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Our newest exhibition is now on view! This image was posted on August 16, 2019. #zuberscenicwallpaper #zuber #wallpaper #scenicwallpaper #interiordesign

#Onthisday in 1958, Pan American World Airlines received the first of eight Boeing 707-120s. This image was posted on August 15, 2019. #boeing #boeing707 #avgeek #panam #panamerican

Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) left a prodigious mark on American glass and decorative arts during his career that spanned nearly fifty years. This image was posted on August 14, 2019. #victorianpedestals #victorian #pedestals #victorianfurniture #victoriana #design #decorativeart #interiorstyle #louiscomforttiffany #tiffany

Where would you like to go this summer? This image was posted on August 13, 2019. #traveltuesday #florida #delta #1980s #graphicdesign #poster #vacationstyle #vacationgoals

Bob Stocksdale (1913–2003) had a masterful talent for revealing dramatic patterns hidden below the surface of rare wood. This image was posted on August 13, 2019. #californiacrafts #studiocraft #bobstocksdale #craft #woodwork #woodbowl #handmade #museum

Our conservators are working on a months-long project to restore this United Air Lines DC-8 cutaway model. This image was posted on August 12, 2019. #conservation #museum #museummonday #aircraftmodel #airplanemodel #plastercast #behindthescenes

NOW PLAYING: First-time filmmaker Muna Al Hariri, a resident of Jordan’s Azraq Refugee Camp, expresses her need to be a normal teenager while sharing her hopes and dreams in this expressionistic film produced during a media workshop for Syrian girls. This video was posted on August 12, 2019. #videoartssfom #film #video #syria #refugee #jordan #teenager #dreams #dreamswithoutborders

Our conservators are working on a months-long project to restore this United Air Lines DC-8 cutaway model. This image was posted on August 12, 2019. #conservation #museum #museummonday #aircraftmodel #airplanemodel #plastercast #behindthescenes

According to Alejandro Durán, his “Washed Up” series “transforms the international debris washing up on Mexico’s Caribbean coast into aesthetic yet disquieting works.” Durán photographs the various waste he collects and makes into assemblages on site. This image was posted on August 11, 2019. #alejandrodurán #photography #plastic #mexico #debris #waste #assemblage

Leonardo Drew’s work is a multi-layered installation spanning three walls. This image was posted on August 10, 2019. #leonardodrew #installationart #sculpture #publicart #recycling #galaxy

Harvey Milk was a human rights leader, a groundbreaking political luminary, and a seminal figure of the LGBTQ rights movement. This image was posted on August 08, 2019. #harveymilkexhibition #harveymilk #humanrights #lgbtq #lgbtqrights

In the 1930s, irons were redesigned with clean, curved housings reminiscent of streamlined train cars. This image was posted on August 07, 2019. #streamlinesaesthetics #streamline #design #industrialdesign

Blue pigments are incredibly rare in nature. This image was posted on August 07, 2019. #intriguinginsects #worldofinsects #insects #entomology #butterflies #butterfly #wavelengths #colors #blue

In the 1930s, irons were redesigned with clean, curved housings reminiscent of streamlined train cars. This image was posted on August 07, 2019. #streamlinesaesthetics #streamline #design #industrialdesign

Blue pigments are incredibly rare in nature. This image was posted on August 07, 2019. #intriguinginsects #worldofinsects #insects #entomology #butterflies #butterfly #wavelengths #colors #blue

NOW PLAYING: In a nod to animation’s origins as shadow play, London-based filmmaker Ben Steer presents the story of a woman and her son fleeing through a dizzying landscape of towers and tiers in “Mamoon”, which was inspired by reports of the Syrian refugee crisis. This video was posted on August 05, 2019. #videoartssfom #film #video #animation #shadowplay #shadow #syria #refugeecrisis #refugee #mamoon #bensteer

It’s summer and do you know what that means?! This image was posted on August 05, 2019. #interns #acquisitions #muselife #museummonday #musesocial #museum #museumlife

Alarmed by the lack of privacy in our increasingly web-based world where personal information is gathered and exploited by various entities, photographer Jaclyn Wright created a series of photographs titled, "The Two-Dimensional Shadow". This image was posted on August 04, 2019. #data #privacy #photographer #photography #jaclynwright

Zuber et Cie began producing panoramic wallpapers in the 1800s and gained prominence for their meticulous attention to detail and exquisite colors and designs. This image was posted on August 02, 2019. #zuberscenicwallpaper #zuber #wallpaper #scenicwallpaper #design

An Aircraft Marshaller or signal person is a person who visually communicates directions between the pilot of an aircraft and ground crew in order to direct the aircraft into a particular space or position. This image was posted on August 02, 2019. #avgeek #twa #airmarshall #boeing707 #airtrafficcontrol #longexposure #1960s

SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), founded in 1946, is based in Stockholm, Sweden. This image was posted on August 01, 2019. #sas #scandinavianairlinessystem #avgeek #norway #denmark #sweden

NOW PLAYING: Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Imad Khachan, an immigrant without a family, found a way to create his own while operating New York City’s last remaining chess shop as a welcoming place to sit, converse, and create community. This video was posted on August 01, 2019. #videoartssfom #film #video #newyorkcity #newyork #chess #community #kingofthenight #lonelyleap

It is your last week to see “Reflections in Wood: Surfboards and Shapers.” By pairing iconic shapers with select sources of rare wood, Larry Fuller has assembled a collection of boards that illustrate the progression of surfboard design through a common medium. This image was posted on July 29, 2019. #surfboardsandshapers #surfers #shapers #surf #surfing #surflife #surfer #surfboards #surfboard #surfcraft #surfboardshaper #woodensurfboard #surfboardshaping #handshaped

Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) was a revered Bay Area artist who worked in sculpture and created a handful of functional objects. This image was posted on July 26, 2019. #californiacrafts #studiocraft #ruthasawa #museum

#Onthisday in 1909, Louis Blériot successfully landed his plane in Dover, England, after flying from Calais, France. This image was posted on July 25, 2019. #blériot #earlyaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory