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German filmmaker Thilo Gundelach documents the life of Duane Kemmer, a Amskapi Pikuni (Blackfeet) from Browning, Montana. After struggling with self-worth and belonging, Kemmer chooses sobriety and pursues a new path in Indian relay horse racing. #VideoArtsSFO https://t.co/OQroBwPF53 This tweet was posted on November 22, 2023.

Harvey Milk was assassinated, 45 years ago today, on November 27, 1978. In June 2020, we presented “My Name is Harvey Milk,” by Leo Herrera. A haunting elegy, the film features an excerpt of the audio will Milk recorded in the event of his assassination. https://t.co/w7TicKLuJK This tweet was posted on November 27, 2023.

In 1931, the longest over-water flying boat passenger service was operated by Pan American. The five hundred miles flight from Kingston, Jamaica to Barranquilla, Colombia, was operated by the Sikorsky S-40, which could fly at a maximum speed of 137 miles per hour. #52Objects This tweet was posted on November 21, 2023.

Principal dancer Joseph Walsh says that one of the primary reasons he decided to join San Francisco Ballet in 2014 as a soloist was because he felt “drawn by the amount of new material they were putting on, the new pieces, the new choreography.” #SFBalletat90 This tweet was posted on November 20, 2023.

The seat is framed in aluminum tubing and features a spring-loaded pivot mechanism that simultaneously slides the seat forward while allowing the back to recline to 30° from the normal upright setting of 15°. The chair's sidewalls also give it a streamlined look. #AirlinerChairs This tweet was posted on November 17, 2023.

Wei Wang trained for 7 years at the Beijing Dance Academy, beginning at age 10, before joining the San Francisco Ballet School’s Trainee Program in 2011. He was named an apprentice in 2012 and was promoted to a soloist in 2016. He became a principal dancer in 2018. #SFBalletat90 This tweet was posted on November 20, 2023.

FREE EVENT: Come join museum staff and special guest Benjamin Barrett, Bixby descendant and family historian, for a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the remarkable Harold M. Bixby Collection! WHEN: Saturday, December 9, 2023. 1:30–3:00 PM WHERE: Aviation Museum and Library This tweet was posted on November 28, 2023.

McGowan recalled a “special kind of laughter” heard from visitors, “not like you hear at comedy shows, but more like some incredible kind of therapeutic release, which was laughter but also joy and reminiscence–a rekindling.”#UnknownMuseum #MickeyMcGowan This tweet was posted on November 30, 2023.

The development of the Wright J-5 Whirlwind began in the early 1920s with the Lawrance Aero-Engine Corporation. Lawrance produced a highly reliable and durable air-cooled, nine-cylinder, radial engine for the U.S. Navy called the J-1. #EnduranceEngines This tweet was posted on December 05, 2023.

When confronted with so many common objects from years past, visitors often asked curator, Mickey McGowan, to see a specific item, and then proceeded to search for it among a multitude of similar things. The thought-provoking process evoked familiarity & comfort. #UnknownMuseum This tweet was posted on November 30, 2023.

A breakthrough cylinder design improved the J-5, which comprised separating the cylinders with more space, and substantially widening the cylinder cooling fins. The rocker arms and pushrods were also enclosed. This created a more durable engine that ran cool for a long duration. This tweet was posted on December 05, 2023.

A very special thank you to Mickey McGowan for making this exhibition possible. See “Recollections… from the Unknown Museum” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/4G3SzOmKhc #UnknownMuseum #MickeyMcGowan #BayArea #BayAreaHistory This tweet was posted on November 30, 2023.

Designed by French engineer Pierre Satre and British engineer Sir Archibald Russell, the aircraft featured a highly-swept delta wing and was one of only a few commercial aircraft to employ a design without a horizontal stabilizer on the tail. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on December 01, 2023.

It’s the first day of spring! Did you know that every March, the Japan Meteorological Corporation releases a cherry blossom forecast? The map predicts the cherry blossom in major Japanese cities. Where would you like to travel for spring? #52Posters This tweet was posted on March 19, 2024.

The Concorde was also one of the first airliners to have a fly-by-wire flight control system— manual flight controls replaced with an electronic interface and computer. The fuselage needed to withstand temperatures exceeding 260°F from the air friction produced at Mach 2 speeds. This tweet was posted on December 01, 2023.

The Concorde was the first & only successful supersonic airliner to sustain regularly scheduled service. Developed as a joint endeavor between the governments of Great Britain & France, the project encountered numerous delays due to the difficulty of flying at supersonic speeds. This tweet was posted on December 01, 2023.

The last Pan American World Airways flight took off #onthisday in 1991. When #PanAm was founded in 1927, the company’s first president, Juan Trippe, had a dream of building an air transport system across entire oceans. What are your favorite memories of Pan American? #52Objects This tweet was posted on December 04, 2023.

Copenhagen-based Iranian director Naghmeh Pour’s experimental short delivers a message of freedom and empowerment to future generations of Iranian women. #VideoArtsSFO #WomensHistoryMonth #5WomenArtists https://t.co/2QWVh1VXAs This tweet was posted on March 21, 2024.

FREE EVENT: Saturday, April 6, 2024, 1–3 PM at the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum & Library Please join us for a free public event to celebrate the legacy of Virgin America and the new SFO Museum exhibition "VX Forever". #VXForever This tweet was posted on March 22, 2024.

RT @SFOMuseum: FREE EVENT: Come join museum staff and special guest Benjamin Barrett, Bixby descendant and family historian, for a unique,… This tweet was posted on December 07, 2023.

That journey would have a major impact on Burd and her artistic practice for years to come. “So much more than this” is an example of a work inspired by this journey. @sfac #5WomenArtists #WomensHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 25, 2024.

The J-5 Whirlwind was used in Charles A. Lindbergh’s 3,600-mile, transatlantic flight, the U.S. Army's 2,400-mile inaugural flight nonstop flight from Oakland to Hawai’i, and the 7,200-mile, three-stage, transpacific route from Oakland to Brisbane, Australia. #EnduranceEngines This tweet was posted on December 05, 2023.

The program will include a video message from Sir Richard Branson, presentations by Virgin America’s founding CEO, Fred Reid, VX pilot Captain Karen McNally, Head of Teammate Experience, Art Huggard, and Sales Specialist, Kevin Nguyen, as well as Aviation Curator Dennis Sharp. This tweet was posted on March 22, 2024.

This 1972 United Air Lines poster featured Hilo Hattie, a famous Native Hawaiian singer and entertainer. In honor for her 71st birthday and United Air Lines' 5th anniversary of service to Hilo, Hawaii, in 1972, the airline named a DC-8 after her. #52posters #5WomenArtists #WHM This tweet was posted on March 14, 2024.

When Natalya Burd was in her last year in high school, she took a train ride with her father from their home in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to Moscow, Russia. There, the artist would compete for a scholarship to attend a university level art school. @sfac #5WomenArtists This tweet was posted on March 25, 2024.

Born and raised in the Bahamas, director Chrisean Rose now resides in Atlanta. His visual poem explores the roots of a woman’s identity. To learn more about the filmmaker, follow the link below:https://t.co/I9x3OmUvTz #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/y9EZ23Zymg This tweet was posted on March 28, 2024.

Please join us for a free public event to celebrate the legacy of Virgin America and the SFO Museum exhibition "VX Forever" WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 2024, 1–3 PM WHERE: Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum & Library International Terminal, Pre-Security RSVP: https://t.co/JhthPyNixN This tweet was posted on March 27, 2024.

RT @SFOMuseum: FREE EVENT: Saturday, April 6, 2024, 1–3 PM at the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum & Library Please join us for a free publ… This tweet was posted on March 26, 2024.

Unknown Museum’s “resident curator,” Mickey McGowan developed a unique interpretation practice that recalled high school science fair displays. #UnknownMuseum This tweet was posted on April 02, 2024.

“No Other Lands Their Glory Know” by Alice Shaw is a photographic image of a redwood forest on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California just north of San Francisco. 📸 © Ethan Kaplan #PublicArt #EarthMonth #SFAC #AliceShaw This tweet was posted on April 01, 2024.

A very special thank you to Forrest L. Merrill for making this exhibition possible. See “June Schwarcz: Unconventional Enamels,” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/UwJlkZOK5e #UnconventionalEnamels This tweet was posted on April 09, 2024.

A very special thank you to Mickey McGowan for making this exhibition possible. See “Recollections… from the Unknown Museum” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/4G3SzOmKhc #UnknownMuseum This tweet was posted on April 02, 2024.

Join us tomorrow for a free public event to celebrate the legacy of Virgin America! Details below 👇 https://t.co/O175jHD9VS This tweet was posted on April 05, 2024.

McGowan arranged toys and other common mid-century objects in chrome-plated aquariums from the same era; only a typewritten notecard offered a title or brief explanation. Other items were displayed in “specimen jars” with simple, descriptive labels. #UnknownMuseum This tweet was posted on April 02, 2024.

Schwarcz incorporated a variety of finishes into her vessel forms, both inside and out. She layered vivid, multicolored enamels in multiple kiln firings, at times sandblasting the exterior to contrast with the interior. #UnconventionalEnamels This tweet was posted on April 09, 2024.

The title for this artwork is taken from a line in a poem, “The Redwoods,” written by Joseph B. Strauss who was the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge. Visitors are invited to enjoy the natural splendor of The Golden State while at the airport. 📸 © Ethan Kaplan This tweet was posted on April 01, 2024.