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NOW PLAYING: “Dreams Without Borders” by Muna Al Hariri. First-time filmmaker Muna Al Hariri, a resident of Jordan’s Azraq Refugee Camp, expresses her need to be a normal teenager while sharing her hopes and dreams in this short film. #VideoArtsSFOM https://t.co/FsjnnMtC0i This tweet was posted on August 01, 2019.
An Aircraft Marshaller or signal person is a person who visually communicates directions between the pilot of an aircraft and ground crew in order to direct the aircraft into a particular space or position. Do you recognize what type of plane this is? #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 02, 2019.
Congratulations to the many, many team members of @flySFO, @SFOMuseum, and @SFAC on a beautiful new terminal! #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #HarveyMilkExhibition https://t.co/18PjCLQkcn This tweet was posted on July 18, 2019.
Much of #WernerKlotz’s work is inspired by how sight functions; for instance how images are received into the brain. This has inspired a number of artworks that Klotz calls “optical instruments,” artworks designed to engage the viewer in reflection about the process of seeing. This tweet was posted on July 20, 2019.
The brand-new Harvey Milk Terminal 1 features the post-security exhibition, "Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope," a photo essay honoring pioneering LGBTQ activist Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California. https://t.co/eGYmHG2jQP https://t.co/vS1SvfZSxK This tweet was posted on August 01, 2019.
This ebonized Neo-Grec pedestal displays gilded, incised Greek motifs. The four cast female plaques depicting day and night, certainly must have served as a focal point. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on July 18, 2019.
Two plaques on this ebonized Neo-Grec pedestal depicts a bat lingering in a starry night sky above a female figure with bat wings grasping poppies, while a bat-winged cherub floats below her. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on July 18, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1961, the first regularly screened movie on a scheduled commercial jet flight was shown on a TWA Boeing 707. Other airlines, such as Pan Am, followed suit soon after. What was the last movie you watched on an airplane? This tweet was posted on July 19, 2019.
Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American Airways, reportedly “discovered” Wake Island while scouring through 19th c. clipper ship logs at the @NYPL. Juan was searching for a stop between Midway Island and Guam for Pan Am’s proposed transpacific route. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 23, 2019.
One of the first uses of aluminum helicopter rotor blades was in the Hiller XH-44 “Hiller-copter”, designed and built by Stanley Hiller, Jr. in 1944. Prior helicopter rotor blade designs were constructed primarily of wood and had a slight amount of flexibility. #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on July 21, 2019.
RT @SFAC: A behind the scenes look at Leonardo Drew's new installation at Harvey Milk Terminal 1 https://t.co/0yiVMSEtgD @flysfo This tweet was posted on July 23, 2019.
The Remington Rand Streamliner #typewriter was designed by John Adam Zellers (1873–1954) and Herbert E. Bridgewater (1878–1970) with an external rounded housing reminiscent of a streamlined plane or train, as its name suggests. #StreamlinesAesthetics This tweet was posted on July 10, 2019.
When you say “bug” to entomologists, they assume you mean a true bug— in the order Hemiptera. This group includes stink bugs, kissing bugs, water striders, cicadas, aphids, and many more. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on July 22, 2019.
@freneticperipat @flySFO Thank you so much for stopping by! We hope you enjoyed our exhibition! Did you or your daughter have a favorite object? https://t.co/VvhQETRVL6 #1950sConsumer This tweet was posted on July 12, 2019.
Anglo-Japanese furniture was typically painted with a shiny black lacquer to mimic Japanese lacquer. This striking ebonized egret pedestal might have been used by its original owner to display Japanese pottery. This tweet was posted on July 12, 2019.
RT @panamhistory: SAMOAN CLIPPER UPDATE 07/15 : "Nautilus left the dock a little after 0800 this morning, retracing the route of USS Avocet… This tweet was posted on July 15, 2019.
SFO Museum received a special visit from filmmaker Howard Kung and his sister Michelle, who flew to SFO to see Howard’s wonderful animated short The Lonely Stoplight, now playing at our Video Arts screening room in the International Terminal Main Hall. https://t.co/lL17dClzTB This tweet was posted on July 24, 2019.
The first Western Air Express flight departed on April 17, 1926 with an airmail flight from LA to Salt Lake City in a Douglas M-2 mailplane. Western Air Express changed its name to Western Airlines in 1941 and was acquired by Delta Air Lines in 1986. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 13, 2019.
With seats for ten passengers, the Boeing 247 was dubbed a “flying city” in this postcard advertisement. The plane, often referred to as the first modern airliner, had its first flight on February 8, 1933. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 11, 2019.
#avgeeks and history buffs: follow along this week for the underwater search for the Samoa Clipper, a #PanAm aircraft that was lost in 1938 near American Samoa. Live stream via @EVNautilus: https://t.co/9cKVC3D9FB This tweet was posted on July 15, 2019.
The Viscount was the world’s first turboprop airliner to go into service in 1953. The mid-range airliner featured a pressurized aluminum fuselage, a capacity for up to 75 passengers, and 4 turboprop engines. #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on July 16, 2019.
Philco's 1959 "Safari" portable TV was billed as "15lbs of portable fun" & was actually a tiny projection TV. http://t.co/IOCtQBtj (right) This tweet was posted on February 10, 2012.
RT @flySFO: You are invited to Community Day on Saturday, 7/20 from 12pm-4pm! Get a free sneak peek inside the new Harvey Milk Terminal 1 b… This tweet was posted on July 17, 2019.
Thanks so much for the shout out! We really like 99% Invisible and @romanmars here at SFO Museum. We'd love to have you and your team over for a behind the scenes tour if you're interested! DM us! https://t.co/vHxKGMneuT This tweet was posted on July 18, 2019.
A 1960s pet cargo label from Seaboard & Western Airlines has a purrfect #Valentine's Day message: http://t.co/UE5zBJ2V This tweet was posted on February 14, 2012.
Some alert travelers have seen the Aurora Borealis from a plane, but how about from the International Space Station? http://t.co/sGwhRpK4 This tweet was posted on February 13, 2012.
Did you know that from 1954-59, Maserati made motorcycles? We've got one (a beauty!) on display in the IT: http://t.co/2SKLuZAo This tweet was posted on February 15, 2012.
We see potential for more than just a #MuseumCrush with @MontereyAq... would you be our significant otter? #140Love This tweet was posted on February 14, 2012.
#Onthisday in 1994, the "rebooted" Frontier Airlines commenced operations. In 1994, the new Frontier introduced a livery that included animals – each with their own name – painted on the tail of every aircraft. #avgeek #frontier #livery #airbus This tweet was posted on July 05, 2019.
Marquetry entails cutting wood veneers, in various colors and grain patterns, into decorative designs and adhering them to a piece of furniture or decorative art object. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on July 03, 2019.
NOW PLAYING: "The Lonely Stoplight" by Howard Kung. A streetlamp, traffic signal, and stoplight perform a choreography at a lonely intersection of rural byways in Howard Kung’s award-winning film for @WDFMuseum’s 2019 Teen Animation International Festival. https://t.co/lL17dClzTB This tweet was posted on July 04, 2019.
RT @flySFO: Calling all #PlaneSpotters! On July 11th, we will be celebrating Bastille Day a little early by welcoming @flyfrenchbee's fligh… This tweet was posted on July 05, 2019.
See “Waiting” by Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel, on display, post-security, in the International Terminal A. https://t.co/ZdkvfNtoy5 This tweet was posted on July 06, 2019.
This Renaissance Revival pedestal exhibits both veneering and marquetry. A veneer consists of a very fine sheet of wood applied to the surface of furniture. #VictorianPedestals This tweet was posted on July 03, 2019.
“Waiting” by Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel is a large-scale photographic close-up of four central figures involved in the familiar yet deeply symbolic drama of waiting in an airport for the return of loved ones. https://t.co/ZdkvfNtoy5 This tweet was posted on July 06, 2019.
@JfrumdaA Thanks so much for stopping by! We hope you enjoyed our exhibition! Did you have a favorite object? This tweet was posted on June 24, 2019.