San Diego Air & Space Museum Providing Online Educational And Inspirational Experiences And Gift Shopping
This North Pole Plane Christmas Ornament is available at the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s new online gift shop at www.airandspacestore.org/ and it’s only $6.95. (Photo courtesy San Diego Air & Space Museum)
In keeping with its mission to preserve, inspire, educate and celebrate aviation and space exploration and innovation, the San Diego Air & Space Museum is continuing to offer virtual tours, educational offerings and in-person and virtual shopping experiences despite being temporarily closed to the public as of Nov. 14.
The San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park continues to offer fun, enjoyable, educational and inspirational experiences despite being closed to the public, the Museum announced late last month.
The Museum continues to offer remote learning experiences for school groups and organizations, combining virtual exploration of Museum resources with hands-on engineering using household materials. Individual families are welcome to join us for the Little Engineers pre- school program and Air & Space at Your Place after-school program; both include material kits designed to enhance distance learning engagement and fun. In support of our community, families can take advantage of our “Pay What You Can” tiered pricing, and funding opportunities are available for school groups. The Museum also continues to offer access to its extensive digital archives through its world-class research library.
The Museum also is offering an innovative and exciting program which allows visitors to enjoy the Museum through a virtual presence device, letting them telecommute from remote locations by using personal computers to “drive” the BEAM. Virtual visitors are accompanied by qualified experts who guide the visitors on real-time, interactive tours of the Museum. The BEAM program is being offered, at a nominal fee, to members of the general population who are unable to visit the Museum in person during the current temporary closure.
Looking for the perfect gift or memento for the aviation or space exploration enthusiast in your life? The Gift Shop at the San Diego Air & Space Museum is now open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Gift Shop offers all sorts of fun and enjoyable t-shirts, games, hats, books, posters, costumes, collectables and more for explorers of all ages.
For anyone unable to visit San Diego, many of the items in the Gift Shop are also available for purchase online through the Museum’s new online Gift
Shop located on its website at https://www.airandspacestore.org/.
“We are committed to providing safe, fun, educational and inspirational experiences to both our local and global communities every day of the year,” said Jim Kidrick, President & CEO of the San Diego Air & Space Museum. “With the holiday season approaching, we now offer both in-person shopping on the weekends and virtual shopping online for anyone who cannot personally visit the Museum. We also offer private, expert guided tours of the Museum online through our innovative BEAM program. We are staying true to following all of the safety protocols at our Museum, both for our staff and our guests. We take these challenging times very seriously, and are leading by example by staying true to our mission and our supporters.”
The San Diego Air & Space Museum is California’s official air and space museum and education center. The Museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and was the first aero-themed Museum to be accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum is located at 2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101. While the Gift Shop is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the overall Museum is temporarily closed to the public in the interest of public health concerns.
Visit the Museum website for more information at https://sandiegoairandspace.org/.
