The Amazeum is opening a new interactive family space called Wonder Wing at the Northwest Arkansas National Airport in Highfill on June 24 at 10 a.m. This marks the latest effort to bring hands-on learning experiences beyond the museum’s main location in Bentonville, reaching visitors where they often arrive and start their NWA adventures.
Wonder Wing is designed to engage families and children waiting for flights, offering educational activities that combine fun with discovery. While the Amazeum is well known for its inventive exhibits back in Bentonville’s downtown arts district, placing an installation directly inside the airport expands its reach to thousands of travelers passing through Highfill every day.
The airport itself has been steadily increasing passenger traffic as Northwest Arkansas continues to grow as a regional hub for business and tourism. Introducing an interactive space here taps into that energy by providing an inviting spot for kids and parents to explore hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) concepts during travel downtime.
This isn’t the first time the Amazeum has taken its work beyond the museum walls. Programs and pop-ups have popped up at schools, libraries, and community centers around Benton County to make these experiences more accessible to a wider audience. The new Wonder Wing exhibition at Northwest Arkansas National Airport continues that trend by meeting families in a new, highly trafficked location.
Tucked inside the airport, Wonder Wing will offer rotating exhibits and activities inspired by the Amazeum’s core curriculum, aiming to spark curiosity regardless of age. Small hands-on puzzles, sensory exhibits, and technology demos designed to entertain and engage kids between flights highlight the space. The Amazeum’s goal is to make learning playful and approachable, which can be just the thing to reset a restless traveler or set the tone for a trip inside NWA.
Local families familiar with the Amazeum’s Bentonville home will recognize the quality and whimsy the new exhibition promises to deliver. For visitors flying in, it offers an immediate introduction to the type of creative, hands-on learning the region values. Wonder Wing’s placement in Highfill follows the airport’s ongoing improvements, including expanded terminals and amenities catering to increased passenger volume and growing regional connectivity.
As Northwest Arkansas continues to attract attention for its cultural offerings and dynamic economy, this partnership between the Amazeum and the airport illustrates how local institutions are collaborating to enhance visitor experiences throughout the area. Whether you’re dropping someone off, waiting for your gate change, or just passing through Highfill, Wonder Wing will be a family-friendly destination worth checking out starting this June.
Families flying through northwest Arkansas will soon have an added reason to arrive early or linger a little longer at the airport. The Amazeum’s Wonder Wing brings hands-on discovery to an unexpected spot, echoing the region’s commitment to accessible education and playful engagement with science and art.
Source: NWA Democrat Gazette
