SEATTLE — Santa’s Landing Party at The Museum of Flight begins Saturday morning, Dec. 12, when the jolly old man and his wife will arrive via a classic 1930s biplane at 11:45 a.m. After greeting well-wishers outside, the couple will hear children’s holiday wishes inside of the museum until 4 p.m. Also in the museum, […]
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Temporary closures at Seattle’s Museum of Flight
SEATTLE —The Museum of Flight’s Airpark will be closed beginning Monday, Oct. 12, and will reopen on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The Charles Simonyi Space Gallery will be closed on Saturday, Oct. 17. There will be no visitor access to the airpark’s popular Air Force One, Concorde and 787 Dreamliner during the entire time, and on […]
Boeing donates $30 million to The Museum of Flight
SEATTLE — The Boeing Company and June Boeing, wife of the late William E. Boeing, Jr., have each contributed $15 million to expand science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education offered through The Museum of Flight. The donations will launch the Boeing Academy for STEM Learning, a new STEM-focused education initiative that aims to double […]
Texas museum to duplicate Museum of Flight Education Center
SEATTLE — The Museum of Flight has signed an agreement with Galveston’s Lone Star Flight Museum to design and build a duplicate of the museum’s Aviation Learning Center (ALC), an educational facility that is used to introduce students to the concepts of aviation and flying. The ALC will be built at Lone Star’s new $35 million […]
Last flight of Navy jet
SEATTLE — The last active duty flight of a Navy electronic warfare Grumman EA-6B Prowler jet will be to The Museum of Flight on May 27, where it will be officially decommissioned and taken into the museum’s collection. Immediately after the plane’s 12:15 p.m. arrival, there will be a brief ceremony with museum officials and Cmdr. Christopher C. […]
Museum of Flight opens new education center
SEATTLE — The Museum of Flight opened its new $2.5 million Alaska Airlines Aerospace Education Center, May 7. The 5 to 9 p.m. event coincided with the Museum’s Space Day celebration and Free First Thursday. The Center is open every day and staffed with an education professional to provide guidance about museum educational programs, as well as science, […]
Work begins on Museum of Flight’s new Aviation Pavilion
SEATTLE — Construction began Monday, April 6, on The Museum of Flight’s Aviation Pavilion — a structure that will cover more than 20 commercial and military airplanes once completed. Aircraft that will be moved to the Aviation Pavilion upon its completion include the museum’s recently restored Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet, the 787 Dreamliner, Air Force One, the Concorde […]
World War I aviation experts featured at museum symposium
SEATTLE — On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, a one-day symposium at The Museum of Flight on Saturday, July 26, brings together the leading experts on World War I aviation to show how recent investigations are revealing surprising new information. Speakers include Javier Arango, who uses his […]
Alaska Airlines gives $2.5 million to build Aerospace Education Center at museum
SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines is making a $2.5 million gift to The Museum of Flight to create the Alaska Airlines Aerospace Education Center. Funds will be used to renovate existing facilities, support and sustain educational programs, increase staff, expand outreach to underrepresented communities, and enhance financial assistance. The Alaska Airlines Aerospace Education Center, to be […]