The National Museum of Natural History and National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall will be open today, Tuesday, February 9.
All other Smithsonian Museums, including the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA, remain closed on Tuesday, February 9.
Some events may be canceled. Call 202-633-2214 for information.
Restoration
activities are currently focused upon preparing and moving aircraft
and spacecraft to the Steven
F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The Museum cannot maintain a current list of all objects undergoing restoraton because artifacts are moving so rapidly in and out of the workshop. Below are restoration projects previously completed at the Garber Facility.
A new Restoration Hangar is planned for Phase Two of the Udvar-Hazy Center where visitors will be able to view artifact restoration work in progress.
Past Restoration Projects
Below are just a few of the projects completed by
restoration specialists in the Garber restoration workshop (Building
10). All of these artifacts are now displayed at the Steve
F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Boeing
B-29 Superfortress
"Enola Gay" Primary restoration completed May, 2003
Moved to Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Mar-Jun 2003.
Assembly completed at Udvar-Hazy Center, Aug 18, 2003.
Hawker
Hurricane IIc Completed & rolled out at Garber April,
2001.
Moved to Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center April 24, 2003.
Pitts Special
"Little Stinker" Completed & rolled out at Garber April,
2001
Moved to Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center April 18, 2003.
Aichi Seiran Completed March 2000, rolled out at Garber
April, 2001.
Moved to Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center June, 2003.
