SFO Museum

South Asian filmmaker Ian Bawa shares an endearing portrait of a father who attempts to give life and marital advice to his bodybuilding son. Shot on Super 8 film, this comedic short is an autobiographical piece that stars the director’s own father. See “Strong Son” by Ian Bawa in the Video Arts Gallery, located pre-security in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall, and open daily from 8:00am to 10:00pm. Learn more about this month’s films at: https://bit.ly/Video-Arts #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO #AAPIHM #StrongSon #IanBawa @ianbawa

In a world of constant distraction, undergraduate photography students at California College of the Arts turn to slowness as an antidote, expressed through labor-intensive practices and restrained visual language. For many, slowness takes shape through experimentation with analog and alternative photographic processes. Slowness is also evident in the subject matter chosen or in projects that cannot be quickly completed. The exhibition positions slowness as a set of deliberate choices—about materials, subjects, and the pace at which meaning unfolds. See “Slow Burn: Undergraduate Photography at California College of the Arts” on display, pre-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://bit.ly/4w6zg45 📸: Night Moss 2025 Benjamin Young (b. 1999) gelatin silver print Courtesy of the artist and California College of the Arts L2026.1101.015 Tangled in the Bittersweet 2025 Sahalie Carnahan-Ramsey (b. 2005) reproduction of cyanotype on glass Courtesy of the artist and California College of the Arts L2026.1101.032 In July 2025 Sahalie Carnahan-Ramsey (b. 2005) reproduction of cyanotype on glass Courtesy of the artist and California College of the Arts L2026.1101.032 Detanglement 2025 Amylee Rachael (b. 2001) gelatin silver print Courtesy of the artist and California College of the Arts L2026.1101.028 #StudentArtSFO

Ala Ebtekar's work is informed by light and illumination. He created Zenith (VII) by first applying a photochemical solution to a raw canvas. The light-sensitive material was then overlaid with multiple negatives from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Image Archive and exposed to sunlight. After the chemicals were washed away and the cyanotype of outer space was revealed, the artist painted stylized cloud forms across the deep blue sky. By superimposing fantastical clouds on top of the photographic image of the cosmos, Ebtekar generates a dialogue between science and art, the finite and the infinite, the real and the imagined. See “Zenith (VII)” by Ala Ebtekar on display, pre-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://bit.ly/4i8WPCX #AlaEbtekar #PublicArt #SFAC

The marketing of San Francisco and the Bay Area as a world-famous tourist destination is a project with strong historical links to the airline industry. Destination: San Francisco, developed in collaboration with local historian and former San Francisco Chronicle urban design critic, John King, as well as the San Francisco History Center at the San Francisco Public Library (@sfpubliclibrary ), shares key moments of this history though images, objects, and ephemera going back over 85 years. See our newest exhibition, “Destination: San Francisco,” on display pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal and online at: https://bit.ly/3QSYNhb #DestinationSF

Join us on Thursday, June 18 at 6:00 PM PDT for an art evening at Leica Store San Francisco! We’re thrilled to host an artist conversation between artist Eric Ruby @eric.ruby and Allie Haeusslein @haus_of_allie , Curator of Photography and Student Art at SFO Musem @sfomuseum ! The discussion will center on Ruby’s new exhibition Kamper Sweet Kamper at SFO Museum and his latest publication with Nocturno @nocturnobooks , Stone Soup, a compelling visual meditation on drought, climate change, and the quiet tensions that define contemporary life in the American West. From 2015 to 2018, Eric Ruby lived on a farm in Sonoma County, about forty-five miles north of San Francisco, in a small 1960s Forester travel trailer he affectionately called “the Kamper.” What began as a practical relocation for a job in photographer Jim Goldberg’s North Bay studio ultimately became the foundation for a photographic project. Kamper Sweet Kamper offers a glimpse into this rural interlude through Ruby’s carefully observed scenes. Both serendipitous discoveries and deliberately staged vignettes reveal how he used the camera not merely to document his surroundings, but to understand them—to form a relationship with an unfamiliar landscape and those who shared it. * RSVP is required link in bio, seating will be available on a first come first serve basis. Conversation will begin at 6:30pm, and will be followed a book signing with Eric Ruby. Images by Eric Ruby: 1. Late Summer Harvest Still Life, 2016 2. Summer Solstice View at Night, 2016 3. Abe the Turkey. 2017 4. Equinox View in the Early Morning, 2016 5. Stone Soup, 2025. Published with Nocturno #leicastoresf #ericruby #alliehaeusslein #photobook #sfomuseum

Having introduced the “non-uniform uniform” concept with Braniff Airways with multiple combinations, Emilio Pucci then produced his 1968 Classic Collection. This mini dress in plum Trevira blend, with a set-in long sleeve, jewel neckline, and low-waist pleated skirt, also came in pale pink. This open-sided smock-style hostess apron in silver space-age material with buttons at the shoulder, first appeared with the Classic Collection. It is made of a Conn-Hall-Marx vinyl fabric and has a matching rope belt with jewel ends. It was repeated for Pucci’s subsequent Braniff uniforms in iridescent sunset pink, aqua, gold, and metallic blue nylon. “Fashion In Flight: A History of Airline Uniform Design” was on display, from June 16, 2016 to January 08, 2017 in the International Terminal and the Aviation Museum and Library. See our exhibition catalog online at: https://bit.ly/FashioninFlight 📸: Braniff International Airways hostess uniform with apron 1968 Emilio Pucci SFO Museum Gift of Thomas G. Dragges L2016.0301.137-.138 a b 2001.016.081 a b-.082 #FashionInFlightFriday

Happy 99th birthday to SFO. #OnThisDay in 1927, the City and County of San Francisco held a dedication ceremony for the new Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco. San Francisco had the barest necessities for an airport – an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building – when the dedication took place. The previous March, the City and County of San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport. The terms were for three years at the rate of $1,500 per year for this “temporary and experimental” municipal airport. The original tract of land remains part of SFO today. In 1931, Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco was renamed the San Francisco Airport. 📸: negative: Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco; 1927 Gift of Gregory Baccari 2021.087.003 https://bit.ly/42ippdZ #SFOHistory

Today marks the inaugural service from SFO to Warsaw on LOT Polish Airlines. The flag carrier of Poland, LOT Polish Airlines, or Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A., is one of the world’s oldest operating airlines. Founded on December 29, 1928 by the Polish government, the airline commenced domestic service three days later. Have you ever flown on LOT Polish Airlines? 📸: poster: LOT (Polish Airlines); 1970s Gift of the William Hough Collection 2006.010.457 https://bit.ly/4dugMTK #AVGeek #LOTPolishAirlines

Hong Kong illustrator Veda Lee shares a fun animation that follows a young piano prodigy who gets into a musician block just a few weeks before his big competition. While trying to find motivation to play the piano, a mysterious yet charming melody from his neighbor catches his attention. See “A Neighbor Duet” by Veda Lee in the Video Arts Gallery, located pre-security in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall, and open daily from 8:00am to 10:00pm. Learn more about this month’s films at: https://bit.ly/Video-Arts #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO #AAPIHM #ANeighborDuet #VedaLee #SakuraOpal @sakuraopal

This is your last week to see “Ricardo Alvarado: Capturing a Cultural Legacy” on display in Terminal 3. In 1928, at the age of fourteen, Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado (1914–76) immigrated to the United States. After serving in combat in the South Pacific during World War II as a medic, Alvarado became a cook at the Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco’s Presidio. The new position enabled him to purchase a Graflex Speed Graphic camera. Alvarado photographed the local, multiethnic communities that surrounded him. In the United States, the automobile has long served as a status symbol—part of the American dream. Early immigrant communities shared this aspiration. Ricardo Alvarado captures this in several of his photos, showing Filipino and African Americans standing proudly beside their vehicles. He also appears in several snapshots from the 1930s perched in front of stylish cars. See “Ricardo Alvarado: Capturing a Cultural Legacy” on display, pre-security, in Terminal 3 and online at: https://bit.ly/3VDJLvm #RicardoAlvarado #AAPIHM

Ault Pottery produced mold-made wares with low-relief decoration, which was often highlighted in a contrasting color, as seen on these pieces with a brown ground and rich green accents. Their pottery won a gold medal at the Chicago World’s Fair of 1892–93 for the “general richness and colour of the glazes, the artistic shape, and modeling of the pieces,” as they exclaimed in an 1897 Pottery Gazette advertisement. See "Indoor Eden: Victorian Jardinières" on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://bit.ly/IndoorEden 📸: Anthropomorphic fish vase c. 1880 Designed by Christoper Dresser (1834–1904) Ault Pottery Derbyshire, England ceramic, glaze Collection of Brian Coleman L2025.0501.002 Two-handled baluster vase with fish and seaweed c. 1890 Ault Pottery Derbyshire, England ceramic, glaze Collection of Brian Coleman L2025.0501.006 Stylized flowers vase c. 1890 Designed by Christoper Dresser (1834–1904) Ault Pottery Derbyshire, England ceramic, glaze Collection of Brian Coleman L2025.0501.005 #IndoorEden

Bay Area-based director Matthew Fabiano follows wildlife and conservation Joshua Asel as he explores California’s Pinnacles National Park in search of one of the most critically endangered birds: the California condor. See “Wingspan” by Matthew Fabiano in the Video Arts Gallery, located pre-security in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall, and open daily from 8:00am to 10:00pm. Learn more about this month’s films at: https://bit.ly/Video-Arts #VideoArtsSFO #EarthMonth