CAUTION! This is not an active construction site, but we do have to be mindful of our space. During gallery rotations, walkways must be kept clear as passengers still need to get to their gates and catch their flights, and objects must be kept safe and secure. #MuseumMonday https://t.co/1TCC5CinCwThis tweet was posted on January 29, 2018.
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/b0faJa4WbfThis tweet was posted on November 30, 2020.
Did you know our collections staff catalog each object by hand? We recently received a donation of 1,000 photographs of airplanes. Cataloging includes affixing an accession number to each object, creating an object record in our database, and scanning each photo. #museummondayThis tweet was posted on May 13, 2019.
Did you know that 2% of the budget of civic construction projects in SF goes towards funding public art? The new Harvey Milk Terminal 1 will have several new works of art installed including this tile mosaic by Jason Jägel. https://t.co/WITQT64iYi #museummonday@SFACThis tweet was posted on June 24, 2019.
Did you know that SFO produces around 40 exhibitions annually? https://t.co/G5XX94pr6k #MuseumMondayThis tweet was posted on April 12, 2016.
Earlier this year, several staffers got their Years-of-Service pins. Assistant Director, Tim, received a 20-year pin; photographer, Chad, received a 15-year pin; administrator, Sara, received a 5-year pin; & preparators Jason and Chris also received a 5-year pins. #museummondayThis tweet was posted on October 07, 2019.
From the archives for #MuseumMonday: a dizzying aerial photograph of Sutro Baths & the Cliff House: http://t.co/I8u52dR7eAThis tweet was posted on November 18, 2013.
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#SneakPeekThis tweet was posted on July 26, 2021.
How does the art at SFO stay clean? Through careful work, such as the cleaning our registrars are giving to each of the 5,400 unique tiles that make up Ik-Joong Kang's "Gateway", located in the International Terminal. https://t.co/jQZiX2Jwxk #museummondayThis tweet was posted on November 27, 2017.
In advance of construction work at the Aviation Museum & Library, our team has been busy with the deinstallation of our long-term exhibit on the China Clipper. One challenging object to deinstall was a 10-ft tall China Clipper propeller. Stay tuned for more updates! #MuseumMondayThis tweet was posted on August 17, 2020.
In advance of construction work at the Aviation Museum & Library, our team has been busy with the deinstallation of our long-term exhibition on the China Clipper. Stay tuned for more updates! #MuseumMonday#BehindTheScenes#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on July 27, 2020.
It’s summer and do you know what that means?! Summer interns! This year, our interns are processing new acquisitions for our collections and performing a collections inventory. #behindthescenes#museummondayThis tweet was posted on August 05, 2019.
Our interns Lauren, Vivian, & Sam have been surveying & digitizing our model airplanes! #MuseumMondayThis tweet was posted on August 08, 2016.
Our registration department performs night cleanings between 11pm and 3am for objects like Flight Patterns by Larry Kirkland. #MuseumMondayThis tweet was posted on June 19, 2017.
Our registration department performs regular night cleanings between 11pm and 3am, when the fewest number of passengers are present, for objects such this piece, "¡Baile!" by Carmen Lomas Garza. #MuseumMonday#BehindtheScenesThis tweet was posted on April 02, 2018.
SFO Museum is about to move into a brand new building! Our collections staff has inventoried, labelled, and packed every object - over 35,000 items - that need to be moved. Our new collections storage has been designed with all of these objects in mind! #museummondayThis tweet was posted on June 25, 2018.
Shout out from the Museum to our awesome colleagues in @flySFO’s Facilities department for their help with our late night cleanings! #MuseumMondayThis tweet was posted on December 12, 2022.
Sometimes after objects go on display, they need a little love. Our 1:10 scale model Douglas DC-8 received attention after a piece of the interior wall detached. Our conservator promptly performed the necessary maintenance. #MuseumMonday#BehindTheScenesThis tweet was posted on November 21, 2022.
The work requires assembling, documenting, photographing, and disassembling the models. This particular aircraft is a remote controlled 1:3.5 scale model of a Davis D-1 with a functional radial engine. #BehindtheScenes#AvGeek#MuseumMonday#MuseumLifeThis tweet was posted on November 22, 2021.
We have over 1,700 model aircraft in our collection! It’s not enough to collect and exhibit them, though. Check out this video of our conservator demonstrating how we preserve and conserve these important collection objects: https://t.co/HUr81TLd6k
#BehindTheScenes#MuseumMondayThis tweet was posted on January 19, 2021.
What is going on with our collection this summer? We're preparing for a big move by inventorying 32k objects. Go team! #MuseumMondayThis tweet was posted on June 26, 2017.
What was the museum up to while International Terminal A has been closed? We did some housekeeping! Cleaning “Salty Peanuts” by Mildred Howard took our crew of two over four hours to complete.
International Terminal side A reopens tomorrow! #MuseumFromHome#MuseumMonday https://t.co/YqGixHpXWeThis tweet was posted on August 31, 2020.
What’s going on in the museum? We’re packing objects for our upcoming exhibition #MathAtSFO. Our workshops aren’t in the terminals, so we must prepare objects for the short journey over from our building. #behindthescenes#SneakPeek#MuseumMondayThis tweet was posted on July 26, 2021.
What’s happening at the museum? Our photography curator is mocking up the final layout of our upcoming photo exhibition surveying the life and legacy of #HarveyMilk. Learn more on our website: https://t.co/8wfNNJYeO8 #pride#museummondayThis tweet was posted on June 17, 2019.
What’s happening at the museum? Our team is busy keeping the art at the airport in tiptop shape. This includes performing cleanings such as this one on Bruce Beasley’s “The Hesperides.” Read about how we care for the Public Art Collection: https://t.co/zX3TAHv3Bw #MuseumMondayThis tweet was posted on December 12, 2022.