by Sarah Thompson | Sep 11, 2018 | Aircraft, Events
Free Admission on Saturday, September 22, 2018 with a downloadable Museum Day ticket. The Mid-America Air Museum will open its doors, Saturday, September 22nd, free of charge as part of Smithsonian Magazine’s 14th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of...
by Sarah Thompson | Sep 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
September 8, 2018 – Don’t miss out on an exciting day full of fun for the entire family! We’ve been busy moving planes, updating exhibits, and stocking up the gift shop. The museum opens at 9am, gates open at 10am, and the afternoon show is from...
by Sarah Thompson | Aug 17, 2018 | Aircraft, Events, Exhibit
Another special delivery just arrived: a B-24 Liberator turbo charger! All the way to us from England. It’s first public appearance will be at the Antique Tractor Show, Saturday August 25th, at Keating Tractor & Equipment. Why? The turbo charger was made by...
by Sarah Thompson | Aug 11, 2018 | Aircraft, Events, Lunch and Learn
The Mid-America Air Museum invites the public to the quarterly Lunch and Learn, Thursday, August 16th, with guest speaker Lidia Hook-Gray. Lidia will be speaking about the History of Flight in Liberal, with photos from the Liberal Army Air Base, early balloons, early...
by Sarah Thompson | Aug 11, 2018 | Aircraft, Events
Our next Movie at the Museum, Sunday, August 12th at 2pm, is a kids show: PLANES! “A crop duster dreams of becoming a great air racer, and competes against the fastest plane around with the help of a veteran aviator.” As always, this event is free and we...
by Sarah Thompson | Jul 28, 2018 | Aircraft, Exhibit
We have officially added a new Mooney M-22 Mustang to our collection at the Mid-America Air Museum. The Mooney M-22 is unique as it was the first single-engine aircraft with a pressurized cabin. They were produced from 1965-1970 and only 36 were built. The Mooney...
by Sarah Thompson | Jul 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Big things are happening at the Mid-America Air Museum! New and updated exhibits, new paint in the lobby, a new roof, and construction begins this week to make our entrance ADA compliant. You probably recall, our current ramp is quite a mountain. It is being...
by Sarah Thompson | Jul 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Thank you to all of our patrons for being patient with our current updates. The new Liberal Army Air Field exhibit has been primed and local artist and MAAM board member, Sandra Koochel, will begin painting the B-24 mural in the couple of weeks. In the meantime, we...
by Sarah Thompson | Jul 2, 2018 | Art Shows, Events, Exhibit
“Flying Between”, a collection of aviation inspired quilt blocks and stained glass pieces opens July 6th and runs through September 29, 2018. The exhibit features quilt blocks made mostly by women in the Liberal, KS area. These blocks were a project put together in...
by Sarah Thompson | Jul 2, 2018 | Events, Volunteer
1 donation can potentially save THREE lives! Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. Blood and platelets cannot be manufactured; they can only come from volunteer donors. Nearly 21 million blood products are transfused each year. Tuesday, July 3rd, we are...
