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Columbia Air Center, also known as Riverside Airfield, was the first licensed Black-owned and operated airport in the United States. Since 2022, the museum has been honored to work with four Columbia Air Center’s descendant families and pilots to create the exhibition, Columbia Air Center – Determined to Fly. This exhibit will be located in one of the museum’s three 800 sq ft. galleries and is scheduled to open to the public in the fall of 2025. Museum Director Dr. Nadine Boksmati-Fattouh and Collections Curator and project lead Luke Perez will present a virtual talk discussing the curatorial approach and implementation of this groundbreaking interactive exhibition. Presented by Hyattsville Aging in Place.