http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2011/03/air-and-space-museum-lands-alitalia-and-wwii-italian-air-force-artifacts/ A new Smithsonian blog covering scenes and sightings from the Smithsonian museums and beyond. Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:34:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2011/03/air-and-space-museum-lands-alitalia-and-wwii-italian-air-force-artifacts/comment-page-1/#comment-6449 What does it mean to be "museum-worthy?" | Around The Mall Thu, 12 May 2011 20:24:34 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=17671#comment-6449 [...] reports on new donations to the various museums around the Smithsonian, most recently detailing the acquisitions of WWII Italian Air Force artifacts by the Air and Space Museum and the portrait of Andrew Young, now [...] [...] reports on new donations to the various museums around the Smithsonian, most recently detailing the acquisitions of WWII Italian Air Force artifacts by the Air and Space Museum and the portrait of Andrew Young, now [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2011/03/air-and-space-museum-lands-alitalia-and-wwii-italian-air-force-artifacts/comment-page-1/#comment-6162 Arcynta Ali Childs Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:30:25 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=17671#comment-6162 The collection was donated to the Air and Space Museum, which is where the artifacts will eventually be displayed, although, at this time, there is no definitive date for when that will be. Once the items are photographed and catalogued, they (along with a number of personal photographs of places where Capt. Figus served during the war) will be put on the web, so visitors will be able to see them online before they appear in the actual museum. The collection was donated to the Air and Space Museum, which is where the artifacts will eventually be displayed, although, at this time, there is no definitive date for when that will be. Once the items are photographed and catalogued, they (along with a number of personal photographs of places where Capt. Figus served during the war) will be put on the web, so visitors will be able to see them online before they appear in the actual museum.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2011/03/air-and-space-museum-lands-alitalia-and-wwii-italian-air-force-artifacts/comment-page-1/#comment-6161 Jean March Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:59:23 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=17671#comment-6161 When and where will the artifacts go on display? When and where will the artifacts go on display?

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