Museum back in business

The museum is starting to get a whole new look.

The first phase of the museum's redesign has been completed!
Stop by and see how we are improving the education experience for our visitors. Stay tuned as our volunteers make even more changes.

STEAM  Education  Programs For Field Trip Learning

For teachers in search of outside the classroom learning experiences, consider the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum for your destination where students in grades 3 through 12 will be engaged, excited and inspired with aviation STEM. And they will be wowed with their up close visit with airplanes!!!  To schedule call 410-682-6122.

For Grades 3 -12

FROM WIND WAGONS TO ROCKETS

90 Minutes

$3 per student

From Wind Wagons to Rockets museum tour includes the Museum's exhibit gallery, housed within a World War II hangar built by the Glenn L. Martin Company and the outdoor flightline of 14 aircraft.

For Grades 3-5:

IT’S ROCKET SCIENCE

One hour

$6 per student

It's Rocket Science features the dynamics of flight. Students are recruited to demonstrate the principles  of flight as developed by the Wright brothers, the four forces of flight, Bernoulli’s Principle, and Newton’s Third Law of Motion. After a brief presentation on rocketry, each student designs and builds a paper rocket. The rockets are then launched and propelled by means of a pressurized launcher  through a designated target. With each attempt, students apply concepts of motion, trajectory and stability in refining optimal designs.

 

For Middle and High School Students  

THE B-26 ASSEMBLY TEAM PROJECT

Three and a half hours  (includes Museum tour and time for lunches students bring with them)    

$10 per student

Participants will assume the roles of aviation experts involved in an effort to restore the remains of the B-26 Marauder “Lady Kate”, their jobs mirroring the original B-26 assembly workforce in Tool Crib, Sub-Assembly, Transportation, Platform Assembly, and Final Assembly. This STEM exercise will incorporate World War II history setting the story of the aircraft, Geography setting the locations the aircraft flew, and Economics setting the tone of World War II homefront workers. Pre-visit preparation of students as instructed by this program’s Teacher Manual is required prior to students participating in the program.

              

New strategic plan

The Museum Board of Directors has adopted a long-range strategic plan  for the next five years. The link below will allow you to read the results of several months work by members of the board and volunteers.

Strategic Plan for 2017-2021

Chairman steps down

Jane acknowledges the gratitude of the audience.

Jane Michael, longtime Jill-of-all-trades at the Museum, stepped down on January 11 as chairman of the board when her two-year term was up.  Board members, volunteers and guests enthusiastically thanked her for her service. Jane said she would now limit herself to being the Museum "Administrator," which means she would continue her work to keep the organization moving  forward.

Train garden is back!

It's that time of year again when the Museum expands its scope to include ground transportation, mainly trains! Come see our evolving Christmas garden that includes both land and air facets. This year, the layout boasts more references to the Martin Company in Middle River.

The garden is included with regular admission to the museum, Wednesday through Saturday 11 AM to 3 PM.  You also get to see the big planes at Strawberry Point!

Buz Carpenter wows the crowd

Buz Carpenter, right, talks to board member Ted Cooper after the meeting.

Air Force Academy grad and retired Col. Buz Carpenter was the Museum's guest lecturer Nov. 7 as part of the Monday Speaker Series. He answered a barrage of questions from the audience and after giving a first-hand look at the exotic bird. He gave a special tribute to "Kelly" Johnson, the engineer behind the Blackbird and many other iconic aircraft.  Buz logged nearly 700 hours in the SR-71 as a pilot and instructor.  The "Blackbird" cruised at 2,100 miles per hour as the nation's premiere reconnaissance aircraft. The SR-71 he flew is now on display at the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia. Buz also flew the C-141, RF-4C, and T-38 aircraft, while flying 150 combat missions in Vietnam.
Before the talk, the took a tour of the museum's flight line at Strawberry Point and pointed out all the aircraft he had piloted or had taken a ride in.

Buz Carpenter at the Museum

Air Force Academy grad and retired Col. Buz Carpenter will be the Museum's guest lecturer Nov. 7 as part of the Monday Speaker Series. He logged nearly 700 hours in the SR-71 as a pilot and instructor.  The "Blackbird" cruised at 2,100 miles per hour as the nation's premiere reconnaissance aircraft. The SR-71 he flew is now on display at the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia. Buz also flew the C-141, RF-4C, and T-38 aircraft, while flying 150 combat missions in Vietnam.
The 7 PM talk is FREE and open to the public at the Lockheed Martin auditorium, 2323 Eastern Blvd. Middle River 21220. You need a photo ID and those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.