, CA …Leonardo/ISAST presents Experiments in Art, Access & Technology (E.A.A.T.), an exhibition premiering new work by artists Meesh Fradkin, […]
SEATTLE – On Aug. 17 the Museum hosts the Washington State Academy of Sciences 2023 Symposium, Sustainable Aviation in Washington, from noon to 7 p.m. The symposium will look at how to reach the emission […]
SEATTLE – The Museum’s annual Jet Blast Bash flightline festival is Seattle’s closest seat to the Blue Angels’ thunderous takeoffs and landings for the Boeing Seafair Airshow Aug. 5-6. Jet Blast Bash is also the […]
SEATTLE – The Commemorative Air Force’s meticulously restored World War II B-17 and B-25 bombers will be flying to the Museum for tours and rides Aug. 1-13. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Sentimental Journey, and […]
SEATTLE – On May 20 Seattle author David D. Williams will shed new light on William E. Boeing’s life during a 2 p.m. lecture based upon his new book, The William E. Boeing Story – […]
SEATTLE – The United States’ first space station, Skylab, was launched 25 years before construction began in 1998 on the International Space Station, and two Skylab astronauts will be at the Museum on May 13 […]
The Pacific NW R2 Club Expo will bring life-size R2-D2s and their cousins SEATTLE – On April 29 the Museum’s galleries will be alive with dozens of droids with the Pacific NW R2 Club Expo. […]
SEATTLE – The Museum celebrates Earth Day, April 22, with presentations and discussions with eight of today’s most innovative aerospace leaders focusing on clean energy and greener solutions to aviation and spaceflight. The presenters—six of […]
ST. MICHAELS, Md., – Looking to add to its network of 300+ community volunteers, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is set to host a Volunteer Fair on March 18 at Van Lennep Auditorium from 10-11:30am. […]
ST. MICHAELS, Md., – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and Chesapeake College are partnering this spring to host a marine welding course. The seven-session course, WEL: Special Topics–Marine Welding Processes, is scheduled for Monday evenings, […]
The April 8 Yuri’s Night dance party transforms the Museum into a 21+ intergalactic nightclub with music, art and cosplay celebrating spaceflight SEATTLE – Tickets are now on sale for the Museum’s April 8, 2023 […]
Grigg Mullen is a noted timber framer who stays busy with a variety of projects, both big and small, on-going out of his home in Lexington, Va. Sometimes, though, the retired college engineering professor heads […]
SEATTLE – On Dec. 17, the Museum turns back the clock to that day in 1903 for an all-day celebration of the anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first powered flight. The Wright Spirit event includes […]