Join Ingenuity Cleveland September 27-29 at IngenuityLabs for IngenuityFest 2024: Era of Ascent as they spread their wings and Take Flight in celebration of their 20th anniversary season of programming and 100,000 sq. ft. expansion of IngenuityLabs, a permanent home for creativity and innovation in Cleveland!

The weekend-long festival will feature a mix of hands-on activities for all ages; multiple stages filled with music and dance performances; and plenty of opportunities to interact with innovative and immersive exhibits that explore the human fascination with flight from scientific, artistic, and technological perspectives.

The Untold Stories of Flight, funded in part by Ohio Humanities, is a new historic exhibit that will be presented at IngenuityFest 2024: Era of Ascent. The exhibit will tell the stories of those who are underrepresented in the exploration and celebration of our relationship with flight here in Ohio – with a specific focus on women and people of color, as well as others of diverse backgrounds.

Built from research by members of the Western Reserve Historical Society and collections from the International Women’s Air and Space Museum, The Untold Stories of Flight will celebrate 10 unique-to-Ohio stories, individuals, and events that all played a role in our state’s contributions and accomplishments in the field of air and space travel. Stories will be transformed into an interactive and interpretive display which will include prints, audio recordings and ephemera based on transcripts, oral history recordings and other historical sources.

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