About        Get Involved        Press        Donate

Restoring every artifact. Transforming every experience.

The National Air and Space Museum building will remain open over the course of its monumental seven-year transformation. While at any given time some sections of the building will be closed, beloved artifacts will remain on exhibit. The first new galleries will open in 2022, and by the time the project is complete, the building’s exterior and infrastructure will be revitalized, every object will have undergone restoration, all 23 exhibitions will be completely reimagined, and new presentation spaces and attractions will be open to all.

Read the full press release

Behind the Scenes

Use hashtag #airandspace to join the conversation

View Flickr Gallery

Behind the Scenes Stories

Read about all the ways we're changing.

Aircraft hanging in under construction gallery with people in yellow construction vests in the background
Story
April 07, 2021
Change is in the Air: Moving Artifacts Back into the Building
John F. Kennedy
Story
December 31, 2019
Top 5 Stories of 2019
Rendering
Story
November 15, 2019
Ford v. Ferrari Reminds Us That We Are a Nation of Speed
Top of red Wittman Special 20 "Buster" aircraft
Story
September 06, 2019
The Many Lives of Buster the Air Racer
Transporting the T-38 Talon
Story
March 27, 2019
Going Subsonic: Moving the T-38 Talon
On December 13, 2018, Virgin Galactic successfully launched VSS Unity, the newest of the company’s class of SpaceShipTwo vehicles, on its first suborbital flight.
Story
February 07, 2019
Virgin Galactic Rocket Motor Joins Air and Space Collection
Girl looking up at astronaut suit model at the National Air and Space Museum.
Story
February 05, 2019
Together, We Ignite Tomorrow
A mother and her children read about the moon rock display in the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall
Story
January 29, 2019
Welcome Back to Air and Space
Donate
Read more