50 Years: Onward and Upward

If you haven’t been to the National Air and Space Museum in D.C. for a while, you may notice a few things have changed…actually, just about everything in the building, including the building itself, has been completely overhauled. What started as some exterior renovation more than a decade ago became a complete reimagining of our iconic museum. Every exhibit space has been redesigned with 40% more artifacts on display than before. 

In the fourth and final episode of our limited series “50 Years of Air + Space,” we discuss the history, intentions, and process of this project we call Transformation, and preview the exciting things in store for the decades ahead.

Special thanks to our guests in this episode (in order of appearance):

• Dr. Mike Neufeld, Retired Curator and Smithsonian Historian
• Beatrice Mowry, Exhibits Design Chair, National Air and Space Museum
• Chris Browne, John and Adrienne Mars Director at the National Air and Space Museum
• Dr. Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
• Lisa Young, Supervisory Objects Conservator, National Air and Space Museum
• Dr. Tina Menendez, Director of the Bezos Learning Center at the National Air and Space Museum

Find the transcript of this episode and more information at https://s.si.edu/50YearsE4.

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