Category Archives: Museum

Fabric from the USS Shenandoah Donated to The Lighter-Than-Air Society

The Lighter-Than-Air Society received a donation from the Behrman Family of Norwood, Ohio consisting in framed samples of fabric from the USS Shenandoah.

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NUMU, the New Museum – Los Gatos, Announces a Temporary Exhibit about Airships

Source: New Museum Los Gatos – numulosgatos.org The Grand Opening of the New Museum – Los Gatos (NUMU) will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015. In honor of the GRAND OPENING Saturday June 6, 2015, NUMU will be hosting a … Continue reading

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Chris Burden’s hot-rod dirigible to land at LACMA

Source: The Art Newspaper – theartnewspaper.com By Jori Finkel If you ever suspected that Chris Burden is at heart a 19th-century engineer (think bridges, trains and proto-planes) in the guise of a burly 21st-century conceptual artist, his newest work would … Continue reading

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The Western Reserve Historical Society Unveils its Latest Acquisition – a Goodyear Blimp Gondola

The Crawford Auto Aviation Collection of the Western Reserve Historical Society unveiled its latest acquisition today, February 25th. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company donated the gondola from the Spirit of Goodyear blimp which was retired from service last year.

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Goodyear Donates Blimp Gondola to Crawford Auto Aviation Museum

Source: PR Newswire – PRNewswire.com The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company  announced today that it will donate the gondola from the Spirit of Goodyear blimp to the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum of the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland.

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