Monino Museum Cash Desk

[flateric]

That's how it looks like at the moment. I will not comment on this. Hope one day Russia will have aviation museum it deserves. It's just impossible with government or business support, tiny groups of self-made restorers won't do much.

 

[Orionblamblam]

I will not comment on this.

I will: egad. That looks like crap.

I have seen *displays* like that in various museums... the USAF Museum in Dayton had something that looked a lot like that in the Cold War hanger, showign a chunk of Easter Berlin, the Wall and a Trabant. But that was a *display.*

Sheesh. You'd think they could at least buy an off-the-shelf snap-together shed or soemthing. Maybe something from Ikea....

 

[Ron S]

That is a shame. Unfortunately, airplane museums are never money makers (or atleast I'd assume). Funds probably go to maintain the aircraft when available.

On the other hand, a big thanks to Gregory for taking a large quantity of pics at the museum this weekend for me! B) I really appreciate it. It would be neat to visit this museum some day in the future.

 

[flateric]

Museum building suffered a fire several years ago, part of exibits were lost forever. Funding does not allow museum to build a new one.

 

[Orionblamblam]

This is the tragically dilapidated entrance to the Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill Air Force Base. As you can clearly see, it's in a shocking state of disrepair. ANd they truly rip you off on the entrance fee... $0.00!!! Highway robbery!


One thing I've never noticed in all my visits there is the B-2 in the grass....
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ogden,+ut&ie=UTF8&ll=41.162413,-112.019423&spn=0.001034,0.00235&t=h&z=19

 

[Orionblamblam]

SICBM launcher at Hill:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ogden,+ut&ie=UTF8&ll=41.159329,-112.018471&spn=0.001034,0.00235&t=h&z=19

 

[Avimimus]

Wow... Monino looks like a Canadian Museum... (I don't mind nifty, decaying cash desks but it is sad to see material either inaccessible to the public or simply left to decay, isn't it?)