The National Air and Space Museum holds in trust over 60,000 artifacts and more than 20,000 cubic feet of archival materials. Historic aircraft and space artifacts, such as the 1903 Wright Flyer and the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, highlight the National Collection.

Thousands of additional artifacts—including engines, rockets, uniforms, spacesuits, balloons, artwork, documents, manuscripts, and photographs—document the richness of the history of flight. A wide variety of these artifacts are on display at the Museum in Washington, DC and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

 

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The National Air and Space Museum holds in trust over 60,000 artifacts and more than 20,000 cubic feet of archival materials. Historic aircraft and space artifacts, such as the 1903 Wright Flyer and the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, highlight the National Collection.

Thousands of additional artifacts—including engines, rockets, uniforms, spacesuits, balloons, artwork, documents, manuscripts, and photographs—document the richness of the history of flight. A wide variety of these artifacts are on display at the Museum in Washington, DC and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

 

About the collection About the archives

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Objects on display

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29 result(s) Harley Bisselberg World War II Photo Album Archival Record Alexander de Seversky Russian Photograph Album Archival Record Nordyke & Marmon Aviation Plant Photograph Album Archival Record World War I Photo Album MacTaggart Archival Record Hughes H-4 (HK-1) Hercules ("Spruce Goose") Photo Album Archival Record Fokker C-2, Civil America Christening Album Archival Record Dornier Do X Photograph Album Ben M. Anderson Archival Record Curtiss Eagle I Sightseeing Flights Scrapbook Page Archival Record World War I Aircraft Album Pages Arnold Archival Record Edward A. Korn Photographic Material Flohn Archival Record Aerial Bomb Division, Marlin-Rockwell Corporation Photograph Album Archival Record Piper PA-12 (Super Cruiser) Around the World Flight Photo Album Evans and Truman Archival Record
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Our collections specialists actively work on the conservation, preservation, restoration, and long-term care of the objects in our collection. From full-scale restoration projects to applying preservation techniques and doing regular assessments, these activities form a crucial part of our stewardship of the National Collection.

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