2012 Annual Report Our Mission
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INSPIRING INNOVATION 2012 ANNUAL REPORT OUR MISSION HONOR. EDUCATE. INSPIRE. The mission of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is to honor our heroes, educate the public and inspire our youth. As an educational and cultural not-for-profit institution centered on the aircraft carrier Intrepid, a National Historic Landmark, the Museum is dedicated to promoting the awareness and understanding of history, science and service through its collections, exhibitions, and programming. TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Message from Co-chairmen and President 3 Museum Overview 4 Exhibits and Collections 10 Education 14 Events 19 Leadership and Finance 28 Museum Executives INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM COMPLEX 1 MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRMEN AND PRESIDENT The Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum welcomed nearly 900,000 visitors during fiscal year 2012 (May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012). Visitors from all over the world were attracted to the Museum’s remarkable artifacts and an array of exhibitions and programs that were informative, provocative, and inspiring. This annual report offers a brief overview of the highlights of this year and provides an opportunity for us to thank many people who made it all possible. INSPIRING INNOVATION Since its opening in 1982, the Museum has developed a reputation for excellence in telling the stories of the courageous, determined, and devoted individuals who worked on the ship, submarine, and aircraft exhibited here. Ever vigilant to expanding the stories we tell, two newly created tours were added this year; one about the accomplishments of African-Americans who served with bravery and distinction and another that offers guests the rare opportunity to enjoy the luxury of a Concorde first-class cabin. We mounted temporary exhibitions celebrating 100 years of American naval aviation, women in aviation in World War ll, the genius of ejection seats, and the age old tradition of building nautical scale models, which were all well received. Throughout the year, educators offered innovative programs about history and core concepts in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to students at the Museum, in community settings throughout New York City, and around the world with video conferencing. This year, the Intrepid Museum expanded its already robust programs available to children and adults with special needs, including sight, hearing, learning and cognitive challenges, and those on the autism spectrum. The Intrepid Museum is a leader among museums offering programs to this special needs population—they are well received and attended, and considered models for replication in other museums. It had long been the vision of the Intrepid Museum that a space shuttle be added to its Complex. With the leadership support of the Board of Trustees and through the hard work of the staff, in April 2011, NASA awarded Enterprise, the original orbiter that paved the way for America’s successful Space Shuttle Program, to the Intrepid Museum. This fiscal year the Museum prepared for the exciting arrival ofEnterprise in New York City, which occurred on April 23, 2012. In the coming year, we will be creating an exhibition about the men and women who worked at NASA on the Space Shuttle Program and STEM educational programming that will inspire future scientists and researchers. APPRECIATION All of these initiatives, as well as the many others detailed throughout this report, are just the latest ways the Museum interprets and realizes its mission to honor our heroes, educate the public, and inspire our youth. We are privileged to tell the stories of individuals who inspire us every day. We are honored to be the stewards of the ship, submarine, aircraft, and space shuttle on which they proudly served. Thank you for the part you have played in supporting the Museum. We look with great excitement toward the future of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, and hope that you will continue to join us on this thrilling and ever-new journey of innovation. Charles de Gunzburg Richard T. Santulli Susan Marenoff-Zausner CO-CHAIRMAN CO-CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT 2 INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM COMPLEX MUSEUM OVERVIEW The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is the only museum where visitors can experience an historical aircraft carrier, the prototype space shuttle orbiter, the world’s fastest jets, and a top-secret surveillance Cold War era submarine. As one of New York City’s most original educational institutions, the Museum is using history and technology to inspire innovation. A century of technological firsts showcases what is possible, inspires people to dream, and informs them about modern advancements. The Museum was founded in 1982 with the acquisition of the the fastest commercial aircraft to ever cross the Atlantic. Over the Intrepid aircraft carrier, now a National Historic Landmark, which years, we added twenty-seven authentically restored aircraft that served tours of duty in World War II and Vietnam, and was a recovery were part of American history, including propeller-driven planes vessel for the Gemini and Mercury space missions. that flew in World War ll, jets that flew in Vietnam, and helicopters that recovered NASA astronauts. In 1989, the Museum added the Growler, the world’s oldest existing nuclear missile-carrying submarine and the only American diesel- In 2011, the Museum received the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft, which powered strategic missile submarine open to the public, which, traveled to the International Space Station, and NASA awarded the along with the Lockheed A-12 Blackbird, the world’s fastest Museum Enterprise, the world’s first space shuttle. military jet and spy plane, exhibited on the Flight Deck of Intrepid The following pages describe the acquisitions, exhibitions, and since 1990, contributed to keeping us safe during the Cold War. educational programs that occurred in fiscal year 2012 — all of In 2003 the Museum was awarded a British Airways Concorde, which contribute to our efforts to advance innovation. INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM COMPLEX 3 EXHIBITS AND COLLECTIONS ADDITIONS TO THE COMPLEX The Museum added two significant space-related artifacts to the Complex in fiscal year 2012: Space shuttle Enterprise and the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft. ENTERPRISE “ NASA is proud to transfer the title In April 2011, NASA awarded the Intrepid of space shuttle Enterprise to the Museum the original NASA orbiter that Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in paved the way for America’s successful New York City. The USS Intrepid had a space shuttle program — Enterprise. On December 11, 2011, U.S. Senator Charles rich history with NASA’s mission, and Schumer, Representative Jerrold Nadler, Enterprise — the pathfinder for the NYS Assembly Member Michael DenDekker, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Intrepid Museum Space Shuttle Program — belongs and other New York City elected officials President Susan Marenoff-Zausner, Senator Charles Schumer, Intrepid Co-Chairman Charles in this historic setting. Enterprise, and civic leaders, joined NASA Deputy de Gunzburg, NASA Deputy Administrator Lori along with the rest of our shuttle Administrator Lori Garver at a ceremony Garver at the Title ceremony. presenting the title for the space shuttle fleet, is a national treasure and it Enterprise to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space On April 23, 2012, Enterprise was flown will help inspire the next generation Museum. Museum Co-Chairman Charles from Washington, DC, where it had been of explorers as we begin our next de Gunzburg, President Susan Marenoff- exhibited at the Smithsonian, by ferry- Zausner and former crew-members of the flight aboard a 747 NASA Shuttle Carrier chapter of space exploration.” USS Intrepid accepted the title on behalf of Aircraft to JFK International Airport, where — Charles F. Bolden the Museum. it stayed until being transported to the NASA Administrator Museum in June. Enterprise glides over Central Park, April 23, 2012. 4 INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM COMPLEX EXHIBITS AND COLLECTIONS “ When the Enterprise touches down at JFK Airport, it will signify the first step of its final journey to educate and inspire millions of people around the world about the groundbreaking work of the NASA Space Program. Once it lands . the Enterprise will immediately become an iconic and must-see destination in New York that will further contribute to our reputation as the greatest city in the world.” — Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Enterprise arrives at JFK, April 23, 2012. SPACE SHUTTLE Katherine Brown John Frassanito Evelyn Laffey Meredith Miller Thomas Ramsay ENTERPRISE ADVISORY New York City Center John Frassanito Rutgers University Cosmosphere Honda R&D Americas COUNCIL for Space Science and Associates, Ian C. McLennan Anthony Napoli Eric Siegel Education Houston, Texas The Museum is very grateful Museum and Gilder Lehrman New York Hall of for the wise guidance Douglas Buchanan Neil Harris Planetarium Institute of American Science received from the members Center of Science University of Chicago Consultant, Vancouver, History of the Advisory Council as we and Industry, Ben Kristy Canada Fred Ordway planned the space shuttle Columbus, Ohio National Museum of William Menking Formerly with NASA, exhibition. the Marine Corps Pratt Institute Huntsville, Alabama SOYUZ TMA-6 SPACECRAFT Gregory Hammond “Greg” Olsen is an American entrepreneur, engineer and scientist who, in October 2005, became the third private citizen to make a self-funded trip to the International Space Station. Olsen then purchased the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft in which he traveled back to Earth, and has loaned it to the Museum. On October 18, 2011, the seven-foot tall by seven- foot wide spacecraft, scarred by re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere after its voyage into space, was craned from Pier 86 onto Intrepid’s aircraft elevator. On November 14, a new space exhibition featuring the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft was unveiled providing visitors with the rare opportunity to view an original Russian spacecraft. INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM COMPLEX 5 EXHIBITS AND COLLECTIONS TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS Visitors of all ages, learning levels, and backgrounds enjoyed the special exhibitions created by the Museum’s Exhibition Department in fiscal year 2012.