Aeroscopia
| Company type | Museum |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace museum |
| Founded | 2015-01-14 |
| Headquarters | Blagnac , France |
| Products | Aerospace exhibits, including two Concorde aircraft |
| Website | www |
Aeroscopia is an aerospace museum situated in Blagnac, close to Toulouse in France. It opened its doors on 14 January 2015 and showcases two Concorde aircraft.
Building
The museum's oval-shaped hall, designed by Cardete and Huet Architectes, curves around a water feature and incorporates a 5,000 m² open-air exhibition space. A corridor links this hall to the Showroom, a 1,000 m² facility that contains the reception area, a shop, and the "Telemetry room," which offers an introduction to the Airbus factory tour. The building’s rounded structure, clad in black zinc, provides a striking contrast to the straight-lined Airbus A380 assembly zones nearby. The exhibition hall spans 100 meters in length, 72 meters in width, and rises 23 meters high, encompassing a total area of 8,000 m². Its framework consists of a three-dimensional steel tube lattice weighing 300 tons, manufactured by the Spanish firm Lanik. The design allows for potential future growth depending on available funding.
At the end of 2018, Blagnac launched an expansion plan that includes nearly 2 hectares of new tarmac and a building intended to grant visitors access to an on-site A380-800 aircraft. This addition was created by Détours de Routes (responsible for roads and tarmac) and Pierrard Architecte (architecture). The new structure measures 20 m by 12 m by 12 m and is constructed from black prefabricated concrete panels, creating a visual contrast with the white A380. Glass-enclosed walkways provide entry to both decks of the plane and offer views over the northern tarmac, where Airbus models such as the A320, A340, and A380 are displayed.
The extension of the northern tarmac and the public access to the A380 were inaugurated on March 14, 2020, shortly before COVID-19 lockdown measures were implemented.