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@SusanSakmar @Fender Thank you so much for stopping by! We hope you enjoyed our exhibition. Did you have a favorite object? https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on November 04, 2020.

RT @flySFO: Dear passengers, It's your local airport! Things may seem a little different but we're still the same special place you rememb… This tweet was posted on December 22, 2020.

Resonating with the movement of nearby airplanes, “Ether” by #KoheiNawa explores the concept of gravity, defied during takeoff, but used during landing. The form of the sculpture visualizes a droplet of liquid falling from sky to earth. #publicart #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 10, 2020.

“Ether” by #KoheiNawa changes shape as gravity propels it downward, but encounters an equal counter force thrusting skyward. The resulting form is a symmetrical and potentially infinite column created within a space of zero gravity. #publicart #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 10, 2020.

In the early days of aviation, stunt pilots and aerialists would perform tricks including wing walking and playing sports. Known for her wing walking, Gladys Roy was a popular barnstormer and aviatrix in the 1920s. #WomeninAviation #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 18, 2020.

RT @flySFO: Okay, sure we’ll post a fleet.✈️ #Fleet #AirportTwitter This tweet was posted on November 18, 2020.

The #Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970. Only 250 L-1011 TriStar jets were produced and production halted in 1982. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 16, 2020.

Under the wing of a Stearman 4D, these two aviatrixes, clad in aviator helmets and goggles, were part of an air show held at SFO on November 20, 1932. The show featured races, acrobatics, and stunts. #WomenInAviation #MuseumFromHome #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 20, 2020.

#JamesChronister digitally changed the source photo into black and white, bumped up the contrast, and projected the image onto the canvas. Using a very small brush, he painted with black oil paint directly from the projection #publicart This tweet was posted on October 06, 2020.

#OnThisday in 2001, the ceremonial last Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri. The flight was flown on a McDonnell Douglas MD-80. What are your favorite memories of #TWA? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 01, 2020.

Can you imagine cleaning over 5,000 three-by-three inch canvases? Twice a year, one of our wonderful staffers takes a few sessions, with a cumulative time of 24 hours, to clean “Gateway” by #IkJoongKang. #behindthescenes #MuseumMonday #MuseumFromHome https://t.co/WTJ6HV7jqz https://t.co/b0faJa4Wbf This tweet was posted on November 30, 2020.

#OnThisDay in 1974, the Concorde landed at SFO. This brief visit was part of a promotional tour to airports around the world. The Concorde was in service between 1976 and 2003. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 21, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1958, the first scheduled Pan American World Airways jet service took off from Idlewild, New York. Flying to Paris, Pan Am carried 111 passengers across the Atlantic. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 26, 2020.

Bonnie Jones Moon worked for #PanAm from 1972 to 1989. Of her time with #PAA, she says she loved, “being part of a flight attendant corps that included so many smart, resourceful, funny, educated, sophisticated, dedicated, talented, and committed women and men.” #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 14, 2020.

Here, #ClareRojas transforms the wall in the International Terminal, near gate G91, into a space more reminiscent of home. Blue Deer is based on a children’s book Rojas wrote and illustrated, “Blue Deer and Red Fox”. https://t.co/2jKzkGw74r #publicart #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 27, 2020.

Nine days after their first ever service, Pan American Airways’ first scheduled mail service departed from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, #onthisday in 1927. The aircraft, was a Fokker F-VIIa/3m. #avgeek #PanAm #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 28, 2020.

On October 11, 2016, @flySFO’s new air traffic control tower was officially put into operation. It stands 221 feet tall and was built to withstand lightning strikes and a magnitude 8 earthquake. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 09, 2020.

RT @flySFO: 🛫 It's not every day that we see an these at SFO, although we've had quite a few visit the Airport recently! #An124 #AvGeek 🎥… This tweet was posted on October 28, 2020.

This is your last week to see “Extra ’O’!: African Barbershop and Hairdressing Signs.” Hand-painted barbershop and hairdressing signs are a vibrant form of African folk art in the form of advertising. What is your favorite sign? #ExtraO #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 20, 2020.

Vote!! Image: lever voting machine showing ballot from 1962. On the ballot was Prop A, which issued $9.8 million in bonds to build @flySFO’s central parking garage. SFO Museum Collection. 2011.032.0766 #Vote #Election2020 #ElectionDay This tweet was posted on November 03, 2020.

#Onthisday in 1947, Howard Hughes embarked on a test - and only - flight of the huge Hughes H-4 Hercules (nicknamed the Spruce Goose) to prove that it, the largest wooden plane ever built, could fly. The prototype now resides on display in the @EvergreenMuseum. #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 02, 2020.

Introduced by Pan American World Airways in 1970, the Boeing 747-100 was the first of a new breed of jetliner, the “wide-body,” which ultimately revolutionized the airline industry. The new wide-body was twice the size of the Boeing 707 shown here. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 30, 2020.

One of the many offerings by the Meriden Britannia Company, this fanciful card receiver features a fairy driving a chariot that is being pulled by a robin and includes a glass vase for an additional floral decoration. #VictorianSilverPlate #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 28, 2020.

RT @airandspace: Today in 1929, 26 licensed women pilots changed aviation history when they met to discuss the formation of a club that wou… This tweet was posted on November 03, 2020.

Construction of a new terminal (now Terminal 2) at @flysfo began #onthsiday in 1951. Designed in the International Style, the 7-story building employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. Have you ever flown out of Terminal 2? #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 05, 2020.

RT @kim_bowman: A few more from the 'When Art Rocked' poster exhibit at SFO, including the famous Jimi Hendrix eyeball. http://t.co/oACXCmT… This tweet was posted on February 25, 2015.

Happy Birthday, American Airlines! This image was posted on April 15, 2022. #americanair #avgeek #aviationhistory

Venezuelan-born multimedia artist Maria Constanza Ferreira explores the nature of light moving through a city as it reflects and refracts into an abstract kaleidoscope of colors. This video was posted on April 14, 2022. #videoarts #videoartssfo #righteousenergy #mariaconstanzaferreira #light

#Onthisday in 2011, the newly renovated Terminal 2 opened at SFO. This image was posted on April 13, 2022. #sfohistory #airport #japonisme

Happy Birthday, Bob Zoell! This image was posted on April 13, 2022. #bobzoell #publicart #sfartscommission #glass #birds

Happy birthday to Oleg Cassini! This image was posted on April 11, 2022. #olegcassini #uniform #avgeek #flightattendant #fashion

During the early twentieth century, the idea that children should spend time at play or in school, rather than working outside the home, led to toys that encouraged learning. This image was posted on April 11, 2022. #mathatsfo #mathematics #math #teaching

Happy birthday, Dame Vivienne Westwood! This image was posted on April 08, 2022. #viviennewestwood #virginatlantic #flightattendant #uniform #avgeek #aviationhistory #fashion

This week's installment of Defunct Thursday is the second part of CNAC's story. This image was posted on April 07, 2022. #defunctthursday #cnac #china #chinanationalaviationcorporation #avgeek

Happy Birthday, United Airlines! This image was posted on April 06, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #unitedairlines

In the mid-1950s, foreseeing a great potential market, luggage manufacturers secured rights to produce airline-branded bags in large numbers. This image was posted on April 05, 2022. #collections #flightbags #airlinebags #avgeek #aviationhistory #museumcollection