Sabena: Progress Came from the Sky

An Exhibit for Belgium’s Gone But Not Forgotten Airline

The Museum du Cinquantenaire in Brussels is proud to present, in cooperation with the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, an exhibit on Belgium’s Sabena airline, open now through February 26, 2012 from 10:00am to 5:00pm.

In keeping with the renewed interest in the good ol’ days of consumer aviation, the exhibit “Sabena: Progress came from the sky” explores Sabena’s history, advertising campaigns, employee uniforms over the years and the struggle for gender equality.

Sabena was established in 1923, when air travel was still a novelty, and provided generations of passengers the opportunity to travel the world. Undeterred by the risks involved, by the 1920’s Sabena created a network of domestic flights in the Congo! The company’s adventure came to an end in 2001, after filing bankruptcy.

For more information about this exhibit, please visit http://www.kmkg-mrah.be/node/1623

Where

The Cinquantenaire Museum

Parc du Cinquantenaire 10

1000 Brussels

Guided tours (info and reservations): +32 2 741 73 11

http://www.mrah.be/cinquantenaire-museum

Dates

Until Sunday 26 February 2012 (closed on Mondays, 11/01, 12/25 and 01/01) from 10:00am to 5:00pm.

The box office closes an hour before the exhibition closes.

Entrance fees

Adult: 8€

Groups & Students: 7€

Student Groups: 3€

Children under 13: Free

MEDIA CONTACT

Katie Papadopoulos

katie@visitbelgium.com

(212) 758-8130 ext 11