Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum
Visit the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, a Gateway to Exploration, Discovery, & Achievement.
Explore the history, science, sport, and art of ballooning and other innovative forms of flight.
Discover how human aviation began with ballooning in 1783 and the many advancements that have followed.
Achieve new heights by gaining knowledge and inspiration from visiting our interactive exhibitions or participating in our many educational programs.
National Balloon Museum, Indianola, Iowa
Visit the The National Balloon Museum Indianola, Iowa.
*Beginning in 1972, just two years after the first U.S. National Hot Air Ballooning event came to the city, it was decided to display items about ballooning during the nationals. The dream of a museum building was realized in 1988. The Balloon Federation of America was the parenting organization that founded the museum, and it is the official archives for the federation and where the federation now has its national offices.
*Nicholson, Dennis D and Wigeland, Becky S, Images of Aviation – Indianola – Ballooning Capital of Iowa. Arcadia Publishing. 2010. Pp.73.
History of Ballooning Website
Visit the History of Ballooning website hosted by Kenny Blancquaert in Belgium.
” Hello, I am Kenny Blancquaert and together with the help of my parents I started collecting stickers of all kinds in 1990. Since I lived in Sint-Niklaas, the balloon stickers were soon separated from the other and, if possible, a photo was added to the correct sticker.
This was the start of the collection today. First we visited the balloon festivals in Belgium and the Netherlands. Germany, France, England and Luxembourg were also added to the list later on.
Today we are already all over the world. In addition to the basis of stickers and photos, the collection was quickly expanded to newspaper articles, pins and everything you can think of that has a (gas) balloon or zeppelin on it. You can get a picture of our collection under the heading “Collection” .