National Air and Space Museum news

Temporary exhibitions and geopolitical changes continue to serve as key attendance drivers for museums in Europe, which remains the global market leader for attendance in ... More

In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines, giving possible ... More

France's museums have shown significant recovery following a tumultuous 2016, with the Louvre reclaiming top spot as the world's most visited museum in the latest ... More

Asia’s culture sector has experienced rapid growth in recent years, something exemplified by Beijing’s National Museum of China, which in 2016 was the world’s most ... More

The world’s top theme parks recorded tremendous growth in 2015, while visitor numbers to museums entered overall decline, according to the 2016 edition of the ... More

The Smithsonian Institute will receive an additional US$82m (€72.5m, £56.7m) in funding for 2017, should outgoing US President Barack Obama’s budget request be approved by ... More

St Louis Science Center in Missouri, US, is teaming up with Boeing for a new interactive exhibition exploring the wonder of flight and innovation in ... More

More and more museums and galleries worldwide are banning the use of a selfie stick, branding them ‘dangerous’ for both artwork and visitors. With similar ... More

The US-based Smithsonian Institution is looking to raise US$1.5bn (€1.2bn, £928m) in an organisation-wide fundraising campaign – the largest in history for a cultural body. ... More

Image: Interiors of 17 museums have been mapped A collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Google has now allowed visitors to virtually explore indoor spaces ... More

Image: Enterprise on its journey up the Hudson River Enterprise - the retired US space shuttle - has arrived at its new home at the ... More

Final preparations are being made to transport retired US space shuttle Discovery to its new home at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Virginia, ... More

Four attractions across the US are to become the new home of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) retired space shuttle fleet. NASA administrator ... More

The new US$63m (£30.7m, 43m euro) Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian Institute in New York, US, opened to the public on Sunday ... More

The aircraft which dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during WW2 is to go on display in America's Smithsonian Institution. The ... More