Aerospace Museum of California

The Aerospace Museum of California is one of aviation's greatest showcases and captures all eras of mankinds fascination with flight. The Museum is committed to providing a world-class, Smithsonian Affiliate experience along with the opportunity to learn about and celebrate the past, present, and future of aerospace. Explore, discover, and be inspired by aviation and aerospace history. With a 40,000 square foot exhibit hall, over 40 aircraft and rockets, a 4-acre outdoor Air Park, incredible traveling exhibits, and permanent exhibits. Families can engage with our STEM educational activities for all ages and let their imagination soar. The museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate and member of North American Reciprocal Museum Associate. The Aerospace Museum of California is truly a place where dreams take flight!The Museum offers a variety of educational programs and opportunities for schools, children, families and adults including group tours, summer STEM camps, family events and activities. STEM education is the number one priority of the Aerospace Museum of California. Visitors of all ages can be inspired to explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The Museums education programs are tailored to meet the needs of specific grade levels. All programs correlate with the State of Calfiornias Academic Standards for Science, Math, History/Social Science, and/or Language Arts. Guided tours, classes, and hands-on education programs help to educate and inspire visitors of all ages about aviation and aerospace through STEM. In 2022, the Museum continued to focus on developing and delivering engaging and hands-on STEM education to all our visitors. Our STEM mission is to offer students the opportunity to explore, discover, and be inspired by STEM and the history of aerospace. The museum expanded summer camp programs and 519 students from ages 7-13 attended our STEM Summer Camps.The Museum had 177 active volunteers who donated 9,438 hours during the year 2022.62,384 Visitors were inspired at the museum30,994 Students were engaged102 Events were hosted519 Kids attended Summer Camp