Photo: Members of Old Mission Rotary visited the San Diego Air & Space on Tuesday, July 30th to present a $10,000 grant from the Art Pratt Foundation of Old Mission Rotary. In the crowd are Air & Space Museum President and CEO Jim Kidrick, Collection & Research Director Katrina Pescador and Collections Curator Becky Conrad.
On Tuesday, July 30th, the Art Pratt Foundation of Old Mission Rotary awarded a $10,000 grant to the Air & Space Museum for the specific purpose of renovating their uniform and textile collection's basement storage room. The new state-of-the-art storage and shelving systems will enable Collections Curator Becky Conrad to organize and catalog the invaluable collection.
President and CEO Jim Kidrick, along with Collection & Research Director Katrina Pescador, expressed their gratitude to Old Mission Rotary for the grant. Rotarians were honored with a lunch and a guided tour of the museum. Many attendees, having not visited the museum for years, were thoroughly impressed and resolved to return soon with friends and family.
The San Diego Air & Space Museum, an aviation and space exploration museum located in Balboa Park, first opened its doors to the public in February 1963 and has been a beloved and ever-evolving San Diego attraction.
The museum's missions are:
- To preserve significant artifacts of air and space history and technology.
- To inspire excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- To educate the public on the historical and social significance of air and space technology and its future potential.
- To celebrate the history and technology of aviation and space flight.
- To preserve significant artifacts of air and space history and technology.
- To inspire excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- To educate the public on the historical and social significance of air and space technology and its future potential.
- To celebrate the history and technology of aviation and space flight.