Vintage Aviation News

Blue Angels Return To The Museum Of Flight’s Jet Blast Bash August 3-4, 2024

July 23, 2024 Angela Decker 0

PRESS RELEASE The Museum of Flight’s annual Jet Blast Bash festival on the flightline is Seattle’s closest seat to experience the Blue Angels’ thunderous takeoffs and landings for the Boeing Seafair Airshow that takes place August 3-4, […]

Yuri’s Day Celebrates Spaceflight with Family Programs, Personalities, DJs and Dance

March 23, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE The Museum’s April 13 Yuri’s Day is a celebration of human space exploration with family activities, an astronaut, an author, some droids and cosplayers, and of course music and dance. Highlighting the event […]

Museum of Flight Veterans Day Celebration Shares the Healing Power of the Arts

November 6, 2023 Angela Decker 0

PRESS RELEASE The Museum of Flight celebrates Nov. 11 Veterans Day with programs honoring those who have served in the United States Armed Forces, past and present. The celebration will focus on veteran artists and the […]

Art + Flight: The Artist, World War II Fighter Pilot, Film Actor and Inventor of the Aluminum Folding Beach Chair

October 3, 2023 Angela Decker 0

PRESS RELEASE As the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA continues its Art + Flight events, they are set to feature the art of WWII veteran, Fredric Arnold. On Oct. 7 Marc and Dana Arnold […]

Museum’s Artist-in-Residence Shares Insights Blending Tradition and Tech

September 3, 2023 Angela Decker 0

PRESS RELEASE The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington recently launched an artist in residence. This program seeks to bring the worlds of art and aerospace together in a unique experience for visitors to the […]

unnameHollywood stars Jerry Colonna Fred MacMurray June Haver and Bob Hope with William P. Lear and Moya O. Lear standing beside a Lear Learstar aircraft circa 1950

Museum’s New Online Collection Reveals a Lifetime of Innovation by Aviation Icon Bill Lear

June 28, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Museum of Flight Collections Department recently completed a project to catalog and digitize the world’s most comprehensive collection of materials documenting the careers of inventor/entrepreneur Bill Lear and his wife Moya Olsen Lear. And […]

The Museum of Flights Boeing B 17F with an American flag above the cockpit. Ted Huetter The Museum of Flight

Memorial Day Free for Active-Duty Military and Veterans

May 24, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE The Museum of Flight recognizes Memorial Day with an 11 a.m. performance by the Boeing Employee Concert Band, followed at noon with a special ceremony commemorating fallen U.S. service members. The keynote speaker […]

Lecture and Book Signing with Author of New William E. Boeing Biography

May 10, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE On May 20 Seattle author David D. Williams will shed new light on William E. Boeing’s life during a 2 p.m. lecture based upon his new book, The William E. Boeing Story – […]

Artists Joe Nix and Devin Liston begin painting a mural for ArtFlight in the Museums Great Gallery on May 2 2023. Ted Huetter The Museum of Flight

New Art+Flight Exhibition and Project Opening at The Museum of Flight

May 4, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

On June 10, The Museum of Flight will boldly depart from its traditional flightpath to host a museum-wide, community-focused celebration connecting the region’s vibrant arts scene with its rich aerospace history. The six-month Art+Flight project will exhibit […]

Yuri’s Day at The Museum of Flight

April 4, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE The Museum celebrates spaceflight on April 8 with both daytime and nighttime events. Yuri’s Day offers spaceflight-themed activities for all ages from during the Museum’s regular hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]

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