San Diego Air & Space Museum
Museum entrance in 2009, with a Convair YF2Y-1 Seadart on the left and a Lockheed A-12 Oxcart on the right. | |
Former name | San Diego Aerospace Museum |
|---|---|
| Established | October 12, 1961 |
| Location | Ford Building 2001 Pan American Plaza San Diego, California, US |
| Coordinates | 32°43′34″N 117°09′15″W / 32.7262°N 117.1543°W |
| Type | Aerospace museum |
| Accreditation | |
| Key holdings | |
| Collections | |
| Visitors | 270,000 (FY 2017) |
| President | James G. Kidrick |
| Chairperson | Mark Larson |
| Curator | Terry Brennan |
| Public transit access | MTS Bus Bus 7, Rapid 215 |
| Nearest parking | On site (free) |
| Website | sandiegoairandspace |
Ford Building | |
| Built | 1935 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000433 |
| SDHL No. | 60 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1973 |
| Designated SDHL | April 7, 1972 |
The San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) is an aviation and space exploration museum in San Diego, California. It is located in Balboa Park and is housed in the former Ford Building, which is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places. The museum was established by articles of incorporation on October 12, 1961, and opened to the public on February 15, 1963.