The article describes the logistical challenges faced when moving a 33-foot World War II fighter-bomber from the Intrepid Museum's restoration hangar to the hangar deck below. Jessica Williams, the museum's head curator, compares the effort to moving large furniture into a NYC apartment. The Intrepid, originally designed to facilitate aircraft movement, has had its spaces modified for museum use, complicating such tasks. The narrative offers insights into how historical aircraft are integrated into museum settings and highlights NYC's unique experience with large item relocations.
It was like moving a couch into your New York City apartment, Jessica Williams said, except that the item in question had no pillows or cushions.
On a ship like the Intrepid, which is roughly 890 feet long, a few feet shorter than the height of the office tower at 425 Park Avenue, so many spaces seem extra-extra-large.
The whole design of this ship was to facilitate the movement of aircraft, Williams said, but now it's a museum, so of course we've changed things.
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