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Namoo House.
This object is currently not on display (or in a public location) but used to be on display in International Terminal (Boarding Area A)
Waiting.
This object is currently not on display (or in a public location) but used to be on display in International Terminal (Boarding Area A)
Billboard Series.
This object is currently not on display (or in a public location) but used to be on display in Terminal 3 (Boarding Area F)
Void.
This object is currently not on display (or in a public location) but used to be on display in Terminal 3 (Boarding Area F)
Did you know SFO Museum has an exhibition prep area where we can mockup exhibitions on a 1:1 scale?
This image was posted on July 10, 2024.
#sneakpeek #rosietheriveter #rosietherivetersfo
The Aviation Museum and Library will be closed tomorrow to observe Independence Day and will reopen on July 5th at 10am.
This image was posted on July 03, 2024.
#independenceday
The Aviation Museum and Library will be closed today to celebrate Juneteenth and will reopen tomorrow, June 20th at 10am.
This image was posted on June 19, 2024.
#juneteenth
Today is the grand opening of Harvey Milk Terminal 1's new north check-in lobby!
This image was posted on June 17, 2024.
Introduced in 1964, the Boeing 727 was a medium-range jetliner with intermediate capacity designed to serve regional airports with shorter runways.
This image was posted on June 05, 2024.
#avgeek #braniff
The Aviation Museum and Library will be closed today to observe Memorial Day and will reopen tomorrow, May 28th at 10am.
This image was posted on May 27, 2024.
#memorialday
Initially, Congress banned Concorde service to the United States due to concerns over the aircraft’s sonic boom, but on May 24, 1976, an exception was made for transatlantic service to Washington Dulles International Airport from London and Paris.
This image was posted on May 23, 2024.
#52posters
This 1966 poster from the San Mateo County Historical Association celebrates the history of Mills Field, renamed to San Francisco Airport in 1931.
This image was posted on May 14, 2024.
#52posters #avgeek
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photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), International Terminal construction; 1999
Gift of Edith Lauterbach
2006.028.176.008
https://t.co/oAsVQQRJDS
This tweet was posted on December 11, 2023.
Merry Christmas! The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe the Christmas holiday and will re-open tomorrow, Tuesday, December 26 at 10am. All other exhibitions around the airport are available to view.
https://t.co/J9B56SGnAq
#MerryChristmas
This tweet was posted on December 25, 2023.
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photograph: San Francisco Airport, Administration Building lobby interior; 01/12/1940
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
1997.52.078.001
This tweet was posted on December 26, 2023.
The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe the New Year holiday and will reopen tomorrow Tuesday, January 2 at 10am. All other exhibitions are available to view around the airport.
https://t.co/J9B56SGVpY
What type of content would you like to see in 2024?
This tweet was posted on January 01, 2024.
The Aviation Museum and Library will be closed today to observe Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday and will reopen tomorrow, January 16, at 10am. All other exhibitions around the airport are available to view. https://t.co/J9B56SGVpY
#MartinLutherKingJrDay
This tweet was posted on January 15, 2024.
The Aviation Museum and Library will be closed today to observe President’s Day and will reopen tomorrow, February 20th at 10am. All other exhibitions around the airport are available to view. https://t.co/yjdVdVoGZC #PresidentsDay
This tweet was posted on February 19, 2024.
With @flySFO serving as its airport home base, the carrier operated a fleet of narrow-body, medium-to-long-range Airbus airliners on routes across the U.S. with a focus on major coastal cities, as well as Dallas, Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, and destinations in Hawai’i and Mexico.
This tweet was posted on February 12, 2024.
negative: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Boeing 40A; 1927
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2011.032.0035
https://t.co/U5yA9vYJ9W
This tweet was posted on July 20, 2023.
RT @kanahebi_1783: My video piece "FLOW" is now on exhibit at the #SFOMuseum in San Francisco International Airport. If you find yourself w…
This tweet was posted on July 24, 2023.
SFO became the 4th busiest airport in the nation in 1962. To maximize @flySFO’s footprint, a late 1960s master plan envisioned the North Terminal (now T3), Central Terminal (T2), and South Terminal (Harvey Milk T1) surrounding a multi-level parking garage.
#52Objects #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 07, 2023.
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negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), architectural model; 1968
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2011.032.1971
https://t.co/5lQW7c0ToI
This tweet was posted on August 07, 2023.
event badge: San Francisco International Airport Dedication and Flight Festival, special guest; 08/27/1954-08/29/1954
Gift of Mark A. Benedetto Jr. and Family
2019.064.017
This tweet was posted on August 28, 2023.
In October 1951, the airport held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2). Designed in the International Style, the seven-story building employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. #52Objects #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on October 16, 2023.
Learn more about SFO’s Central Terminal in “The 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal” on display in the SkyTerrace. The SkyTerrace is located pre-security in Terminal 2 and is open Friday to Monday from 10am to 6pm. https://t.co/1CYQBqnD3q
#52Objects #SFO1954
This tweet was posted on October 16, 2023.
Learn more about the development of San Francisco International Airport in “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” on display in the SkyTerrace.
The SkyTerrace is located pre-security in Terminal 2 and is open Friday to Monday from 10am to 6pm. https://t.co/1CYQBqnD3q
This tweet was posted on October 10, 2023.
The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day and will reopen tomorrow, October 10th at 10am. All exhibitions around the airport terminals are still available to view. https://t.co/J9B56SGVpY
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
This tweet was posted on October 09, 2023.
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negative: San Francisco Airport, Terminal Building construction; 1953
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2011.032.0337
This tweet was posted on October 16, 2023.
#OnThisDay the 1937, @flysfo's second airport terminal was dedicated. Designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the building included a four-story control tower, restaurant, cocktail lounge, and a passenger waiting room with terrazzo floors & a stenciled ceiling #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on October 24, 2023.
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1. program: San Francisco Airport, Dedication of Airport Administration and Airline Terminal Building; 1937
Gift of John R. Barker
2002.005.029
2. negative: San Francisco Airport, aerial; early 1950s
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2011.032.0180
This tweet was posted on October 24, 2023.
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1. schedule board: San Francisco Airport; 1937
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
1999.046.001
2. photograph: San Francisco Airport; c. 1941
Gift of Keith Samuels, in memory of Margot Doolin Samuels
2013.099.047
This tweet was posted on October 30, 2023.
The Aviation Museum and Library will be closed today to observe Veteran’s Day and will reopen tomorrow, Saturday, November 11 at 10am. Thank you to all who have served. All other exhibitions around the airport are available to view. https://t.co/J9B56SGnAq
#VeteransDay
This tweet was posted on November 10, 2023.
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.
Neuschwanstein Castle or Schloss Neuschwanstein, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Germany and frequently photographed and featured in airline destination posters for the country.
This image was posted on April 26, 2024.
#52posters #avgeek
During the last half of the twentieth century, commercial aviation progressed at an unprecedented pace.
This image was posted on April 17, 2024.
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