SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS

Held Over By Request through September 7, 2008 - Airships: The Big, Bad, and Bold

- Blimps, dirigibles, zeppelins . . . no matter what we call them, airships have played a fascinating role in world history, art, culture, science and recreation.  From the Hindenburg to Goodyear—from Graf Zeppelin to Led Zeppelin—images of airships challenge our imagination.  In this popular exhibit we revisit the wonder of these "monsters of the sky" through award-winning models, art and historical objects.  Free with admission.

April 20, 2008 (continuing into 2009) Native Americans and Ballooning

Native Americans have an intimate relationship to nature and the sky. From Peru's Nazca lines to pottery and "Zebras," learn about Native Americans' cultural, artistic, scientific and historic connections to balloons and ballooning in this new exhibition, timed to open in conjunction with the 25th Annual Gathering of Nations Powwow. Free with admission.

May 18, 2008 (continuing into 2009)

Las Nubes de La Palma / The Clouds of La Palma: Clouds, Weather and Ballooning - Learn all about different cloud formations through spectacular photographs of clouds above the island of La Palma (Canary Islands). Then, delve into the ways clouds help us understand weather; the contributions of ballooning to weather research; and the importance of understanding weather in order to be a safe balloonist. Las Nubes de La Palma was made available through the Spanish Ministry of Environment and the National Institute of Meteorology of Spain. Free with admission.