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Working across a wide range of disciplines with a deep sense of social purpose for more than six decades, #IsamuNoguchi developed a uniquely open-ended, inclusive, and forward-looking perspective on global culture. This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.

Diné filmmaker Fritz Bitsoie follows Nigel James, a 17-year-old mountain biker who hosts the first Enduro race in the Navajo Nation, revealing his community’s deep connection with their land and culture. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO This tweet was posted on November 23, 2022.

Jason Peterson (b.1968) (@Jasonmpeterson) is a Chicago-based artist and art director known for his evocative and high-contrast black-and-white photographs of urban environments. #AirlineMealSets This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.

Learn more about @SFOpera’s history in our exhibition “San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal and online at: https://t.co/IfqCjTrTVx #SFOperaCentennial #SFOpera #Opera This tweet was posted on November 21, 2022.

On the afternoon of November 22, 1935, a Pan American Airways Martin M-130 named “China Clipper”, lifted off from the waters of the San Francisco Bay into the sky and history books as the inaugural scheduled transpacific airmail flight. #AvGeek #ChinaClipper #PanAm This tweet was posted on November 22, 2022.

One of the exhibited plates also feature hanging wisteria. A symbol of longevity (fuji, 藤), wisteria has been grown for thousands of years in Japan and the motif often appears on kimono, and many forms of Japanese art. #Japonisme This tweet was posted on November 28, 2022.

One of the world’s most complex art forms, opera combines libretto, or the text of a long musical work, with vocal and instrumental music, acting, dance, costuming, wig making, makeup, set construction, prop making, lighting, and audio-visual work. #SFOperaCentennial This tweet was posted on November 21, 2022.

Our newest exhibit, “San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration” is on display! @SFOpera has presented renowned operatic performances for 100 seasons, drawing international superstars, commissioning new productions, and debuting legendary singers. #SFOperaCentennial This tweet was posted on November 21, 2022.

Presented within “More than a Meal” are Jason Peterson’s striking photographs made while flying on commercial airliners. Over the past decade, Peterson has captured cloud- and cityscapes from a familiar yet endlessly enjoyable vantage point: the window seat. #AirlineMealSets This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.

Royal Doulton, which was founded in 1815, produced this “Spray” pattern in the 1880s, likely inspired by Japanese mon (紋). Mon are decorative crests traditionally used to identify a Japanese family. #Japonisme This tweet was posted on November 28, 2022.

See “Japonisme: A Passion for Japan” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/CsNirkD88g #Japonisme #Japan #Design This tweet was posted on November 28, 2022.

Sometimes after objects go on display, they need a little love. Our 1:10 scale model Douglas DC-8 received attention after a piece of the interior wall detached. Our conservator promptly performed the necessary maintenance. #MuseumMonday #BehindTheScenes This tweet was posted on November 21, 2022.

“More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.

Learn more about San Francisco Opera’s history in our exhibition “San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. https://t.co/IfqCjTIWXx #SFOperaCentennial @SFOpera #SFOpera #Opera This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.

More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.

TWA’s first all-air coast-to-coast service took place on October 25, 1930, in a Ford Tri-motor. The trip took 36 hours and included an overnight stay in Kansas City. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.

The Rosenthal China Company of Germany was contracted to create fine bone china tableware with a distinctive ambassadorial red sash and medallion design surrounding the cursive initials “RA”. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.

This set included embossed entree, bread, and side plates, along with a bowl and a demitasse cup with saucer. TWA also included Swedish glassware with the Royal Ambassador medallion and salt and pepper shakers. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.

“I’m like a little kid in a candy store while handling the three-dimensional airline objects.” In our newest blog post, registrar Kenn Yazzie, recounts his journey from New Mexico to SFO Museum. Read more on our website: https://t.co/22kkysJwk7 #NativeAmericanHertiageMonth This tweet was posted on November 30, 2022.

Australian filmmaker Adam Anthony follows Diana, who qualified for 2 Olympics as a boxer but was excluded because of her gender. She now runs a boxing program for Ugandan girls, dreaming of one day seeing a woman represent her country in Olympic boxing. #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO This tweet was posted on December 08, 2022.

Designed in complete secrecy under Lockheed’s chief research engineer, the 049 Constellation developed into an extremely fast, highly advanced, & revolutionary large-capacity airliner with a unique dolphin-shaped fuselage and distinctive tripletail. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.

During the late 1930s, TWA, under the leadership of its visionary controlling shareholder Howard Hughes, requested that the Lockheed Aircraft Company of Burbank, CA, produce a fast, large-capacity, pressurized airliner. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.

In the mid-1980s, Qantas introduced a new line of cabin crew uniforms. Created by French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, the flight attendant uniforms featured a dress or blouse with a blue, red, yellow, and brown print on white with a new kangaroo logo. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.

More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on December 05, 2022.

Originally rendered in pen and ink, this panoramic view from San Francisco’s Excelsior district depicts two perpendicular streets descending from a hilltop; the houses and trees ebbing and flowing in a graceful wave. #PaulMadonna #PublicArt @SFAC This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.

The phrase “Here You Are / Are You Here” is a palindrome which flows throughout the scene, from side to side and foreground to background, prompting viewers traveling from all directions to consider not just where they are in space, but also where they are in time. #PaulMadonna This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.

The service mark was repeated on the glassware, while the silver-plated flatware by the International Silver Company featured United’s shield logo with the carrier’s cursive-script logotype. The pattern was designed in a traditional, retrospective style. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 05, 2022.

Transcontinental and Western Air Inc (TWA) was founded in July 1930 through a merger of several airlines and was one of the first airlines to offer transcontinental service. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.

United contracted the Syracuse China Company of Syracuse, NY, to create ceramic plates, bowls, coffee cups, and saucers in a classic, beige, scalloped edge design. The pattern comprised a brown line around the rim and United’s shield and circle logo. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 05, 2022.

Qantas introduced the new widebody Boeing 767 and upgraded to the 747-300 and 747SP widebody jetliners in the 1980s. By 1987, the airline maintained 21 747s and 6 767s in its fleet and placed a large order for the next generation 747-400, introduced in 1989. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.

TWA launched Lockheed L-1049G transatlantic service to Europe in November 1955. The aircraft had the range to fly across the Atlantic nonstop. #TWA’s “Super Gs” featured comfortable, luxurious interiors that included a lounge, sleeping berths, & colorful murals. #DefunctThursday This tweet was posted on December 08, 2022.

The featured individuals have a wide variety of life narratives spanning the last ninety years, offering an important historical record of transgender experience and activism in the United States. #ToSurviveOnThisShore This tweet was posted on December 09, 2022.

The resulting portraits and interviews provide a nuanced view into the struggles and joys of growing older as a transgender person and offer a poignant reflection on what it means to live authentically despite seemingly insurmountable odds. #ToSurviveOnThisShore This tweet was posted on December 09, 2022.

The uniform was complemented by a smart royal blue jacket with a burnt-orange collar and sleeve cuffs. The airline’s logo was affixed on the lapel. A matching scarf with the kangaroo pattern on black completed the ensemble. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.

📸 1/3: 1. tour package brochure: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Europe; c. 1949 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2014.095.578 a b 2. postcard: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Lockheed L-049 Constellation; c. 1950 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2014.095.136 This tweet was posted on December 08, 2022.

📸 2/3: 3. photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Terminal Building, TWA (Trans World Airlines); c. 1954 Transfer from San Francisco International Airport 1993.07.41 a This tweet was posted on December 08, 2022.