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Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Renovation Update
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INTREPID RETURNS
COUNTDOWN CLOCK UNVEILED!
On Wednesday, September
26th, the Intrepid Museum unveiled a countdown clock to
celebrate the one year mark until Intrepid’s
return to Pier 86. The clock will count down the number of
days until Intrepid returns to her home berth.
The Grand Re-Opening Celebration is scheduled for November
11th, 2008.
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FREE “INTREPID
SAILS” PROGRAMMING FOR NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Intrepid Museum’s
education department is flourishing during the Museum’s
temporary closure. For the past year, we have been
bringing traveling educational programs to New York City
schools under the banner of “Intrepid Sails.”
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This year, thanks to a generous grant from the New York
City Department of Cultural Affairs, funds are available
to qualified
New York City public schools to receive financial
support for Intrepid programming.
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A wide variety of programming is available for, and
tailored to children in kindergarten through 12th grade.
The programs correlate to the New York State Learning
Standards for both students and teachers in the areas of
social studies; mathematics, science and technology;
English language arts; and the arts.
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Programs are underway, and will continue through
the 2007/2008 school year . For more
information, please visit
www.intrepidsails.org . To book these free
educational programs, please contact the Group Sales
office at
(212) 957-3701 or
groupsales@intrepidmuseum.org . Availability
is limited – please book immediately!
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AIRCRAFT
RESTORATION UPDATE
Aircraft Collections
Specialist, Eric Boehm, and his team are currently
restoring a MiG-21, donated to the Museum by the Polish
government. This particular MiG’s new paintjob will
replicate the paint scheme that the Polish Air Force used
during one of
NATO’s annual “Tiger Meets.” This restoration
is one of many to be completed during the renovation
period, stay tuned to our website for more photos and
details.
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PIER 86
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Construction at Pier 86 is
moving ahead on schedule. Pilings are currently being
installed throughout the western portion of the pier.
After installation, protective fiberglass jacketing is
wrapped around the pilings. Next up is the pouring of
concrete. Preparations are underway with rebar being
placed along the pier. Following the concrete pour will be
the installation of deck planks, which is currently
scheduled to take place in the next several weeks.
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The
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is scheduled to
re-open on Veteran’s Day, November 11th, 2008. For the
latest news and information log onto:
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