Originally established in 1974 as the Douglas Museum and Library, the Museum first opened in 1979 at 3200 Airport Avenue.  The Museum was founded by Donald Douglas Jr, the second President of the Douglas Aircraft Company. Construction began on the new Museum in early 2010 and the Museum celebrated its grand opening to the public in the new building on February 25, 2012.  The Museum collection consists of the many original artifacts related to the Douglas Aircraft Company, a variety of exhibits, aviation art, and features an array of aircraft from a Wright Flyer replica... Click to read more!

Now Boarding at the Museum of Flying

March 22^nd– August 25^th

The first-ever international museum exhibition examining the past, present, and future of airport design has landed at the Museum of Flying.  Featuring Fentress Architect’s 24-foot scale model of the soon-to-be-opened Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX, Now Boarding takes an unprecedented look into the architectural design process behind six of the world’s most innovative airports.  Original sketches, renderings, films, digital art, photography, and rarely seen architectural models will bring the art and science of airport architecture to life as never before. 

Now Boarding also explores what’s next in aviation with renderings from Fentress Architects’ Airport of the Future think tank and winning entries from the Fentress Global Challenge student design competition.

For more information, please visit nowboarding.org