The front end of every exhibition is the vision. It was Francisco Toledo’s vision to [...]
As director of one of the largest collections of kites in the world, I often [...]
Mr. Akiyama first came to Drachen’s attention when a set of origami kite designs were [...]
I’m afraid I have an embarrassing story to tell. There may be any number of [...]
Being A Part of Kiting History with the Drachen Foundation Drachen seems to always be [...]
Another easily overlooked gem in the Drachen Foundation’s collection is the 1914 German pamphlet, Der [...]
On October 16, 1908, cowboy showman and kite enthusiast Samuel Franklin Cody became the first [...]
In addition to the hundreds of kites, tools, photos, and books in its collection, the [...]
The Drachen Foundation often receives generous archival donations from unexpected places. Seldom is any donation [...]
It’s easy to be enthused about a new Erik Larson book; the stories he weaves [...]
The Drachen Foundation recently placed a database of its library archive online for the public [...]
While visiting the village of Sumpango, Guatemala, in 2003, to investigate their Dia de los [...]
After describing Alexander Graham Bell’s Sable Island kite (a version of Hargrave’s box kite) in [...]
The following story tells of an interesting experiment with kites performed by Dr. Alexander Graham [...]
The historical record of kites in Korea dates back to the seventh-century Silla Dynasty, when [...]
No one (to The Drachen Foundation’s knowledge) owns an original Roch Donzella “Monobloc” kite from [...]
Three years ago the Drachen Foundation completed an ambitious, multi-year project designed to draw the [...]
Is a replicate Blue Hill Box kite part of the DF Archive? No. The recently [...]