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Exhibition

Artists of the Airways Airline Trav
Artists of the AirwaysAirline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum CollectionPublished by airlines to promote their air services as well as the destinations they served, airline posters represent the best examples of travel artwork from the twentieth century. With the advent...

Exhibition

Pan American World Airways Travel P
Pan American World Airways Travel PostersPan American World Airways was a forward-thinking and innovative airline that introduced countless passengers to international air travel. Founded in 1927 by Juan Trippe (1899–1981), Pan American quickly linked North and South America with an...

Press Release

Artists of the Airways Airline Trav
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Charles Schuler  Director of Marketing & Communications  San Francisco International Airport (650) 821-5031 Charles.Schuler@flysfo.com SF-24-10 Artists of the Airways: Airline Travel Posters from the SFO Museum Collection New exhibition presents the artwork of seven airline poster artists from...

Collection

poster: United Air Lines, Douglas D
United Air Lines Douglas DC-3 pictured in flight over North America showing a route between the 1939-40 San Francisco World's Fair (Golden Gate International Exposition) and 1939 New York World's Fair. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and fair pavilions are...

Press Release

Kieler Woche Posters 1948-2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Charles Schuler Director of Marketing & Communications San Francisco International Airport 650.821.5031 Charles.Schuler@flysfo.com SF-18-35 Kieler Woche Posters 1948-2018 New exhibition celebrates San Francisco’s newest Sister City SAN FRANCISCO - June 20, 2018 - In September 2017,...

Press Release

When Art Rocked: San Francisco Musi
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Charles Schuler Associate Deputy Airport Director Communications & Marketing San Francisco International Airport 650.821.5031 Charles.Schuler@flysfo.com SF-14-57   When Art Rocked: San Francisco Music Posters 1966 to 1971 New exhibition presents art and artifacts from the 1960s San...

Blog

Surf’s Up! Behind the Scenes of an
[above image] Installation of Surf’s Up: Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll Exhibitions at SFO Museum (SFOM) originate from either a collection or an idea. As one of two curators of non-aviation exhibitions, my task is to source and interpret material from...

Exhibition

Widebody: The Launch of the Jumboje
Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s  During the late 1960s, the limits of technological progress in aerospace endeavors appeared to be boundless. Jet airliners were transforming commercial aviation with their high speeds, extended ranges, and economy;...

Exhibition

Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrosp
Give Me a Ring: A Telephone RetrospectiveBy the late 19th century, numerous innovators such as Antonio Meucci, Johann Philipp Reis, and Charles Bourseul had conceptualized two-way voice communication. Alexander Graham Bell, however, obtained the first patent on March 7, 1876,...

Exhibition

Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoo
Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records Chris Strachwitz (b. 1931) grew up in a prominent agricultural family in East Germany (which became part of Poland following World War II). Towards the end of the war, Strachwitz and his family...