Event Information: Regrettably, Sharon Brawner is no longer able to join us as previously scheduled for Let's Talk Corvette. However, the event is still happening and we are excited to welcome the evening’s new featured speaker, Lon Helton! Lon has served as the President of the Board of Directors of the National Corvette Museum and […]
LeMay - America's Car Museum and Foss Waterway Seaport present Full STEAM Ahead, bringing you creative new ways to incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics into your classroom. Educators from both museums will provide engaging, hands-on workshops for both primary and secondary teachers, offering lesson plans and supplementary materials for educators to utilize […]
Design, assemble, and test out your own pinewood derby car before racing against other Museum visitors on ACM’s full-length Pinewood Derby track located in the Family Zone. Learn insider tips (and a bit about physics) as you work to make your pinewood car as fast as possible by increasing potential energy and reducing friction. Design, build, […]
Join the ACM Education team to learn about circuits and use your own bright ideas to create some sparkling holiday cards. Design, build, tinker and learn together as you explore the world of automobiles and its relation to science, technology, engineering, art and math on Family STEAM Day. On the third Saturday of each month, […]
Rallying is one of the three championships for international automobile competition. The World Rally Championship consists of events from Monte Carlo to Kenya, as street legal cars race over the icy alps and across the dusty African plains to determine the world's best. In the mid-1980s, this championship came to Tacoma to tackle city streets […]
The automobile was a life-changing invention, but without bridges, we wouldn’t be able to visit and explore some of our favorite places. Today, we’ll use simple materials to design and build our own bridges. Think like an engineer, ask questions, and have fun completing this design challenge! Design, build, tinker and learn together as you […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! To add your name to the waitlist, please contact the ACM Education Department at [email protected] Boy Scouts are invited to join educators at LeMay - America's Car Museum for an exciting full-day event to work through all the requirements for the Automotive Maintenance Merit Badge. Scouts will also have the […]
October is Tacoma Arts Month and we are celebrating by exploring three-dimensional artwork and designing our very own cars. “Why are you sitting in a box? It’s not a box!" Today, we’ll be inspired by the children’s story “Not a Box" and use our imaginations to make our very own car sculptures with cardboard boxes […]
To complement the Porsche 75 exhibit at America’s Car Museum, Porsche Club Historian, Jay Gillotti, will offer a basic overview of Porsche history. Pre-registration is required to participate in this event via Zoom. If attending virtually, please use the link below to RSVP. RSVP Join Porsche Club Historian, Jay Gillotti, and the LeMay—ACM Education Department […]
What drives the forces behind motion? Rockets, much like cars, rely on some form of energy to propel them into the air. Learn about Newton’s Laws of Physics while creating (and launching) some awesome rockets. Design, build, tinker and learn together as you explore the world of automobiles and its relation to science, technology, engineering, […]