Larry Fisher has been named executive director of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., it was announced today by the museum’s board [Read More]
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N C Transportation Autumn Train Excursions will travel to Appomattox, Va. Saturday, Nov. 3 and Toccoa, Ga. Sunday, Nov. 4. These excursions provide the rare opportunity to take a daylight train trip on vintage rail [Read More]
N C Transportation Museum to host Carolina Region Plymouth Car Show on September 8, 2012. The mission of the North Carolina Transportation Museum and Foundation at historic Spencer Shops is to preserve and interpret the [Read More]
Blackhawk Museum, an East Bay vintage cars museum that features the finest classic and rare cars, is announcing its special events for September and October. On Sept. 29 at 10 a.m., Blackhawk Museum is presenting [Read More]
SEATTLE – Going up? The Museum of Flight hosts the 2012 International Space Elevator Conference on Aug. 25 to 27, a three-day technical conference engaging an international audience of scientists, engineers, educators, managers, entrepreneurs, enthusiasts [Read More]
The Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, N.Y., is the host site of the Antique Raceboat Regatta. The Regatta will be held this year from August 17th through August 19th. Held every other year, this year’s [Read More]
Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago presents Life In Space, an exhibit on view through through September 30, 2012. Was there—or is there—alternate life in space? Could humans find a way to live in [Read More]
Aircraft in the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will be rearranged the week of Aug. 13 to make room for NASA’s first Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-1). During [Read More]
The USS Edson has arrived at the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum in Bay City, Michigan, where it will become a floating museum and tourist attraction. The USS Edson was commissioned in 1958 and decommissioned [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Aug. 11 program “Helicopters” will be the most ambitious Super Science Saturday yet, with helicopters from the U.S. Coast Guard, Fairfax County Police Department, Army National Guard and [Read More]
Waterloo Farm Museum announces a Antique Tractorand Equipment Show from Saturday, August 11 from 10 a.m. until 05 p.m. and Sunday, August 12 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. In its sixth year, the Waterloo [Read More]
Virginia Museum of Transportation have announced the opening of a gallery for it’s aviation collection on November 17. In 2006, a severe storm blew off portions of the Museum’s roof, destroying the aviation gallery. As [Read More]
New York Transit Museum presents a Colorama exhibition at Grand Central Terminal on view through Nov. 1, 2012. Thirty-six prints of original images will be on view in Grand Central. The prints – measuring up [Read More]
National Auto Museum in Reno has announced a special membership deal offering two free tickets to the grand opening of the Wild West Motorsports Park for anyone who becomes a member of the museum before [Read More]
CREHST Museum in Richland presents NOISE an exhibition on view now. Break the sound barrier at CREHST this summer with NOISE!, a hands-on exhibit that takes a playful look at the physics of sound waves [Read More]
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission will land the “mega-rover” Curiosity-the largest mobile spacecraft ever launched to another planet-on Sunday, August 5. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is hosting an event for this [Read More]
Michigan Firehouse Museum is to host a Antique-Auto Sale/Event on Saturday, September 1st, to benefit the museum. On offer will be auto/mechanical books, die-cast models, auto sales literature, antiques, auto parts, license plates, and many [Read More]
The Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum announces it’s next bi-annual Antique Engine & Tractor Show on on: October 20th, 21st 27th & 28th, 2012. Located on 55 acres of rolling farm ground, 2012 will [Read More]