The Strategic Air Command Museum | 2009 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang
The Strategic Air and Space Museum | 2009 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang

Spending this sunny morning with Milan Kundera’s Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí (The Unbearable Lightness of Being), Magnus Lindberg’s cello concerto, an endless bag of Kettle Brand Sea Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, and few happy cups of Espresso con Panna was very much my kind of Saturday-morning-extravaganza. After few hours of reading, though, it was starting to feel somewhat outlandish to exclusively sync with Karenin, the dog of Tomáš and Tereza, inside of Kundera’s beautiful maze of philosophic narratives. I kept myself still by checking weather forecast as usual, while allowing Bret and Jemaine of Flight of the Conchords doing their funny-ha-ha songs in my old-fashioned CRT TV. It turned out that the snow was scheduled to invade this city tomorrow morning. Oh my. I grabbed my camera and hit the road to treasure the sunlight and warmth before the inevitable state of winter hibernation plaguing the city.

I reached the Strategic Air and Space Museum with the image of Antony Gormley’s A Case for an Angel II sculpture continuously jittering in my mind. No Gormley’s, of course. What greeted me were three large missiles soldiering outside of the museum’s glass atrium like harmless sculptures. Historical aircrafts tranquilly filling in two large hangars, I walked around the gigantic Boeing RB-52B Stratofortress and paused. Peace, I silently prayed.

The Strategic Air Command Museum | 2009 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang
The Strategic Air and Space Museum | 2009 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang

The Strategic Air and Space Museum began as the Strategic Aerospace Museum at Offutt Air Force Base in 1959 and was later renamed as the Strategic Air Command Museum, known as SAC Museum. In 1988, the collection of strategic airplanes was moved to the current location near Ashland, Nebraska. The architect for the new museum space, featuring a glass atrium, two large aircraft display hangars, and an aircraft restoration gallery, was Leo A Daly with Kiewit Construction Company serving as the general contractor. In 2001, the museum was renamed as the Strategic Air & Space Museum.

The Strategic Air Command Museum | 2009 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang
The Strategic Air and Space Museum | 2009 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang

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