1 The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY CENTER Greater Miami Aviation Association

2 The National Air and Space Museum and Its Mission THE HUMAN DIMENSION OF AVIATION AND SPACE EXPLORATION  One Mission Washington DC National Mall Commemorate Washington Dulles International Airport  Two sites:  Three Elements: Educate Inspire  One Museum

3 The Most Visited Museum in the World  Flagship building on National Mall opened in 1976 AVERAGES MORE THAN NINE MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY  From day-one, visitor attendance exceeded all reasonable expectations  New State-of-the-Art Companion Facility OPENED DECEMBER 15, 2003  OVER 1.2 MILLION VISITORS SO FAR

4 Why The Need For Expansion?  10 percent of the collection was on display THE MUSEUM DID NOT MOVE, IT HAS EXPANDED  Approximately 80% of artifacts were stored in the Paul Garber Restoration Facility in Suitland, MD  10 percent was on loan

5 A Museum Experience Unlike Any Other  Unparalleled size and architecture BUILDING A WORLD CLASS LEGACY 760,000  A series of hangar-like structures -- about 760,000 square feet square feet total 10 stories  Steel trusses arch 10 stories high  Aviation hangar -- three football fields long long; 250’ wide... uninterrupted by interior walls

6 A Museum Experience Unlike Any Other  Three levels of aircraft on display A MUST-SEE DESTINATION  Aircraft suspended as if in flight  Skywalks provide close-up views at many different levels and distances  Airplanes, Spacecraft, and Artifacts on display  By circa 2007, approximately:  Currently the Hazy Center has:  Exceeds current display total at the National Mall building  65 spacecraft  Over 80 aircraft  135 large space artifacts  200 aircraft and

7 A Museum Experience Unlike Any Other  Airplanes, Spacecraft, and Artifacts on display THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM HAS ONLY “FAMOUS FIRSTS”  By circa 2007, approximately:  Currently the Hazy Center has:  Exceeds current display total at the National Mall building  65 spacecraft  Over 80 aircraft  135 large space artifacts  200 aircraft and

8 As well as……………………..  80% 0F OUR OTHER ARTIFACT COLLECTIONS, WHICH INCLUDE:  Flight clothing, engines, armament, archival documents, spacesuits, and more PRESERVING THE COLLECTION—OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY

9 A Museum Experience Unlike Any Other  One-of-a-kind Artifacts  Boeing B-29 Superfortress  “ENOLA GAY” MORE TO SEE  Air France Concorde

10 AND SPECTACULAR ARTIFACTS, SUCH AS  Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird  Space Shuttle Enterprise THE PAST AND THE FUTURE

11 A Museum Experience Unlike Any Other  World-Class Education Center MORE TO LEARN  Theater for Lectures  Virtual Visits  Electronic Fieldtrips  Hands-on “ Discovery Stations ”  Teacher-in-Residence Program  Three Classrooms --  two traditional and  one laboratory

12 What’s Next?  Preservation of our growing collection so we can continue to display the largest collection of aviation and space artifacts in the world  A work in progress: Launching of the McDonnell Space Hangar, fall 2004  More to come: More aircraft and spacecraft arriving every year through 2007  Phase II: Restoration Hangar, Archives, Collections Processing, Conservation Lab, Study Collection Unit  Sponsorship: Naming opportunities available for spaces and artifacts PHASE II

13 Cost & Funding $311 million  Total cost of the project: $311 million $251 million raised from private sources by museum staff – A FIRST  Federal funds for construction:  Raised $251 million from private sources  Total of $311 million  Restoration Hangar $41 million  Aviation Hangar cost is $253 million $0