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#HungLiu’s work is held by museums across the country, including @SFMoMA, @deYoungMuseum, and here @flySFO. See her painting "Take Off" post-security in Intl. Term. A or online at: https://t.co/LpTLyXB2MC She was 73. Our thoughts and our prayers are with her friends and family. This tweet was posted on August 09, 2021.

Born in Washington, D.C., Nathaniel Mathis began cutting the hair of his friends as a teenager. In 1969, Mathis opened the first Black unisex hair salon in D.C.. By 1970, Mathis was dubbed the “The Bush Doctor” for his expertise in fashioning male and female afros. #HairStyleSFOM This tweet was posted on August 09, 2021.

New exhibit alert! #MarvinLipofsky was a founding member of the American studio glass movement & helped to elevate the medium to a fine art. For almost 50 years, he worked in glass factories & workshops all over the world, earning him the title of the "roving ambassador of glass” This tweet was posted on August 10, 2021.

Celebrate August with four short films that remind us of the importance of bliss in our lives. Featuring a trio of sisters who find joy & solace in the concrete bowls of Houston’s skate parks & a young man who finds bliss in the escape that street dancing provides. #VideoArtsSFOM This tweet was posted on August 02, 2021.

From a legendary surfer grounded by his spiritual connection to the natural world to a man whose life’s work is to share the #bliss he finds in roller skating with others, today’s filmmakers bring us stories that inspire and enlighten. #VideoArtsSFOM This tweet was posted on August 02, 2021.

RT @airandspace: Today in 1914, 18-year-old Marjorie Stinson (right) made a solo flight as part of her pilot training at the Wright School… This tweet was posted on August 04, 2021.

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and social activist, Madam C. J. Walker (1867–1919) created a haircare empire, including a product line, training schools, and salons, which made her one of the wealthiest African Americans of her time. #madamcjwalkerphoto This tweet was posted on August 05, 2021.

The Boeing 737 was designed to be a short-to-mid-range regional jetliner and incorporated many of the assemblies and components used in the Boeing 727. It featured two turbojet engines in traditional under-wing mounts. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on August 04, 2021.

Our “you collect what?” list is lengthy. This image was posted on April 25, 2022. #collections #trayliners #design #avgeek #aviationhistory

Happy National Arab American Heritage Month! This video was posted on April 25, 2022. #videoartssfom #naahm #newyorkcity #newyork #chess #community #kingofthenight #lonelyleap

Continental Airlines began as Varney Speed Lines in 1934. This image was posted on April 21, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #continentalairlines

Richard Diebenkorn was a California-based painter and printmaker who spent much of his renowned career in the Bay Area. This image was posted on April 21, 2022. #richarddiebenkorn #diebenkorn #publicart #etching

It’s your last week to see “Mathematics: Vintage and Modern!” This image was posted on April 20, 2022. #mathatsfo #mathematics #math #mathematicalmodels

Fancy a drink? This image was posted on April 18, 2022. #collections #museumlife #avgeek #aviationhistory #panam

Our newest exhibition “From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure” is now on display in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. This image was posted on April 18, 2022. #pineappletopina #pinapple #lace #fashion #design #phillipines

SF based Hughes Airwest operated a large McDonnell Douglas DC-9 fleet, which were ideal for its West Coast routes. Painted in Sundance Yellow, the airline caricatured its DC-9 aircraft as flying bananas and advertised itself as the “Top banana in the West.” #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 28, 2021.

The DC-9 was designed by Douglas as a mid-range jetliner with the ability to serve the short runways of small regional airports. It featured two jet engines mounted at the rear of the fuselage and a high-mounted horizontal stabilizer. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 28, 2021.

“Bird Plane House” by Gay Outlaw is composed of two intersecting flat planes that form an illusionistic drawing of a cube. From different perspectives, the work is reminiscent of a bird, an arrow, a drawing of a house, or even a paper plane. © Ethan Kaplan Photography This tweet was posted on July 29, 2021.

“Intersection” by Gay Outlaw is an elaboration of a perforated cube design that the artist has worked with extensively. The colorful terrazzo dots stand in for perforations, and lend the sculpture a playful pattern and rhythm. © Ethan Kaplan Photography This tweet was posted on July 29, 2021.

“Shell” by Gay Outlaw is a visually dynamic conical half-sphere. The concave interior reflects a spectrum of light from gold to silver, mimicking the coloration of a peacock feather. © Ethan Kaplan Photography This tweet was posted on July 29, 2021.

At the aft underbelly of the Boeing 727 was a uniquely located passenger door and air stair that allowed passengers to exit from the back of the aircraft. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.

RT @airandspace: Alverna Babbs was the first American pilot with disabilities to earn a pilot’s license. Babbs lost both legs as a child an… This tweet was posted on July 20, 2021.

Read more about our digitizing process - and how up to 800 photos can be taken in a single day - in this blog! https://t.co/HZO74wXtlE This tweet was posted on July 20, 2021.

The Boeing 727 was a medium range, intermediate-capacity jetliner that could serve regional airports with short runways. It featured a clean swept wing, a high horizontal stabilizer, and a unique tri-jet configuration. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.

The only tri-jet developed by Boeing, the 727 was equipped with 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 turbofan engines mounted in a triangular configuration at the tail-end of the aircraft—two attached with extended mounts and the middle mounted within the vertical stabilizer. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.

Braniff International Airways purchased a large fleet of the 727 and, after advertising executive Mary Wells Lawrence radically revamped the airline’s corporate identity, painted their aircraft in a variety of brightly colored liveries. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.

RT @airandspace: On this day in 1901, aviator Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes was born. She was a member of the Ninety-Nines and was a succes… This tweet was posted on July 23, 2021.

This Douglas DC-8-62, named Flying Colors of South America, entered service in 1973, on routes between the U.S. and premier South American destinations. Do you have a favorite airline livery? #avgeek #braniff #AlexanderCalder This tweet was posted on July 22, 2021.

Here, we pack a slide rule into a foam-lined tray using foam blocks and sheets, tissue paper, and metal pins – which are all saved and reused for other packing jobs. Stay tuned for more #behindthescenes content from SFO Museum! #MuseumMonday #MathAtSFO #SneakPeek This tweet was posted on July 26, 2021.

With images, correspondence, and campaign materials on display, our exhibition provides a glimpse into Milk’s life, including his activism and ascendance as a political leader in San Francisco. #SFOHistory #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #HarveyMilkExhibition This tweet was posted on July 23, 2021.

Directors Joe Stankus & Ashley Connor enlist close relatives to portray fictional versions of themselves in "The Backseat," an onscreen story that reveals recognizable family dynamics & draws viewers into a world that feels honest, personal, and familiar. https://t.co/MvwVu7IEel This tweet was posted on July 08, 2021.

In "Generations," filmmaker Anthony Florez examines Native identity through the eyes of self-professed cowgirl Kellie Harry, a fellow member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe who returned to N. Nevada to raise her children in their traditional lifestyle. https://t.co/VazDo6sJXa This tweet was posted on July 08, 2021.

In an attempt to mimic the salon experience at home, portable bonnet hair dryers, which had a shower-cap style headpiece attached to a hose and motor, debuted in the early 1950s. #HairStyle This tweet was posted on July 12, 2021.

Sean Wang spent a year living in New York, far from his SF Bay Area home. His film "3,000 Miles," comprised of street footage set to his mother’s voicemail messages, is a deeply personal work that touches on universal themes of identity and family. https://t.co/57jnDIDOVy This tweet was posted on July 08, 2021.

The husband-and-wife filmmaking team of Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata employ stop-motion to animate a 150-word poem by Ron Koerge in "Negative Space," a poignant and bittersweet story about family, loss, and the finer points of packing a suitcase. https://t.co/w6Ie4F4lOE This tweet was posted on July 08, 2021.