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What’s happening at the museum? This image was posted on April 05, 2022. #behindthescenes #sneakpeek #pinappletopina #design

Our upcoming exhibit on piña lace, a textile from the Philippines made from pineapple fiber, presented our preparators with the challenge of how to safely display these delicate works of art. This image was posted on April 01, 2022. #behindthescenes #sneakpeek #lace #fashion #museumlife #preparators

This week's installment of Defunct Thursday is a two-parter: China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) was Asia’s first sustained commercial airline. This image was posted on March 31, 2022. #defunctthursday #cnac #china #chinanationalaviationcorporation #avgeek

During the pandemic, Oakland-based filmmaker Ivan Cash and Los Angeles-based choreographer Jacob Jonas bring people together from all over the world who are dancing, playing music, providing a tour of their refrigerator, and introducing their pets. This video was posted on March 31, 2022.

Olive Ann Beech (née Mellor) was born in Kansas in 1903. This image was posted on March 30, 2022. #avgeek #womeninaviation #beechcraft #beech #womenshistorymonth #aviationhistory

English architect and designer Augustus W. N. Pugin (1812–52) embraced Gothic as the only true design style. This image was posted on March 30, 2022. #victorianpaperedwall #wallpaper #wallpapers #design #gothic

Modern cryptosystems rely on huge prime numbers for secure cyphers. This image was posted on March 28, 2022. #mathatsfo #mathematics #math #cryptology #cipher

The Pan American Airways Marine Air Terminal on Dinner Key in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, Florida, was considered a milestone of design in commercial aviation when it opened #onthisday in 1934. This image was posted on March 25, 2022. #panam #dinnerkey #avgeek #aviationhistory #airport #postcard

Air West was branded with an ultramodern service mark in bright interchangeable color combinations of lime green, royal blue, orange, pink, and bronze. This image was posted on March 24, 2022. #defunctthursday #airwest #pacificairlines #bonanzaairlines #westcoastairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory

London-based filmmakers Felix Bazalgette and Josh Hughes transport us to a night shift at the oldest daily newspaper in Sierra Leone, which is produced in a loud, dimly lit printing press operated by a brotherhood of men. This video was posted on March 24, 2022. #videoarts #videoartssfo #newspaper #printingpress

Bonnie Tiburzi became the first woman to fly for a major commercial carrier when she was hired by American Airlines in 1973. This image was posted on March 23, 2022. #womeninaviation #avgeek #womenshistorymonth #aviationhistory

#Onthisday in 1920, Hollywood costume designer and Academy Award winner, William Travilla, was born in Los Angeles, California. This image was posted on March 22, 2022. #avgeek #williamtravilla #united #fashion

Happy Birthday, Yayoi Kusama! This image was posted on March 22, 2022. #5womenartists #yayoikusama #sculpture #polkadots

In her series, “Surface Tension”, Tabitha Soren (b.1967) examines our complex relationship with technology and draws focus on our increasingly tactile connection to visual information. This image was posted on March 21, 2022. #tabithasoren #photography #techonology #womenshistorymonth #5womenartists

Canadian director Nathan Boey orchestrates forty animators from forty countries uniting with the same directive—the creation of a 3-second animation of a ball that is then passed to a fellow animator in another country and to pick up where you left off. This video was posted on March 18, 2022. #videoarts #videoartssfo #passtheball #nathanboey

In 1968, Air West was formed out of a merger of three regional carriers: Pacific Air Lines, Bonanza Air Lines, and West Coast Airlines. This image was posted on March 17, 2022. #defunctthursday #airwest #pacificairlines #bonanzaairlines #westcoastairlines

#Onthisday in 1947, the Convair 240 made its maiden flight. This image was posted on March 16, 2022. #convair #avgeek #airplane #otd

#Onthisday in 1967, Air Southwest Company was founded by Herb Kelleher and in 1971, its name was changed to Southwest Airlines Company. This image was posted on March 15, 2022. #avgeek #southwest #aviationhistory #otd

This painting is a family portrait of the Bay Area, a place rich with many different cultures. This image was posted on March 15, 2022. #publicart #5womenartists #juanaalicia #emmanuelmontoya #sanctuary

Happy Pi Day! This image was posted on March 14, 2022. #piday #math #mathatsfo #mathematics

Pennsylvania Central Airlines changed its name to Capital Airlines in 1948. This image was posted on March 10, 2022. #defunctthursday #capitalairlines #avgeek

Norie Sato’s imagery was inspired by our relationship to clouds and flight. This image was posted on March 10, 2022. #5womenartists #noriesato #painting #silkscreen #publicart

#OnThisDay in 1923, fashion designer André Courrèges (1923–2016) was born in Pau, France. This image was posted on March 09, 2022. #avgeek #uniform #airfrance #uta #fashion #1970s

Throughout World War II and the Space Race of the 1950s and ’60s, mechanical calculators and slide rules aided “human computers” whose calculations contributed to groundbreaking projects. This image was posted on March 09, 2022. #mathatsfo #nasa #katherinejohnson #marywjackson #humancomputers #mathematics #math #womenshistorymonth

London-based directors Simon + Ben follow one of the last few remaining Haenyeo from Jeju Island in South Korea. This video was posted on March 08, 2022. #videoarts #videoartssfo #haenyeo #mermaids #internationalwomensday #internationalwomenshistorymonth

Nimisha Doongarwal collects grouped inventories of fragments—paintings, photographs, fabrics, and digital prints—to create her artwork. This image was posted on March 07, 2022. #identity #nimishadoongarwal #studentartsfo

As an openly gay politician and civil rights leader, Harvey Milk regularly received death threats. This image was posted on March 04, 2022. #harveymilkexhibition #harveymilk #harveymilkt1 #sfhistory

"On the streets during the fall [in L’viv], they would rake up, sweep up all the leaves. This image was posted on March 04, 2022. #marvinlipofsky #studioglass #glassart #glass #contemporaryart #ukraine #peace