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April 6 Presentation Launches Centennial of the “Moonshot of the 1920s” that Began in Seattle

SEATTLE, March 29, 2024—During the early 1920s the challenge of flying around the world was as daunting and exciting as the space race to the...

Museum Contest Seeks Far Out Fashions for Space

SEATTLE, March 22, 2024—The Museum brings back its Spacesuit Design Challenge, a seriously frivolous contest for futuristic fashionistas....

North America’s Biggest Yuri’s Night at Museum April 13

SEATTLE, March 20, 2024—North America’s biggest Yuri’s Night space-themed dance party is at the Museum April 13. The annual 21+...

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

SEATTLE, March 18, 2024—The Museum’s April 13 Yuri’s Day is a celebration of human space exploration with family activities, an...

The Amazing Adventures of Pioneer Aviator Eugene Ely

SEATTLE, March 12, 2024—On March 23 at 2 p.m., aviation historians LaVerne Woods and Dave Zobel look at the world of Eugene Ely, the legendary...

Museum Launches Major New Space Station Exhibition June 8

SEATTLE, Feb. 27, 2024—On June 8, The Museum of Flight premieres Home Beyond Earth, an immersive new exhibition that goes to the heart of the...

Tickets on Sale Feb. 7 for Yuri’s Night - Seattle

SEATTLE, Jan. 31, 2024—Tickets go on sale Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. for the Museum’s April 13, 2023 Yuri’s Night 21+ dance party. The 6-11...

Feb. 10 Preview with Filmmakers of New PBS Film, Fly With Me

SEATTLE, Jan. 25, 2024—On Feb. 10 the Museum will offer a preview screening and filmmaker discussion of Fly With Me, a new documentary...

Gigi Coleman Performs Solo Show About African American Aviation Pioneer Feb. 3

SEATTLE, Jan. 19, 2024—In 1921 Bessie Coleman, 28, overcame both racial and gender discrimination to become the first African American woman to...

Museum Offers Free Holocaust Remembrance Program Jan. 28

SEATTLE, Jan. 16, 2024—On Jan. 28 at 7 p.m., in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Museum offers an inspiring...

Museum’s Pathfinder Creative Team Includes Local High School Students

SEATTLE, Jan. 4, 2023—For over forty years The Museum of Flight’s annual Pathfinder Awards have honored Northwest visionaries that have...

Sasquatch Lands at Museum Dec. 16

SEATTLE, Dec. 11, 2023—On Dec. 16 at 11 a.m., Sasquatch will arrive at the Museum via helicopter to headline a new art-themed celebration of...

Sasquatch Flys-In to Greet Visitors Dec. 16

SEATTLE, Dec. 3, 2023—On Dec. 16 at 11 a.m., Sasquatch will arrive at the Museum via helicopter to headline a new art-themed celebration of...

Museum Hosts Kobi Yamada Book Signing Dec. 9

SEATTLE, Nov. 30, 2023—On Dec. 9, New York Times best-selling author Kobi Yamada will be in the Museum Store signing copies of his books Maybe,...

Museum Lowers the Lights and Turns Up the Heat Oct. 13 with Art After Dark

SEATTLE, Sept. 20, 2023—On Oct. 13 the Museum will hit new heights with flighty delights at the 21+ event, Art After Dark. A show in three...

Fashion Takes the Runway at The Museum of Flight Sept. 30

SEATTLE, Aug. 25, 2023—Fashion District NW and The Museum of Flight have partnered for Fashion in Flight, a red carpet event showcasing the...

Pavilion Rocks with HangarFest on Aug. 26

SEATTLE, Aug. 17, 2023—On Aug. 26 from 7-10 p.m., the Museum caps summer with HangarFest, its annual 21+ tasting party in the towering open-air...

Aug. 19 Lecture with NASA Astronaut and Artist Nicole Stott

SEATTLE, Aug. 10, 2023—On Aug. 19 at 2 p.m., NASA astronaut and Nicole Stott will talk about her missions on the International Space Station,...

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