- A community effort to honor all veterans.
- A family friendly space to see and hear human stories that explain veterans’ sacrifices.
- Preserves and interprets the rich military history that helped shaped the Inland Northwest.
- A unique and highly visible veteran’s memorial.
- A safe, healthy and interactive educational environment.
- Partnerships with area educational institutions to support vocational education, aerospace engineering programs and research.
- Creative, hands-on exhibits and educational programs to inspire young people to peruse aerospace and service careers.
- Highly visible and easily accessible site along I-90.
- Phase I of the building will contain 29,000 sq.ft. inside and 20,000 sq. ft. outside.
- All-Services Flag Plaza entry way.
- Visitor parking lot & outdoor display and event spillover environment.
- Orientation Gallery - Overview by eras relating regional military missions, technology and people in a world and a Spokane context.
- Changing Gallery - up to 3 changes a year maximizing programming through exhibits.
- Restoration Gallery - interpretive program of exhibits to include basic ingredients for key restoration processes for visitors.
- Visitor's Reception Center - greeting, ticketing and special events space.
- Coffee Bar and Catering Kitchen - cafe for visitors and facilities to accommodate special events and conference attendees.
- Gift Shop - quality gifts, souvenirs and items of military history.
- Archival Research Library.
- Conference and special event meeting in open gallery space - seating for 250.
- Outdoor display of B-52.
- B-52 cockpit simulator and Atlas missile control panel in specially designed railroad cars.
- Administrative offices - including area for accession of artifact donations.
An international point of destination for tourists and conferences providing a $26 million economic impact annually while preserving our military and aviation history from the Civil War to the present honoring 140,000 vets in Eastern WA.
Galleries that convey the technology of an era, and optimally present the lives and culture of the people who used the artifacts in the collection. Our artifact collection is valued at over $728,000 and our 26 aircraft collection valued at over $5,483,228.
Educational resources available to 300,000 students in 183 school districts of the Inland Northwest. All colleges and universities within the area will be impacted and also include:
- Research Library with more than 50,000 archival documents available to students, government agencies and community members.
- Internship Programs with hands-on experience for college students with accredited history curriculum utilizing museum collection and extensive archival library of military and world history.
- Interactive educational programs and tours for area students.
- "Points of History" and "Points of Pride" curriculum for ROTC classes from universities and high schools.
The new museum will compliment and work in cooperation with the Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC) and represents the region's extensive military history. It will also be collaborative with other museums, providing a continuum of service in technology programs and event promotions.
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