For Immediate Release
February 24, 2020
Contact:
Office of Policy and Communications
(678) 920-0857
Hartsfield-Jackson Art Program Serves Up Lunch
Unique display offers nostalgic look at century-old institution
ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s (ATL) award-winning art program is currently hosting an exhibition that recognizes both the utilitarianism and nostalgia of an everyday item. Lunch Box Time Capsule, located near Gate E-14, features over 80 lunch boxes that cover almost every decade from the 1920’s to the 2000s. The items in the exhibit are on loan from the Lunch Box Museum in Columbus, Georgia
The lunch box was a necessity for laborers during the Industrial Revolution. Eventually those sturdy metal boxes morphed into lithographed tin (and later, plastic and vinyl) emblazoned with comic book characters, sports stars, and film and television icons. From Hopalong Cassidy in the 50’s, to the Six Million Dollar Man of the ‘70s, to NFL stars of the ‘80s, visitors to ATL can walk by the display and view a piece of their childhood. The lunchbox did more than keep a bologna sandwich fresh, and milk -in a glass-lined Thermos- cold: it told a story about the child carrying the box.
On Thursday, February 27, ATL’s Art Department and representatives of the Lunch Box Museum will host the media for a close-up look at the exhibit.
NOTES TO MEDIA:
As this is a post-security event, participants must submit names and dates-of-birth for vetting no later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 25. Please RSVP to media@atl.com
Media attending the event must arrive at the Domestic Terminal clock tower no later than 10:30 a.m.
WHO: David Vogt, Art Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Benjamin Austin, Art Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Allen Woodall, The Lunch Box Museum
WHAT: Lunch Box Time Capsule media availability
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 27
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Domestic Terminal Atrium
6000 N. Terminal Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30320
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 110 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $51.5 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $82 billion across the Southeast. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com.
