Join us on Saturday, September 17th to celebrate Smithsonian Museum Day! Daily admission will be free for all ages. No pre-registration or tickets are required. Our hours of operation will be from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. We’ll see you there!
Happenings
The Florida Air Museum is partnering with Explorations V!
We are excited to announce that the Florida Air Museum and Explorations V (soon to be renamed the Florida Children’s Museum) have partnered to create a discount for our members! Florida Air Museum members will receive 10% off of a membership to Explorations V and members of Explorations V will receive 10% off of a Florida Air Museum membership. Memberships can be purchased online or with our front desk attendant.
Now Showing!
Science on a Sphere showings are now available for Florida Air Museum visitors! For an additional $5.00 per person, you can experience a 30 minute show to learn more about the oceans, our changing climate, or space explorations! Showtimes are: Monday – Saturday 10:30 AM / 12:30 PM / 2:30 PM & Sunday 12:30 PM / 1:30 PM / 2:30 PM
The Florida Air Museum is excited to announce Story Time!
Starting August 16th, the Florida Air Museum will be hosting Story Time on Tuesday’s at 10:00 AM. This is a free event and open to all ages!
Another World First: Kissimmee’s Air Ordinance, 1908
The fledging City of Kissimmee in Osceola County was barely 25 years old when aviation started to spread like wildfire across the world’s imagination. Of course, only eight years had passed since the Wright’s 1903 flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina when Kissimmee City Attorney, Patrick Alexander Vans Agnew, took a trip to France. Returning home upon viewing a daredevil and his aircraft zipping and swooping overpopulated streets and buildings, […]
Dale Mabry and the Roma
Captain Dale Mabry was one of Florida’s very first aviation heroes. Due to an impressive family tree and a drive to experience flight, he enlisted and served in the U.S. Army’s 10th Balloon Company during the First World War. He came home to Tallahassee after the war, where he was promoted to Captain. This promotion came with the command of the Army’s newest airship, Roma. Captain Mabry reported to Langley, […]
