TONIGHT is Movie Night at the museum! We’re showing “Flying Down To Rio,” Fred Astaire’s first-ever movie, a fun and silly 1930s romp complete with a wing-walking musical number.Pizza at 6:30, movie at 7 – see you soon!

Back in February, we received the donation of an Acro Trainer aircraft that had been damaged in a landing accident. Since it’s not part of our “Golden Age” focus, the aircraft was put up for sale and was picked up last week by it’s new owner in Georgia, netting the

The museum is closed today for Mother’s Day. We’ll be open again on Wednesday as usual. Happy Mother’s Day! (Pic: RAF pilot greeting her daughter)

Here’s the latest donation of aircraft parts for our September Fly Market and Aviation Swap Shop. Elliott Eiden is the owner and manager of Camp Lake Airport in Camp Lake, Wisconsin and gave some goodies from his hangar cleaning for us to sell at the museum. Be sure to stop

We enjoyed hosting the Madison Area Network of Amputees group for a tour! It was a perfect spring day, and we were proud to share stories about aviators through history who have flown in spite of amputations and physical limitations. No matter your abilities, there’s a place for you in

Why do these transpacific pilots look so stressed out? Join us to for movie night and find out – we’re showing China Clipper (1936) on Thursday, April 18th , at 6:30pm for this month’s aviation movie night! Donations encouraged, all ages welcome.

We’re thrilled to announce our second annual Swing & Wings Vintage Hangar Dance on Saturday, June 1st! In collaboration with the Waunakee Big Band, we’re bringing the sights, sounds, and songs of the 1940s to life, with our unforgettable vintage airplanes as a backdrop.Buy your tickets now: www.kelchmuseum.org/event/vintage-hangar-dance-24

As we have posted here before, the Kelch Aviation Museum archive holds the Leo J. Kohn Photography Collection of some 20,000 historic aviation images. The Kohn Collection is owned by our friends and partners at the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame, and they have launched an ambitious project to digitize

It’s Franklin Friday! An undated photo of our 1932 Franklin Sport 90, and a modern shot of how it looks today. Come see the Franklin and a bunch of other vintage aircraft at the Kelch Aviation Museum. We’re open Wednesday through Sunday, 10-4. Closed for Easter.

Help us identify this vintage airplane hangar! These two pictures were recently donated to the Kelch Aviation Museum from the Brodhead Historical Society, and the entirety of the caption on the back says, “Not Brodhead Airport.” Does anyone know where this hangar is being constructed.