Exhibition Preview Fundraiser: Columbia Air Center—Determined to Fly
Sat, May 03
|College Park Aviation Museum
Please join us for a special event to raise support for our exciting upcoming new exhibition Columbia Air Center — Determined to Fly
Time & Location
May 03, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Dr, College Park, MD 20740, USA
About the event
Please join us for a special event to raise support for our exciting upcoming new exhibition Columbia Air Center -- Determined to Fly. The event will include a preview of the exhibition, curator’s remarks, and a Virtual Reality experience provided by the Sankofa Mobile Museum, with honorary chairs the Honorable Glenn Ivey (US Representative of Maryland’s 4th Congressional District) and Denise Rolark Barnes (publisher and owner of the Washington Informer).
Light refreshments served.
Tickets: $125
Limited availability. Please purchase tickets at this link.
Interested in sponsoring? Visit this link to learn more.
Columbia Air Center was the first licensed African American owned and operated airport in the United States. This airfield was located in Croom, Prince George’s County, Maryland, 30 miles southeast of College Park, MD and operated from 1940-1962. Columbia Air Center was a shining example of Black excellence, its members included figures such as famed jazz big band leader Jimmie…