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[b]Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Offers Look Behind Hangar Doors[/b] [i]Public Invited to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Open House[/i] Visitors will have a chance to see what goes into restoring, preserving and displaying America's aviation and space treasures at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Open House Saturday, Jan. 30, in Chantilly, Va. For one day only, visitors can tour areas usually off-limits to the public, including the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar and the Emil Buehler Conservation Laboratory. The daylong event includes behind-the-scenes tours, demonstrations, presentations and hands-on activities for all ages. Visitors can: [list][*]Meet curators, conservators, archivists and other specialists and learn how they care for objects in the museum's collection. [*]Tour the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar and see the museum's current projects, including the Martin B-26B-25-MA Marauder Flak-Bait, Horton HO 229 V3 and the Gemini IV and Friendship 7 spacecraft. [*]Visit the Emil Buehler Conservation Laboratory and learn about how the museum restores and preserves artifacts like the original studio model of the Star Trek starship "Enterprise." [*]Find out how aircraft are suspended for display in the Boeing Aviation Hangar. [*]See how the museum's most fragile artifacts are cared for and stored. [*]Discover the research that is needed before a restoration project can begin. [*]Get tips for photographing objects in the museum from a staff photographer.[/list] dmission to the museum and Open House is free; parking is $15. For more information about this event, visit on the museum's website.
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