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RT @flySFO: Calling all #PlaneSpotters! On July 11th, we will be celebrating Bastille Day a little early by welcoming @flyfrenchbee's fligh… This tweet was posted on July 05, 2019.

See “Waiting” by Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel, on display, post-security, in the International Terminal A. https://t.co/ZdkvfNtoy5 This tweet was posted on July 06, 2019.

This Renaissance Revival pedestal exhibits both veneering and marquetry. A veneer consists of a very fine sheet of wood applied to the surface of furniture. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on July 03, 2019.

“Waiting” by Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel is a large-scale photographic close-up of four central figures involved in the familiar yet deeply symbolic drama of waiting in an airport for the return of loved ones. https://t.co/ZdkvfNtoy5 This tweet was posted on July 06, 2019.

@JfrumdaA Thanks so much for stopping by! We hope you enjoyed our exhibition! Did you have a favorite object? This tweet was posted on June 24, 2019.

C. Carl Jennings (1910–2003) forged modern, sculptural forms and decorative items using ancient metalworking techniques. A third-generation blacksmith, Jennings studied coppersmithing and silversmithing during the 1930s under metalsmith Harry Dixon. #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on July 09, 2019.

Crickets and katydids are well-known for the “songs” or chirps they produce by stridulation—that is, rubbing the “scraper” found at the base of one wing across a series of ridges or “file” on the other wing. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on June 26, 2019.

During the late 1930s, appliances for the office and home underwent a major transformation. #Typewriters, once boxy with sharp edges and protruding parts, metamorphosed into machines with smooth, flowing appearances. #StreamlinesAesthetics This tweet was posted on July 10, 2019.

In her ongoing series, “City Space”, Chicago-based artist #ClarissaBonet explores the urban landscape from a pedestrian perspective, producing dramatic images that draw focus both on the surface of the city and the psychological resonance of the architecture within it. This tweet was posted on June 23, 2019.

RT @flySFO: Today is the LAST day to enter our #WelcomeTAP sweepstakes! Enter for a chance to win 2 roundtrip Economy Class tickets from SF… This tweet was posted on July 09, 2019.

“I use the city as a stage and transform the physical space into a psychological one. “— #ClarissaBonet, 2016 See “City Space” by #ClarissaBonet on display, pre-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/uJcJH4uJTv This tweet was posted on June 23, 2019.

#Onthisday in 1947, the #PanAmerican #Lockheed Constellation Model 749 Clipper America completed its first around the world flight, landing at @flySFO. Originating in NY’s La Guardia Airport on June 17, 1947, the 22,170- mile course, logged a total flying time of 102hrs & 50m. This tweet was posted on June 29, 2019.

Anglo-Japanese furniture often had straight lines balanced by solids and voids. Japanese motifs such as flowers, butterflies, fans, fretwork, spiders, and the stylized imperial mon, a circular geometric decorative motif, might be applied. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on June 19, 2019.

Fashionable and functional, this polyester tailored suit of #PanAm’s 1980 uniform in the softer shade of Pan Am blue has a classic blazer with subtle cuff trim and was worn with a matching vest and ribbon bow tie. The uniform was worn until 1991. #avgeek #Adolfo This tweet was posted on June 19, 2019.

Herter Brothers set the standard for high-quality furniture in the late nineteenth-century. Herter Brothers made furniture inspired by a variety of historical revival styles popular at the time, such as Neo-Grec, which the pedestal displayed here reflects. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on June 15, 2019.

Recognized the world over as emblems of the intrepid aviator, uniform insignia have identified flight crew for nearly a century. Jacket pins (also known as wings) issued by the airlines usually included 2 wings for pilots and 1 wing for cabin crew. https://t.co/Pyp1tIIN75 #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 16, 2019.

The Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine. The Wasp Junior was designed for the mid-size engine market and was installed in numerous civil, commercial, and military aircraft. #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on June 20, 2019.

#Onthisday in 1984, Virgin Atlantic commenced operations. The first flight, from London to Newark, was operated by a Boeing 747-200. Have you ever flown on Virgin Atlantic? This tweet was posted on June 22, 2019.

Bees, wasps, and ants live in societies with overlapping generations and complex visual and chemical communication systems. For example, honey bees do a “waggle dance” to communicate the distance, direction, and quality of nectar and pollen resources. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on June 20, 2019.

Exposure to Ancient Egypt inspired the Egyptian Revival, a design style that permeated western decorative arts and furniture in the nineteenth century. Obelisks, hieroglyphs, sphinxes, pyramids, scarabs, and lotus blossoms were popular motifs. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on June 05, 2019.

In 1949, the Seeburg Corp. introduced their model M100A which featured a 100-selection #jukebox as opposed to previous machines that played an average of 24. The Model 161, seen here, was introduced in 1958 with 160-selections. #1950sConsumer This tweet was posted on June 04, 2019.

In the early 1970s, United Airlines commissioned aviation artist Nixon Galloway, to create a series of #watercolor #paintings depicting each aircraft flown by the airline and its subsidiaries from the beginning of the company’s history. #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 21, 2019.

Artist #JockMcDonald stopped by on Monday afternoon with a charter bus of friends, collectors, and fellow artists, for an informal tour and artist talk of his current exhibition, “The Light of Water.” This tweet was posted on June 08, 2019.

At once personal yet relatable, obscure yet identifiable, the images in this exhibition come together to offer a thoughtful reflection of our landscape, it’s social and physical attributes, and the affect it has on the students of the @UrbanSchool of San Francisco. This tweet was posted on June 09, 2019.

NOW PLAYING: "Red" by Yuchao Feng. An introverted young man finds comfort, confidence, and freedom while dressing in women’s clothing until coming upon his father in a chance encounter on a busy street. https://t.co/2vN68SDcRk #VideoArtsSFOM #Pride #PrideMonth #TransIsBeautiful https://t.co/2NXowvh1h3 This tweet was posted on June 10, 2019.

Student photographers at the @UrbanSchool in San Francisco, CA completed a long-term project where they engaged with and reflected upon the contemporary landscape through their perspective as young adults living in the Bay Area. This tweet was posted on June 09, 2019.

#RichardNeutra’s circa 1936 tubular aluminum chair is emblematic of the types of streamlined chairs designed in the late 1930s. It featured a simple, clean aluminum frame that suggested the sweptback, teardrop shapes of an aircraft. #StreamlinesAesthetics This tweet was posted on June 10, 2019.

Early color photographs of #SFO are rare, so we’re excited to share a recent gift to our collection. This photo from 1947 shows a United Air Lines aircraft in front of the Airport’s 1937 terminal building along with 3 of the original airplane hangars built in 1927/8. #TBT #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 13, 2019.

The cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha Linnaeus, 1758) is a well-known plant pest in Europe, and one of the first beetle species named by Carl von Linné (a.k.a. Linnaeus), the Swedish biologist who created the binomial system for naming species. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on June 13, 2019.

“Two miles a minute” is how Pan American advertised their services in 1931. At around 120 miles per hour, flying was still faster than any other mode of transportation at the time. Commercial planes now fly around 600 miles per hour. Have you ever flown on a trimotor aircraft? This tweet was posted on June 12, 2019.

RT @Delta: Happy #InternationalFlightAttendantDay to all of our amazing Delta Flight Attendants! Here's a special thanks from a few of the… This tweet was posted on May 31, 2019.

This papier-mâché model of a cockchafer beetle was made for French surgeon Dr. Louis Auzoux in 1881 as a teaching tool for #entomology students. All of the internal and external organs are labeled with their proper names. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on June 13, 2019.

At once contemporary and timeless, “[hyphen] Americans” presents a portrait of America while raising larger questions about the role played by photographic technologies in defining cultural identity, both historically and in present times. #KeliyAndersonStaley @KAndersonStaley This tweet was posted on June 02, 2019.

Jet fleets came with new sets of operating procedures & maintenance needs. Advanced airframes, avionics, instruments, controls, & turbofan engines required air crews, mechanics, & ground crews to become familiar with a long list of new systems, parts, and components. #ByTheBook This tweet was posted on May 23, 2019.

NOW PLAYING: "Stevie’s Aliens" by Austin S. Harris (@austinsharris). A writer is forced to question his understanding of the world when he sees what he thinks is a #UFO and meets Stevie, a fellow high school student with a peculiar insight. https://t.co/h8CRjASmQJ #VideoArtsSFOM https://t.co/XPuFhDH2yK This tweet was posted on June 03, 2019.

Pan Am Express was a subsidiary of Pan American World Airways primarily focused on connecting passengers to Pan Am's hub at JFK, but also provided regional services in many other areas of the U.S., as well as the Bahamas and Europe. Did you ever fly on #PanAm Express? #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 01, 2019.