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 The
Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility,
located in Suitland, Md. is where the National Air and
Space Museum preserves and stores aircraft, spacecraft, and
other artifacts, and restores these artifacts to represent a specific
period in their history.
The facility is a no-frills assembly of about 32
metal buildings belonging to the National Air and Space Museum and
other Smithsonian organizations. About 19 buildings store airplanes,
spacecraft, engines, and various parts. One building is devoted
to a large restoration shop and 3 buildings are for exhibition production.
What is the history of the Facility and
who was Paul E. Garber?
The collection at the Garber facility is being moved
to the Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The Udvar-Hazy Center is a companion facility
to the Museum on the National Mall, to enable an additional
80% of the Museum's artifacts to be displayed to the public. The
Udvar-Hazy Center is located near Washington Dulles International
Airport. Eventually, a new restoration
shop will open at the Udvar-Hazy Center, where visitors will be
able to watch specialists restoring historic air and spacecraft.
Note: The Garber Facility is no longer open for public tours
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