(KAIR)--The grand-opening date, complete with a ceremony including ribbon cutting, has been established for Atchison's Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum.

According to a release from the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation, that's set to happen at 12 noon Friday, April 14, outside the museum, located at Atchison's Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport.

The museum doors will open following the outdoor ceremony that is open to the public. During the ceremony, elected officials, museum leaders, and such special guests as members of the Amelia Earhart family, will offer comments about the museum, established in honor of Earhart, the famed aviator who called Atchison her childhood home.

Karen Seaberg, Earhart Foundation founder and president, calls Earhart's life “trailblazing,” saying in the release that she, and the foundation, are “thrilled to celebrate [the museum's] grand opening and welcome visitors of all ages to journey through [Earhart's life] as a world renowned aviator, innovator, educator, and activist.”

Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, later disappearing, along with her navigator, Fred Noonan, during a July 1937 flight to circumnavigate the globe.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, in the release, says the museum “will celebrate a woman who showed us what it means to ‘reach for the stars,’ adding that the museum will serve as “a place dedicated to showcasing how a fearless Kansas blazed her own trail to become one of the most admired women in the world.”

A grand-opening weekend of festivities are planned at the museum, following the April 14 opening ceremony.

The centerpiece of the museum is Muriel, the world's last Lockheed Electra 10-E, identical to that flown by Earhart on her final flight.

The museum is also visualized as a learning destination for visitors, featuring interactive STEM and history exhibits.