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“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.
This image was posted on April 01, 2024.
#publicart #earthmonth #sfac #aliceshaw
Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s.
This image was posted on March 26, 2024.
#sfohistory #sfhistory #womeninaviation #avgeek #womenshistorymonth
The Aviation Museum and Library will be closed today to observe President’s Day and will reopen tomorrow, February 20th at 10am.
This image was posted on February 19, 2024.
#presidentsday
This year, in tandem with our forthcoming airline poster artist exhibition, we will be highlighting posters from our collection every week.
This image was posted on February 16, 2024.
#avgeek #52posters #united
Abu Dhabi International Airport
This is a campus.
The Zayed International Airport is an airport that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
Identified by the IATA (International Air Transport Association) code VX, Virgin America commenced operations in 2007 with branding licensed from Sir Richard Branson’s UK-based Virgin Group.
This image was posted on February 12, 2024.
#vxforever
Last week, the flag carrier of Japan, Japan Air Lines (JAL) celebrated 70 years of service at San Francisco International Airport.
This image was posted on February 08, 2024.
#52posters
SFO is proud to announce the dedication of the International Terminal to the late US Senator and former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein.
This image was posted on January 26, 2024.
#diannefeinstein
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.
This image was posted on January 15, 2024.
#martinlutherkingjr
The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe the new year holiday and will reopen tomorrow Tuesday, January 2 at 10am.
This image was posted on January 01, 2024.
#happynewyear
Inspired by San Francisco Airport’s 1937 terminal building, the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum is an architectural adaptation of the 1937 terminal’s interior and incorporates many similar architectural features.
This image was posted on December 26, 2023.
#52objects #sfohistory #sfomuseum #avgeek
San Francisco International Airport’s International Terminal officially opened to the public on December 10, 2000.
This image was posted on December 11, 2023.
The Aviation Museum and Library will be closed today to observe Veteran’s Day and will reopen tomorrow, Saturday, November 11 at 10am.
This image was posted on November 09, 2023.
#veteransday
Many objects preserved in museums are just that, preserved for future generations.
This image was posted on October 30, 2023.
#52objects #sfohistory
#OnThisDay the 1937, the Airport Administration and Airline Terminal Building was dedicated.
This image was posted on October 24, 2023.
Join us at the Aviation Museum and Library on Friday, November 3, 2023 at 5:30 PM!
This image was posted on October 17, 2023.
#avgeek #sfo
In October 1951, the airport held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2).
This image was posted on October 16, 2023.
#52objects
By October 1928, all four hangars located at Mills Field were finished.
This image was posted on October 10, 2023.
#52objects #millsfield #sfohistory #avgeek
The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day and will reopen tomorrow, October 10th at 10am.
This image was posted on October 09, 2023.
#indigenouspeoplesday
In late August 1954, the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at San Francisco International Airport was dedicated during a three-day ceremony.
This image was posted on August 28, 2023.
#52objects #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek
A small gold circle indicates the location of the Grand Hyatt Hotel and San Francisco International Airport. Visitors are encouraged to explore the surrounding natural wonders.
#EarthMonth #EllenHarvey #PublicArt #mosaic
This tweet was posted on April 25, 2023.
architectural design drawing: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM); 1995
Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill
2000.086.010
https://t.co/1THK2SSWJJ
This tweet was posted on April 24, 2023.
On the same day, British Airways launched its much-anticipated Concorde service from London’s Heathrow Airport to the Kingdom of Bahrain. This Concorde flight lasted just over four hours. The same route required more than six hours in a subsonic airliner.
#SSTTimeMachine #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on April 28, 2023.
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poster: Airbus A380; 2007
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2007.093.007.001-.002
https://t.co/4dR8k66CG9
model airplane: Emirates Airline, Airbus A380-800; 2014
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2014.167.042 a b
https://t.co/ytAOpT8XmC
This tweet was posted on April 27, 2023.
“Namoo” is a Korean word that implies nature. The title of “Namoo House” by Joyce Hsu suggests that the airport fuses science, nature, and imagination to become the transit home for all travelers. #JoyceHsu #APAHM #AAPIHeritageMonth #AAPIHM #publicart @SFAC
This tweet was posted on May 02, 2023.
Happy Birthday SFO! The airport was dedicated on May 7, 1927. Hangar No. 4 built in in early 1928, stood until 1999. This truss section from Hangar No. 4 is now on display in “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” located in the SkyTerrace.
#52Objects #SFOHistory #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on May 08, 2023.
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photograph: San Francisco Airport, aerial view; 05/12/1940
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2008.129.033
This tweet was posted on May 12, 2023.
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truss section: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, Hangar No. 4; 1928
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
1999.046.016
https://t.co/AMZnLjJ0On
This tweet was posted on May 08, 2023.
The round medallions are international airports, and the design is derived from the diagrams that pilots use to determine the angle of ascent or descent into each airport. #LewisdeSoto #PublicArt #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
This tweet was posted on November 01, 2022.
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1. postcard: Qantas Airways, Boeing 747-400;
Gift of Thomas Taffel
2021.046.048
2. slide: Qantas Airways, Boeing 747-400, Sydney Airport (SYD); c. 1994
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2015.108.169
This tweet was posted on November 02, 2022.
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negative: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), voting machine; 1962
Transfer from San Francisco International Airport
2011.032.0766
https://t.co/fNzk369nhy
This tweet was posted on November 08, 2022.
San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines was founded in 1961. Offering local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland airports and downtown areas, service began with two leased Sikorsky S-62s. #DefunctThursday #SFOHelicopter #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
The Aviation Museum and Library is closed to honor Veteran’s Day. It will reopen tomorrow at 10am. All other exhibitions around the airport are available to view. https://t.co/dUxKVFKCQ9
This tweet was posted on November 11, 2022.



























