(SANTA ANA, Calif.) – John Wayne Airport is proud to embark on a partnership with Balboa Island Museum (BIM) bringing pieces of our local history to the Terminal. Featured in the Destination Gallery, this exhibit highlights attractions, both past and present, of Balboa Island, Newport Beach. Created by Balboa Island Museum Executive Director Tiffany Pepys Hoey and her staff of historian-archivists, the exhibit will run through 2024, closing January 27, 2025.
Balboa Postcard held in front of Balboa Island Museum Building, courtesy of Balboa Island Museum website.
Exhibition View of ‘The Duke’, a Display about John Wayne, courtesy of Balboa Island Museum website
Interactive Children’s Area Inside the Museum, courtesy of Balboa Island Museum website
The Balboa Island Museum Exhibit takes the travelling public on a century-long journey through much of the history of coastal Orange County. Scenes on display feature legendary citizens including John Wayne, Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, Laura Scudder, the Irvine Family, the Beek Family, Walt Disney and Disneyland, the Nixon Library, and many other important citizens who contributed to Orange County culture and whose deeds made an impact on life at the beach.
The exhibit offers an often nostalgic and emotional glimpse into both the glory and the growth of coastal Orange County along with its challenges over the development of one of America’s most recognized communities. Hoey and her team have curated the photo gallery and editorial copy spanning the 200-foot gallery in the Terminal for thousands of travelers to delight in. Since its foundation, Balboa Island Museum has welcomed some 350,000 visitors through its doors at 210 Marine Avenue, free to the public, on iconic Balboa Island. Many of the visitors have come by way of arrival at John Wayne Airport, Orange County.
The Destination Gallery at John Wayne Airport is proud to partner with local Orange County arts and culture organizations to showcase their offerings to both visitors and locals alike. This exhibition featuring our local history will be on view through January 27, 2025. The Destination Gallery is located on the upper level on the non-secure side of the airport between Terminals B & C, and accessible to the public at any time.
To learn more about Balboa Island Museum, please visit https://www.balboaislandmuseum.org/.
For more information about the John Wayne Airport Arts Program,
visit www.ocair.com/terminal/artexhibits