This one-day workshop offers 6th-9th graders the chance to get their hands dirty and learn about vehicles and their engines! With the help of the ACM Education team, participants will tear down and rebuild a small gasoline-powered engine in this fun-filled, all-day workshop at the Museum. ACM Members | $80 – Includes all necessary materials, […]
***DUE TO THE RECENT SURGE IN CASES OF COVID-19 IN OUR AREA, WE HAVE DECIDED TO POSTPONE THIS EVENT UNTIL LATER IN THE YEAR*** LeMay - America’s Car Museum invites you to join us for two new teacher training workshops. Stay for one or both of the sessions, and leave with some creative ideas to […]
Join America's Car Museum as we read Faster by Neal Bascomb, the true story of a banned Jewish race car driver seeking to upset the Nazis' attempt at winning the Grand Prix. As Nazi Germany launched its campaign of racial terror and pushed the world toward war, three unlikely heroes—a driver banned from the best European teams […]
Celebrating Women’s History Month we’ll follow the great women racers throughout history and tell their stories. Many drove Alfa Romeos including one currently on the Alfa Romeo F1 development team. High Flex (in-person and Zoom options) Pre-registration is required for this event. To register, please use the link below. Register Here! Zoom links will be provided […]
Carrozzeria means coachbuilder or body maker in Italian. Back in the early days of automobiles, many companies designed and made the bodies that went on a car. Milan Italy had as many as 150 different carrozzeria at that time. Some still exist today; Pininfarina, Ital Design… but they are rare. Come learn about the designers […]
What will the Alfas look like in the near and far future? Will the cars be manual or automatic? Gas or electric? What technological aids will be available and what will Alfa Romeo look like in the racing world? High Flex (in-person and Zoom options) Pre-registration is required for this event. To register, please use […]
To kick off the 75 Years of Porsche exhibit at America’s Car Museum, author and Porsche Club Historian, Jay Gillotti, will offer an updated version of the “917 at 50” presentation. Although it is now almost 54 years since the introduction of the Porsche 917, Jay will cover an overview of the development, racing history and […]
Join America’s Car Museum as we read Women at the Wheel: A Century of Buying, Driving, and Fixing Cars by Katherine J. Parkin. "In Women at the Wheel, Katherine J. Parkin illuminates the social implications of as uninterested in automobiles and, more perniciously, as poor drivers] and shows how they have little basis in historical […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. KEEP AN EYE ON OUR EVENT CALENDAR FOR A FUTURE DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED. Young drivers (15-18) are invited to join the Education and Collections Departments at LeMay – America’s Car Museum for a workshop highlighting the necessary and oftentimes overlooked aspects of being a new driver! ACM team members […]
In the land of designer logos, the hood ornament holds a unique place. The identity of the car could be found in the hood ornament, also known as Motor Mascots. The refined artwork in a motor mascot reflected movements in society and stylistic eras. Manufacturers put serious thought into these miniature symbols of their brands. […]
