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SFO Museum shows how airlines wined and dined their elite customers

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Left, China Airlines Blue Lotus Asian meal service set, 1970s, ceramic, wood, plastic. Sauce dish, soup spoon and chop sticks: gift of Thomas G. Dragges. Rice bowl, condiment dish and saucer: gift of Masako Matsuo. 2002.018.396, .399, .400, .403, .408, 2002.035.859 a b, 2012.061.096–.098 L2022.1101.119, .121–.124, .126–.128, .137; Right, China Airlines first-class meal service promotional clipping, 1970s, paper, ink. Courtesy of Vincent Ma, R2022.1102.001.01

Left, China Airlines Blue Lotus Asian meal service set, 1970s, ceramic, wood, plastic. Sauce dish, soup spoon and chop sticks: gift of Thomas G. Dragges. Rice bowl, condiment dish and saucer: gift of Masako Matsuo. 2002.018.396, .399, .400, .403, .408, 2002.035.859 a b, 2012.061.096–.098 L2022.1101.119, .121–.124, .126–.128, .137; Right, China Airlines first-class meal service promotional clipping, 1970s, paper, ink. Courtesy of Vincent Ma, R2022.1102.001.01

SAN FRANCISCO – Through June 26, the SFO Museum will present More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s, an exhibition on how airlines competed for, and pampered, their elite customers with top-notch food and drink, presented on custom-commissioned fine china and flatware services.

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American Airlines Boeing 2707 SST model aircraft, circa 1970. Scale 1:72, plastic, metal, paint. Collection of Anthony J. Lawler, L2022.1702.002

SFO Museum’s SST show lauds revolutionary airplane’s legacy

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American Airlines Boeing 2707 SST model aircraft, circa 1970. Scale 1:72, plastic, metal, paint. Collection of Anthony J. Lawler, L2022.1702.002

American Airlines Boeing 2707 SST model aircraft, circa 1970. Scale 1:72, plastic, metal, paint. Collection of Anthony J. Lawler, L2022.1702.002

SAN FRANCISCO — The SFO Museum is now presenting Supersonic Transport: The First Generation, an exhibition on the legacy of the first-generation SSTs (supersonic transports) through aircraft models, airline flight attendant uniforms, meal service sets, photographs, and video excerpts from the 1976 British Airways promotional motion picture Transatlantic Supersonic. It of course features the one SST that gained enduring global fame — the Concorde — and displays models for rival planes that never came to be. Supersonic Transport: The First Generation is on view through November 12.

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Zimbabwe stone sculptures carve a niche at SFO Museum

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Kneeling Woman, c. 2005, on view in Stone Sculpture of Zimbabwe

Kneeling Woman, circa 2005, on view in Stone Sculpture of Zimbabwe

SAN FRANCISCO – Stone Sculpture of Zimbabwe, a new exhibition at the SFO Museum, introduces travelers to a unique artistic tradition of stone carving that began in the 1950s. The show will continue through October 24.

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Footed dish, 1880. Dominick & Haff, New York, sterling silver, mixed metal. Private collection, RT19. L2022.0403.016

Heyday of Japonisme revisited at SFO Museum

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Footed dish, 1880. Dominick & Haff, New York, sterling silver, mixed metal. Private collection, RT19. L2022.0403.016


Footed dish, 1880. Dominick & Haff, New York, sterling silver, mixed metal. Private collection, RT19. L2022.0403.016

SAN FRANCISCO — Japonisme: A Passion for Japan, on view at the SFO Museum until April 2, 2023, features Japanese decorative arts made in the United States and Europe from the 1870s-1890s, all of which reflect an early and remarkable example of international cultural exchange between Japan and the West.

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Left, Coupe salad plate, circa 1950s, designed by Edith Heath. Ceramic, glaze. Courtesy of the Modern i Shop. Right, Vase, circa 1950, Edith Heath. Ceramic, glaze. Courtesy of the Modern i Shop. Images courtesy of SFO Museum

SFO Museum devotes show to California women artists

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Left, Coupe salad plate, circa 1950s, designed by Edith Heath. Ceramic, glaze. Courtesy of the Modern i Shop. Right, Vase, circa 1950, Edith Heath. Ceramic, glaze. Courtesy of the Modern i Shop. Images courtesy of SFO Museum

Left, Coupe salad plate, circa 1950s, designed by Edith Heath. Ceramic, glaze. Courtesy of the Modern i Shop. Right, Vase, circa 1950, Edith Heath. Ceramic, glaze. Courtesy of the Modern i Shop. Images courtesy of SFO Museum

SAN FRANCISCO – The SFO Museum is currently showing California Modernist Women: Groundbreaking Creativity, an exhibition of pieces by 20th-century women artists who lived and worked in the state. The show continues through April 30, 2023.

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Geissler tube rotator [with modern tube], late 19th century. James W. Queen & Company, Philadelphia, brass, mahogany, lacquer, glass, resin, iron, wire. Courtesy of Mark McElyea. L2021.1301.004a–b

SFO Museum focuses on ‘Antique Scientific Instruments’

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Geissler tube rotator [with modern tube], late 19th century. James W. Queen & Company, Philadelphia, brass, mahogany, lacquer, glass, resin, iron, wire. Courtesy of Mark McElyea. L2021.1301.004a–b

Geissler tube rotator [with modern tube], late 19th century. James W. Queen & Company, Philadelphia, brass, mahogany, lacquer, glass, resin, iron, wire. Courtesy of Mark McElyea. L2021.1301.004a–b

SAN FRANCISCO – Curiosity & Discovery: Antique Scientific Instruments explores the beauty and allure of the tools scientists have used to learn more about our world. The exhibition mounted by the SFO Museum will run through April 3, 2022.

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Real part of the Weierstrass elliptic p-function, c. 1880s–90s. L. Brill Germany, plaster. Courtesy of the Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley. L2021.0913.002

SFO exhibit reveals the beauty of ‘Mathematics’

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Real part of the Weierstrass elliptic p-function, c. 1880s–90s. L. Brill Germany, plaster. Courtesy of the Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley. L2021.0913.002

Real part of the Weierstrass elliptic p-function, c. 1880s–90s. L. Brill Germany, plaster. Courtesy of the Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley. L2021.0913.002

SAN FRANCISCO — Like music, mathematics is a universal language—understood and used in every culture, civilization, and school. And just as music is much more than notes, math is far more than numbers. Mathematics: Vintage and Modern, an SFO Museum exhibit that opened on July 31 and continues through May 1, 2022 in San Francisco International Airport, features objects from the past. It also highlights teaching tools that help students learn arithmetic, geometry, and calculus, as well as vintage children’s toys and games.

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‘Russian Group #5,’ 2006-7, Marvin Lipofsky, (1938-2016). Mold-blown glass; cut, sandblasted, and acid polished. Blown at the 1st International Symposium of Art Glass, Gus-Khrustalny, Russia, with help from Vladimir Zakharov and Boris Arbusov. Courtesy of Marvin Lipofsky Studio.

SFO Museum devotes show to studio glass pioneer Marvin Lipofsky

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‘Russian Group #5,’ 2006-7, Marvin Lipofsky, (1938-2016). Mold-blown glass; cut, sandblasted, and acid polished. Blown at the 1st International Symposium of Art Glass, Gus-Khrustalny, Russia, with help from Vladimir Zakharov and Boris Arbusov. Courtesy of Marvin Lipofsky Studio.

‘Russian Group #5,’ 2006-7, Marvin Lipofsky, (1938-2016). Mold-blown glass; cut, sandblasted, and acid polished. Blown at the 1st International Symposium of Art Glass, Gus-Khrustalny, Russia, with help from Vladimir Zakharov and Boris Arbusov. Courtesy of Marvin Lipofsky Studio.

SAN FRANCISCO — Marvin Lipofsky (1938–2016) was a founding member of the American studio glass movement. Throughout his career, Lipofsky explored the limits of form and color in glass and helped to elevate the medium to a fine art. The SFO Museum will present Marvin Lipofsky: International Studio Glass from August 14 through September 25, 2022. It will be located pre-security in the International Terminal in the Departures Level in the San Francisco International Airport, and will be accessible to ticketed passengers and the general public.

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Storage jar made in 1862 by David Drake, aka Dave, from the collection of Kenneth Fechtner. Courtesy of SFO Museum

SFO Museum’s Stoneware Stories exhibition features Edgefield, SC potters

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Storage jar made in 1862 by David Drake, aka Dave, from the collection of Kenneth Fechtner. Courtesy of SFO Museum

Storage jar made in 1862 by David Drake, aka Dave, from the collection of Kenneth Fechtner. Courtesy of SFO Museum

SAN FRANCISCO — Stoneware Stories: Folk Pottery of Edgefield, South Carolina is now open at SFO Museum. The free exhibition will remain on display in the pre-security area in the International Terminal, Departures Level, San Francisco International Airport until January 23, 2022.

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United Air Lines uniforms from 1973, designed by Jean Louis, collection of SFO Museum

Vintage flight attendant fashions lauded in SFO show

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United Air Lines uniforms from 1973, designed by Jean Louis, collection of SFO MuseumUnited Air Lines uniforms from 1973, designed by Jean Louis, collection of SFO Museum

United Air Lines uniforms from 1973, designed by Jean Louis, collection of SFO Museum

SAN FRANCISCO — On May 25, the SFO Museum opened Flight Patterns—Airline Uniforms from the 1960s–70s in Terminal 1 of the San Francisco International Airport. The exhibit is open to ticketed passengers who have cleared the security area, and will remain on view until March 13, 2022.

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