AAM 2026 Preview: This is How We Do It

Spies, bees, and a brand-new way to say thank you. Here’s what Flying Fish is bringing to Philadelphia.

This May, Flying Fish heads to Philadelphia for the 2026 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. The Museum Odyssey theme — timekeepers, travelers, chroniclers, seers — couldn’t be a better frame for what we’re bringing: two new exhibitions in development that each trace a different kind of human story, and a new loyalty program built for the partnerships that keep coming back.

Find us at Booth 418. Here’s a preview of what’s waiting…

A Sneak Peek at What’s Next: Two New Exhibitions in Development

Powerful Pollinators — Premiering Summer 2027

Tiny creatures. Massive impact. Powerful Pollinators is unlike anything currently touring.

From rainforests to city rooftops, a remarkable cast of creatures is hard at work on one of nature’s most important jobs. Bees, butterflies, bats, hummingbirds, beetles — over 20,000 species sustaining the ecosystems and food systems the world depends on. Powerful Pollinators pulls visitors into that world: the biology, the spectacle, the stakes, and the science behind all of it.

Produced in collaboration with the One Hive Foundation, this sensory-immersive exhibition premieres summer 2027. Touring opportunities are open now.

Espionage — In Development

The real story of intelligence isn’t gadgets and glamour. It’s impossible decisions, hidden identities, and ordinary people stepping into extraordinary circumstances.

Espionage pulls back the curtain on the real intelligence cycle — through immersive environments, authentic objects, and hands-on interactives that put visitors inside the operation. The handlers. The codebreakers. The double agents. The analysts piecing together fragments before time runs out. This is espionage as it actually works: high stakes, deeply human, and more gripping than any fiction.

Produced in collaboration with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. In development now.

Introducing the Flying Fish Collective

Amazing partnerships don’t happen by accident. They’re built over time — and we don’t take that lightly.

The Flying Fish Collective is our new loyalty program, built to recognize the clients who keep coming back to bring award-winning exhibitions to their communities. It’s a small way of saying what we genuinely mean: we’re glad you’re back.

How It Works

•  License a Flying Fish exhibition in 2026 and receive discount off your next license fee. The discount applies to your next exhibition — straightforward, no strings.

What You Can Expect from Us

•  A curated portfolio of dynamic, exceptional, audience-tested exhibitions

•  White glove service and support, from exhibition inquiry to deinstallation

•  A team that treats every client relationship as a long-term one

Ready to continue the collaboration? Reach out and mention the Collective or explore our exhibitions.

The Flying Fish Effect

As we celebrate our journey leading up to AAM 2026, we reflect on our commitment to innovation and community engagement.

Whether you’re a science center, museum, or cultural institution eager to engage your community in new ways, let’s connect!

Because we know exhibitions can do more.

For Museums. By Museums.
Always.