SFO Museum

It’s the final days of the #VXForever exhibition at San Francisco International Airport (@flySFO) “ The Legacy of Virgin America” @sfomuseum 🤔 Remembering my old Virgin America VX 902 SFO-LAS ✈️ #VirginAmerica #SFO #SFOMuseum

The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe Labor Day and will re-open tomorrow, September 2 at 10am. All other exhibitions are available to view around the terminals including “Ricardo Alvarado: Capturing a Cultural Legacy.” bit.ly/3VDJLvm

SFO Video Arts, Film SF, & Frameline are curating a short film showcase of queer San Francisco stories for the month of June in recognition of Pride. Apply at flysfo.wufoo.com/forms/mx38vjv1… #filmsf #pride

William J. Powell Jr.'s dreams didn't stop at just flying, he wanted to create aviation opportunities for African Americans—a vision called "Black Wings." In 1929, he established the Bessie Coleman Flying Club, welcoming everyone: s.si.edu/49cFMKQ #BlackHistoryMonth

The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe President’s Day and will re-open tomorrow, February 18th at 10am. All other exhibitions located in the airport terminals are still available to view: bit.ly/SFOMExhibits

On this day in 1929, Blanche Noyes flew solo for the first time. She would earn her pilot's license that July, becoming the first woman pilot in the Cleveland area: s.si.edu/3wqjoyV

In 1931, Cornelius Coffey graduated as part of the inaugural all-Black class at the Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical School. Together with his wife Willa Brown, he established the Coffey School of Aeronautics to train Black pilots, including both men and women. #BlackHistoryMonth

Janet Waterford Bragg was a pioneering pilot whose leadership in Black pilot organizations in the 1930s paved the way for other aviators. Discover how this early Black aviator soared above setbacks: s.si.edu/3T1i0vv #BlackHistoryMonth

On this week in history in 1970, the Boeing 747 made its first commercial flight, flying from New York to London for Pan American. 📷: A Pan Am 747 in flight

#OTD in 1976, the supersonic Concorde entered commercial service. Two flights took off at the same time, one operated by Air France and the other by British Airways. More on the Concorde: s.si.edu/3SuYF60

See “Awkward” by Nata Metlukh in the Video Arts Gallery, located pre-security in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall, and open daily from 8:00am to 10:00pm. Learn more about this month’s films at: bit.ly/Video-Arts #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO

To learn more about the filmmaker, follow the link below: notofagus.com

In her film, San Francisco-based animator Nata Metlukh aims to highlight the everyday social awkwardness people encounter by adding a layer of embarrassment and a dash of absurdity.

The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe Christmas Day and will re-open tomorrow, December 26th at 10am. All other exhibitions located in the airport terminals are still available to view: bit.ly/SFOMExhibits

See “T’as vendu mes rollers? (You Sold My Roller Skates?)” by Margaux Cazal, Jeanne Hammel, Louis Holmes, Sandy Lachkar, Agathe Leroux, & Léa Rey-Mauzaize in the Video Arts Gallery, located pre-security in the International Terminal Departures Hall: bit.ly/Video-Arts

Six students of the French animation school Gobelins share an impressive graduation short in which a young boy goes looking for the precious roller skates his mother accidentally sold to a stranger at a swap meet. #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO

📸: 3. photograph: Pan American Airways, Danilo Vucetich, nesting gooney birds at Midway Island; c. 1938 Gift of Danilo and Alexander Vucetich 2012.115.055

📸: 1. photograph: Pan American Airways, Danilo Vucetich, nesting gooney bird and egg at Midway Island; c. 1938 Gift of Danilo and Alexander Vucetich 2012.115.056 2. negative: Pan American Airways, Pacific-Alaska Division; c. 1935 Gift of William E. Talbott 2012.151.126

Wisdom, the oldest-known wild bird in the world has laid an egg this year, her first in four years. The Laysan albatross was banded as an adult in 1956 and has returned to Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge to lay eggs every year since 2006.