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Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum Hosts Grand-Opening Weekend with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Noon on Friday, April 14


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Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation

Mar 28, 2023, 09:00 ET

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The Museum’s centerpiece is “Muriel” — the world’s last remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E aircraft — identical to the plane Amelia piloted on her fateful round-the-world flight.
The Museum’s centerpiece is “Muriel” — the world’s last remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E aircraft — identical to the plane Amelia piloted on her fateful round-the-world flight.

Museum celebrates Earhart's trailblazing legacy with interactive STEM and history exhibits surrounding "Muriel" — world's last Lockheed Electra 10-E — identical to plane Earhart flew on final flight Museum located at Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport (K59) in Atchison, Kan. — hometown of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

ATCHISON, Kansas, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation today announced plans for the grand-opening ceremony and ribbon cutting for the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum at Noon CST on Friday, April 14; Museum doors open following the ceremony. The outdoor ceremony is open to the public and will feature remarks from elected officials, Museum leaders, and special guests including members of the Earhart family. The Museum is located at the Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport (K59; 16701 286th Road) in Atchison, Kan. — proud hometown of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

"We're thrilled to celebrate our grand opening and welcome visitors of all ages to journey through Amelia Earhart's trailblazing life as a world-renowned aviator, innovator, educator and activist," said Karen Seaberg, founder and president of the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation. "It is an honor to bring Amelia's courageous and persevering legacy to life in her Atchison, Kansas, hometown where the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is dedicated to inspiring all generations in the pursuit of flight — and like Amelia, encouraging others to boldly pursue their dreams."

“We’re thrilled to celebrate our grand opening and welcome visitors of all ages to journey through Amelia Earhart’s trailblazing life as a world-renowned aviator, innovator, educator and activist,” said Karen Seaberg, founder and president of the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation.

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"The new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum will celebrate a woman who showed us what it means to 'reach for the stars,'" said Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. "I'm so glad there will be a place dedicated to showcasing how a fearless Kansan blazed her own trail to become one of the most admired women in the world — inspiring all, especially young girls, for generations to come."

GRAND-OPENING WEEKEND FESTIVITIES
The public is also invited to enjoy grand-opening weekend festivities on the Museum grounds (all times are Central Standard Time zone):

FRIDAY, April 14
Noon — Grand-opening ceremony and ribbon cutting (Museum front lawn)
12:30 – 5 p.m. — Doors open to the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum (last entry at 4 p.m.)

SATURDAY, April 15
8:30 a.m. — Boy Scouts host pancake breakfast on Museum grounds (suggested $5 donation)
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. — Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Flight Team invite public to tour its new Cirrus SR20 and Cessna 172 aircraft; free family-friendly activities include face painting, balloon artists on the Museum grounds

SUNDAY, April 16
Noon — Museum open (last entry at 4 p.m.)
Noon-5 p.m. — "RC Fly Jam" features radio-controlled planes on the Museum grounds

STATE-OF-THE-ART EXHIBITS SURROUND "MURIEL"
The centerpiece of the state-of-the-art museum is Muriel — the world's last remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E aircraft. Named after Earhart's younger sister, Grace Muriel Earhart Morrissey, Muriel is identical to the plane Earhart flew on her final, fateful flight around the world.

Surrounding Muriel are 14 interactive STEM and history storytelling exhibit areas that take visitors on an engaging and educational journey through Earhart's life — from her growing up in Atchison, Kan., to the height of her worldwide fame. Among the many interactive Museum experiences, visitors will have the opportunity to:

  • Enter a full-scale replica of Muriel's cockpit to experience Amelia's perspective from her "cozy cubbyhole"; compare Amelia's instrument panel to Garmin's G1000 avionic suite
  • Hear the roar of Amelia's Lockheed Electra 10-E aircraft's Pratt & Whitney R-1340 WASP engine; see a modern Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan come to life
  • Challenge their riveting skills to discover the precision required to forge the nearly 85,000 metal rivets that hold Muriel together
  • Flip through Amelia's digitized scrapbook to see stories of bold women who motivated her; meet "uplifting influencers" who helped Amelia reach for the stars
  • Create an avatar to try on Amelia's career paths as a nurse, mechanic, pilot and fashion designer
  • Go "above the clouds" to explore how Amelia and her navigator, Fred Noonan, relied on radio waves, a sextant and quick calculations
  • Turn on "Amelia's guiding lights" to see how constellations helped Amelia navigate the night sky
  • Trace 3D aircraft holograms through the history of flight — from unmanned gliders and biplanes to jet engines and space travel
  • Discover more "feminine feats" of trailblazing women in aviation — past and present
  • Pilot a virtual reality recreation of Amelia's historic 1932 transatlantic flight to try navigating obstacles she overcame to make history (ticketed experience)
  • Explore theories and cast votes on what happened to Amelia and Fred Noonan in July 1937 when their plane disappeared over the South Pacific

"Amelia Earhart was a true Kansas pioneer who exemplified our state motto: Ad Astra Per Aspera: 'To The Stars through Difficulty,'" said U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.). "The new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum will be a place for visitors of all ages to learn and be inspired by Amelia's tenacious spirit of exploration that continues to be exemplified all across Kansas."

To exemplify Earhart's adventurous spirit, the Museum partnered with Dimensional Innovations (DI) — an award winning, Kansas-based experiential design, build and technology firm. Each exhibit is carefully outfitted to meet National Curriculum Standards, Kansas Curriculum Content Standards, and Missouri Standards of Learning. Professionally developed Teacher Guides geared toward elementary and middle school are available for field trips. The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is pursuing the honor of becoming a Smithsonian Affiliate.

MUSEUM TICKETS AND HOURS OF OPERATION
Tickets are available for purchase upon arrival at the Museum:

  • Adults $15 (plus tax) per person
  • Seniors (60+) and Military $12 (plus tax) per person
  • Children Ages (ages 4-12) $8 per person (plus tax) per person
  • Children (3 and under) Free
  • Virtual Reality Flight $5 per person (plus tax) per person

The gift shop at the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is open to the public (no ticket required). Following grand-opening weekend, the Museum's operating hours will be Wednesday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST (last Museum entry at 4 p.m.); Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m. CST (last Museum entry at 4 p.m.).

Pilots flying in to visit the Museum can tie down planes free of charge on concrete or in the grass. To coordinate arrivals, contact the FBO at the Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport (K59) at (913) 426.4545 or email [email protected].

SPONSORS HELP BRING AMELIA'S STORY TO LIFE Support for the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum from the aviation and aerospace industry include Boeing, Bombardier, FedEx, Garmin, Lockheed Martin and NASA. The Museum is also supported by many local and national philanthropic organizations including the Donn Lux Family, the Guy Bromley Trust, the Patterson Family Foundation, the Regnier Family Foundation, the Fly With Amelia Foundation, the Stauffer Jambrosic Foundation, the Sunderland Foundation, and the William T. Kemper Foundation, among others. Support from the Atchison, Kan., community includes local employers Amberwell Health, Benedictine College, MGP Ingredients and others.

ABOUT THE ATCHISON AMELIA EARHART FOUNDATION
The Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation was formed in 2016 to honor the aviation legacy of Amelia Earhart — whose dreams of flying began in her Atchison, Kan., hometown. The Foundation is dedicated to inspiring future aviation and aerospace leaders through the story of Amelia Earhart's tenacity and determination to overcome obstacles on her journey to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to leading the $17 million capital campaign to build the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum, the Foundation led the effort to bring the bronze statue of Earhart to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. in 2022 to represent the State of Kansas in National Statuary Hall; the Foundation was the sole funder. A "twin" bronze statue stands at the entrance of the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3). Learn more about the Museum at http://www.AmeliaEarhartHangarMuseum.org or follow @AEHangarMuseum on Facebook,Instagram and Twitter.

Media Contact

Vanessa Bonavia, V Communications, LLC, 1 (913) 980-3167, [email protected]

SOURCE Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation

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Visitors can light up constellations to see how they guided Amelia and across the night sky. Photos courtesy Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum
Visitors can light up constellations to see how they guided Amelia and across the night sky. Photos courtesy Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum
Visitors compete to see how accurately they can rivet! "Muriel" is held together by an estimated 85,000 rivets — each precisely placed by hand.
Visitors compete to see how accurately they can rivet! "Muriel" is held together by an estimated 85,000 rivets — each precisely placed by hand.
Enter a full-scale replica of Muriel’s cockpit to experience Amelia’s perspective from her “cubbyhole.”
Enter a full-scale replica of Muriel’s cockpit to experience Amelia’s perspective from her “cubbyhole.”
Large-scale displays introduce visitors to Amelia’s mentors and friends who helped her reach for the stars.
Large-scale displays introduce visitors to Amelia’s mentors and friends who helped her reach for the stars.
Visitors can “try on” Amelia’s careers as a nurse, pilot, mechanic or fashion designer.
Visitors can “try on” Amelia’s careers as a nurse, pilot, mechanic or fashion designer.
Visitors explore how Amelia and her navigator, Fred Noonan, flew around the globe relying on radio waves, a sextant, and quick calculations to navigate the sky.
Visitors explore how Amelia and her navigator, Fred Noonan, flew around the globe relying on radio waves, a sextant, and quick calculations to navigate the sky.
On the Museum’s mezzanine, visitors go "above the clouds" to discover how Amelia navigated the sky.
On the Museum’s mezzanine, visitors go "above the clouds" to discover how Amelia navigated the sky.
Bronze statue of Amelia Earhart greets visitors at the entrance of the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum
Bronze statue of Amelia Earhart greets visitors at the entrance of the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum
Visitors can light up constellations to see how they guided Amelia and across the night sky. Photos courtesy Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum Visitors compete to see how accurately they can rivet! "Muriel" is held together by an estimated 85,000 rivets — each precisely placed by hand. Enter a full-scale replica of Muriel’s cockpit to experience Amelia’s perspective from her “cubbyhole.” Large-scale displays introduce visitors to Amelia’s mentors and friends who helped her reach for the stars. Visitors can “try on” Amelia’s careers as a nurse, pilot, mechanic or fashion designer. Visitors explore how Amelia and her navigator, Fred Noonan, flew around the globe relying on radio waves, a sextant, and quick calculations to navigate the sky. On the Museum’s mezzanine, visitors go "above the clouds" to discover how Amelia navigated the sky. Bronze statue of Amelia Earhart greets visitors at the entrance of the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum

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