Behind the scenes in the museum’s Rudy Kopp Memorial Library & Archive: We often receive donations of unorganized materials, and our volunteer staff has to figure out a way to bring order out of the chaos. This photo shows several hundred vintage aviation magazines. For ease of processing, we sort

The latest issue of Forward in Flight magazine features a cover story of the 1937 Pietenpol Air Camper in the Kelch Aviation Museum. Check it out at the link below.

The museum is on the road! We have a booth at the Armed Forces Day celebration at Wausau Airport with EAA Chapter 640 today, introducing kids to aviation with some hands-on toolkits and other fun mini-exhibits. This is our second year at this special event, and we are so grateful

The new south parking lot is finished, although we have to wait a few more days before we can drive on it. Here’s a few pictures and the link to a timelapse movie we shot during the work last week:

Our long-awaited parking lot improvements are underway! We’re pouring concrete today on the expanded south parking lot, which will double our parking capacity and improve drainage. Those of you who have been here during heavy rain will also appreciate…no more mud! Huge thanks to the Brodhead Area Foundation for making

Part of the Kelch Aviation Museum’s mission is to foster STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education among area students. Yesterday, our wonderful volunteers taught students at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport’s STEAM event (STEM plus Arts) and showcased our outreach program to Janesville and Beloit area middle schoolers. https://www.gazettextra.com/news/local/flight-science-and-their-future-beloit-janesville-middle-schoolers-take-part-in-airport-steam-event/article_7868ce2a-f2b8-4dd6-a823-96be0479857c.html

New at the Kelch Aviation Museum, this 1930 LaSalle 2-passenger convertible coupe, on long-term loan from Malcolm and Marilyn Peacock of Beloit, Wisconsin. One of 1,400 built, it features a 90 h.p. engine and weighs in at 4,435 pounds. Look for it in the new atrium!

The Kelch Aviation Museum’s 1938 Rearwin was photographed over 50 years ago at EAA Oshkosh. Thanks for sharing this photograph, Lynn Towns.

Thanks to you, our generous donors, we raised $10,000 to match the $10,000 challenge pledged in honor of Rudy Kopp. That means we’re starting the season with $20,000 to put towards kids tours, events, airplane restoration, and more! When we say “We couldn’t do it without you,” we really mean