Our History

2004-The community need for an aviation-based institution is recognized and a concept envisioned by former Lockheed leadership and local community leaders.

 

2005-The United States Air Force leases 15.5 acres to Cobb County, who subleases the land to the Marietta Air Museum.

 

2006-The idea is formally organized into the Aviation Museum and Discovery Center (AMDC).

 

2010-The AMDC lease, aircraft, and artifacts are acquired by Marietta Museum of History, Inc. and set up as an auxiliary campus know as “The Aviation Wing.”

 

2011-Certifications by the National Museum of Naval Aviation and the National Museum of the USAF are completed.

 

2015-The museum officially opens to the public.

 

2018-The Marietta Museum of History becomes a department of the city and the process for separation of the Aviation History & Technology Center is started.

 

2020-The Aviation History & Technology Center begins operations under a newly developed governance board, mission, and approach to serving the community.