The National Air and Space Museum is Transforming!

Boeing Milestones of Flight

See the Bell X-1 in the same Hall as Friendship 7! The Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall will showcase some of the museum’s most iconic objects.

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

The exhibition will celebrate the pivotal era of aviation in the 1920s and 30s with a vibrant new space that will feature iconic aircraft, personal stories, an expanded footprint for hands-on learning, and a stylish new eye-catching art deco design that includes full-size murals and projections.  

Aerospace and Our Changing Environment

Aerospace innovations contribute to understanding, monitoring, and mitigating climate change. The exhibition will focus on how aerospace innovations help us understand climate change while providing opportunities to mitigate and adapt to the problem through new technologies.

Futures in Space

The exhibition will explore the potential near- and long-term futures that may emerge with advances in space exploration technology and enterprise. 

World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

The exhibition will use fascinating artifacts and the distinctive sights and sounds of early combat aircraft to tell the story of how remarkable people adapted the new technology of the airplane to warfare and changed how the world fights and flies.