One of the area’s most popular local attractions, The Museum of Flight was presented the 2009 Golden Rain Globe Award for outstanding promotion of King County’s heritage tourism at the Association of King County Historic Organization’s (AKCHO) annual awards ceremony. Each year, 4Culture presents the award to an individual, organization, or agency that has most effectively shared distinctive cultural heritage through successful promotion beyond the local level.
With 7 permanent exhibit spaces, education programs for people of all ages and a publicly accessible aircraft restoration facility in Everett, The Museum of Flight demonstrates five principles of sustainable heritage tourism. These include: finding a balance between community and tourism, through the Museum’s broad-based educational programs and use as an event venue; making sites and programs come alive, with exhibits that focus on the people behind the aircraft; and the preservation of heritage resources, at the Museum’s aircraft Restoration Center. Read More.
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