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DID YOU KNOW?
DID YOU KNOW?
From a small start in 1984 with no buildings and only a few
aircraft, The Museum of Aviation is today perhaps one of the
nation’s best examples of successful public-private partnerships
The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame is housed
in which local, state, and federal governments work together
within the Museum of Aviation in Warner
with businesses and individuals for a common goal.
Robins. Inductees include Georgians who
have made significant achievements as
a civil or military pilot, aircraft designer,
matinees begin at 2:30 p.m. General admission
astronaut, or leader in the fields of aviation
is $16. Tickets for students, seniors, and military
or human space travel.
personnel are $14. Group rates are $10 per
person. For more information, call 478-929-4579 schoolers. FAS artists partner with local businesses
or visit www.wrlt.org
The museum is free to the public, Museum of Aviation
by displaying member art in business locations
however, there is a small fee charged for
Houston Arts Alliance for employees and customers to enjoy.
formal educational events and conference For more information visit www.fasmidga.org, the first on-line jet fighter used in the Air Force; a
The Houston Arts Alliance is an advocacy U-2 spy plane once flown off an aircraft carrier; a
services. To continue the growth of the call Leslie Hoops-Wallace at 478-396-9198 or record-setting SR-71 Blackbird spy plane; a Lock-
program that offers educational programs and
museum’s facilities and educational email fasmidga@gmail.com. Also check them out heed C-140 used by President Lyndon Johnson;
hosts events to celebrate the culinary, per-
programs, the non-profit Museum of
formance, and visual arts scene in the Robins on Facebook. and a C-54 that flew supplies during the Berlin
Region. This community driven organization Warner Robins Community Airlift. The museum also has a B-1B bomber and
Aviation Foundation, Inc., raises money
provides interactive and creative art opportunities
for museum development and education Concert Association World War II aircraft including a Flying Tigers P-40
for all ages in Houston County Schools, including Warhawk, a B-25 Mitchell bomber, a B-29 bomber,
programs through grants, donations, and Formed in 1982, the Warner Robins Community
a program called Meet the Masters for third- and and a P-51 Mustang. Visitors can also view the EC-
annual events such as a marathon, golf Concert Association (WRCCA) is a nonprofit 135 once used by General Norman Schwarzkopf
fourth-graders. Meet the Masters is designed to
tournaments, auctions, dinner theater organization that brings quality musical in Operation Desert Storm.
introduce students to 12 Old World masters’ lives
and works. experiences and entertainment to the area for Exhibits include the Flying Tigers, the China
special events, a Winter Wonderfest, a
haunted trail and a car show. The museum an affordable price. The organization also works Burma India “Hump” pilots, the World War II
The Houston Arts Alliance also conducts out-
reach programs for the traditionally underserved to provide free musical educational opportunities
is always in need of volunteers to assist for children up to college-age students. For more Tuskegee Airmen, World War II double ace Brig.
population by partnering with arts organizations, Gen. Robert L. Scott, Jr., author of the book God Is
with events and make sure every visitor is information, visit www.wrconcert.org. arts and leisure
businesses, and educational and governmental
warmly greeted. • MUSEUMS • My Co-Pilot, the USAF Thunderbirds, and the WWII
agencies. For more information, please call
D-Day Exhibits. The museum is also the home of
478-218-5229 or visit www.houstonartsalliance.org. the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame, which houses
The facility is located on Georgia
Hwy. 247 at Russell Parkway and is open The Museum of Aviation the stories and artifacts of more than 90 men and
The Museum of Aviation celebrated its 30th
arts and leisure
Fine Art Society of Middle Georgia
seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., women who have made significant contributions
The Fine Art Society of Middle GA (FAS) is a anniversary in 2014 and welcomed more than
and after 1 p.m. on all major holidays. For 400,000 visitors, making it the third most visited to aviation.
non-profit organization founded in January of
more information call 478-926-6870 or museum in the Department of Defense. Situated The Victory Café in the Eagle Building serves
2000. FAS is based in Warner Robins, and serves
visit www.museumofaviation.org. on a beautiful 51-acre site next to Robins Air and caters meals on site. From its third-floor
the Middle Georgia area. FAS presently has more
observation deck, visitors get a panoramic view
than 80 active members dedicated to fostering Force Base, the museum is the second largest of the museum’s outdoor aircraft on display.
and supporting fine arts through workshops, pro- museum in the U.S. Air Force, with a collection Scenic Freedom Park, a picnic area complete with
Perry Area Historical Museum
grams, art events, youth recognition and shows. of more than 70 aircraft, missiles, and cockpits
The Perry Area Historical Museum pavilions and restrooms, offers a restful haven for
FAS holds monthly meetings (fourth Mon- dating from a replica of an early 1896 glider to
celebrates the historical and cultural modern-era aircraft such as the B-1B bomber, groups and families. And there is plenty of park-
day of each month at the Flint Energy Building
foundations of local history from the the SR-71 Blackbird, the U-2 Dragon Lady, and ing for cars, buses, and RVs.
on Hwy. 96) which feature an artist demo-ing
a project or speaking about some form of art.
1820s to present day. Dedicated to the the F-15 Eagle. The Museum of Aviation is one
Membership is open to artists and anyone with of only seven aviation museums in the U.S. to be
preservation of memorabilia depicting
a love of art. Members include amateur artists accredited by American Association of Museums.
Houston County’s heritage, the museum
as well as professionals in various fields such as Exhibits in four buildings span the last seven
has special exhibits of people, events, and
portrait, oil, acrylic, watercolor, drawing, sculpture, decades of flight. New acquisitions include a Viet-
buildings of yesteryear, and bygone family nam War-era F-4D Phantom MiG killer, an A-10
pottery, and photography. Several members
teach art classes in the Robins Region to kids and
files, publications, and digital archives. Thunderbolt, an F-105D Thunderchief, a C-130E
adults. Free life drawing classes, which are open cargo aircraft and an MH-53 special operation
All of these artifacts are housed in a
to the public, are offered each Thursday 6-7 p.m. helicopter that saw sustained combat operations
1920s home in downtown Perry at 901
at the Nola Brantley Library in Warner Robins. in the Middle East.
Northside Dr. The museum is open Tuesday,
FAS organizes and sponsors an annual Senior Spectacular displays focus on the history of
Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. the U.S. Air Force and Robins Air Force Base. Some Museum of Aviation
Art Scholarship Award Show with participating
and 2-4 p.m., and on Saturday mornings. of the historic aircraft on display include an F-80C,
students from five area high schools and home-
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