Museum Of Flight Receives A $30,000 Wells Fargo Foundation Grant To Keep the Museum Affordable For All

Free and low cost programs make it easier for the public to experience aviation history, which is a priority of the Museum of Flight.

Photo courtesy of The Museum of Flight.
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The Museum of Flight announces today a grant of $30,000 from the Wells Fargo Foundation for the Museums for All program designed to offer the Museum for free or at low cost to those in the community who may be faced with financial barriers.

“The Museums for All program, generously supported by the Wells Fargo Foundation, plays a key role in reducing barriers to access and creating a sense of belonging for all visitors—especially those historically underrepresented in aerospace and museum environments,” said The Museum of Flight Vice President of Development Trip Switzer. “This funding enables us to extend a warm welcome to families and individuals who might not otherwise be financially able to visit and allows the Museum to engage and connect with a broader audience.”

The Museum of Flight Seattle
A gallery inside The Museum of Flight.

The Museums for All program offers reduced admission for visitors with any form of government or public assistance. Guests receive $3 admission tickets for up to two adults and four youth under the program. The discount applies to adult, youth and senior general admission tickets. The Museum of Flight also offers guests that receive any form of public or government assistance a reduced priced Aviator Membership to the museum. The $29 membership includes unlimited free admission for two adults and the member’s children under the age of 18 when accompanied by the member.

Guests that receive any form of public or government assistance also receive early access registration for Aerospace Camp Experience (ACE); a 15 percent discount on all museum store purchases, movie tickets, simulator rides and ticketed events; access to special events and a subscription to the Aloft Membership Magazine. The discounts for general admission tickets and the reduced priced membership are funded by the grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation.


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The Museum of Flight located in Seattle, WA. (Courtesy of The Museum of Flight)

Founded in 1965, the independent, nonprofit Museum of Flight is one of the largest air and space museums in the world, annually serving over 600,000 visitors. The Museum’s collection includes more than 160 historically significant airplanes and spacecraft, from the first fighter plane (1914) to today’s 787 Dreamliner. Attractions at the 23-acre, 5-building Seattle campus include the original Boeing Company factory, the NASA Space Shuttle Trainer, Air Force One, Concorde, Lockheed Blackbird and Apollo Moon rockets. In addition to the Seattle campus adjacent to King County International Airport, the Museum also has its 3-acre Restoration Center and Reserve Collection at Paine Field in Everett (not currently open to the public).

With a foundation of aviation history, the Museum is also a hub of news and dialogue with leaders in the emerging field of private spaceflight ventures. The Museum’s aviation and space library and archives are the largest on the West Coast. More than 150,000 individuals are served annually by the Museum’s onsite and outreach educational programs. The Museum of Flight is accredited by the American Association of Museums, and is an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. More information regarding visiting the Museum of Flight can be found here.

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Angela Decker, from McPherson, Kansas, discovered her passion for aviation after earning a Master’s in Military History from Norwich University in 2011. Since 2012, she has volunteered with vintage aviation groups, excelling as a social media content creator and coordinator. Angela has coordinated aviation and WWII events, appeared as Rosie the Riveter, and is restoring a Stearman aircraft. She is the Operations Logistics Coordinator at CAF Airbase Georgia and an accountant with a degree in Economics from the University of Georgia. Her son, Caden, shares her love for aviation and history and is studying Digital Media Arts.

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Angela Decker, from McPherson, Kansas, discovered her passion for aviation after earning a Master’s in Military History from Norwich University in 2011. Since 2012, she has volunteered with vintage aviation groups, excelling as a social media content creator and coordinator. Angela has coordinated aviation and WWII events, appeared as Rosie the Riveter, and is restoring a Stearman aircraft. She is the Operations Logistics Coordinator at CAF Airbase Georgia and an accountant with a degree in Economics from the University of Georgia. Her son, Caden, shares her love for aviation and history and is studying Digital Media Arts.

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