Museum of Flight

Museum of Flight Vision Statement

"To be the foremost educational air and space museum in the world."

Mission Statement

The Museum of Flight exists to acquire, preserve, and exhibit historically significant air and space artifacts, which provide a foundation for scholarly research, and lifelong learning programs that inspire an interest in and understanding of science, technology, and the humanities.

Purpose

The objectives of The Museum of Flight's mission are met with the following Statement of Purpose. Artifacts are acquired by way of an adopted policy that establishes priorities, restricts collecting to specific museum needs, and stresses non-conditional gifts. Artifacts are authentically restored to high museum standards and carefully conserved, whether stored or exhibited, to assure perpetuation. The Museum of Flight Foundation's original objective to preserve Pacific Northwest aviation artifacts and documents has naturally expanded to include aerospace artifacts of great national and international importance.

Exhibits are artifact-based for credibility, professionally researched and designed according to a carefully thought-out comprehensive storyline, based on the central theme of "mankind's dream of flying." This theme centers on the evolution of air and space technology and its impact on our world, augmented by highlights of the Pacific Northwest region's contribution. Exhibits communicate the rich story of flight in several levels of detail to satisfy the varying interests of the general public, as well as the scholar.

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