Please join us during our next Member Early Opening for a very special storytelling opportunity! Gigi Coleman (who's Great-Aunt Bessie Coleman was the first African-American female to become a licensed pilot) will be reading, “Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight" by Karyn Parson to Museum Members in the Red Barn at 9:30 AM. Registration is not required for this member event. We hope to see you there!

Copies of of "Flying Free” will be available for purchase in the Museum Store on the day of the event.

Please note that the Simonyi Space Gallery and Aviation Pavilion will open at 10:00 AM. Simulators and VR activities are unavailable during Member Early Opening Events.


Not a Member yet? To learn more about becoming a member of The Museum of Flight, please visit our membership benefits page. For more questions about this event, please contact membership@museumofflight.org.