- National Corvette Museum Set To Roll Out New Education Center
- Coming Soon
- Special Design
- Learning Opportunity
- Sparking a Fire
- Next Generation
- Coming Soon
National Corvette Museum Set To Roll Out New Education Center
The new center will provide a state-of-the-art educational experience.
Coming Soon
The National Corvette Museum is constantly evolving and changing, adding new exhibits and cool vehicles regularly. This makes it worth visiting frequently, because you never know what you’ll find at the historic venue. Soon, that will include a brand new 2,000-square-foot dedicated education gallery, which is set to open at some point between late 2022 and early 2023.
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Special Design
NCM says that the new center will provide a “state-of-the-art educational experience geared directly to the next generation of Corvette enthusiasts, engineers, designers, and more.” Tom Peters, former Director of Exterior Design for the GM Performance Car Studio and 2019 Corvette Hall of Fame Inductee will assist with the design of the new space, while the General Motors Technical Center will serve as the main inspiration for the new gallery.
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Learning Opportunity
“The new education gallery will be designed for both children and adults to enjoy, featuring artifacts and interactive technology celebrating the unique story of Corvette,” said Deb Howard, Museum Educator. “The new space will not only serve guests visiting from out of town with youth-centric content for families to enjoy, but it will also serve as a space to engage our local community schools with standards-based STREAM education, learning opportunities, and new educational programming.”
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Sparking a Fire
“It has always been our dream to be a part of an educational experience that could spark a fire or be the catalyst for a child to see that it is possible for them to do or be anything in the world – from an astronaut, to a doctor, to a car designer.” said donor Tim McMichael. “A children’s education gallery will provide a different lens for children to view how a car works and possibly change the way they think and, even further, instill in them a passion that will push them to do something amazing with their lives,” added Melanie McMichael.
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Next Generation
“Whether we are teaching our youngest visitors on a student field trip or welcoming motorcoaches full of tourists from states away, the goal of the National Corvette Museum is to inspire our guests and leave them wanting to know more,” said Sharon Brawner, President and CEO of the National Corvette Museum. “This new gallery will educate, engage, and entertain our guests, and we thank Tim and Melanie McMichael for their generosity in helping us realize this vision.”
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Coming Soon
Construction on the education gallery is set to begin in late May. The plans for the brand new space are being created by Sewell and Sewell Architects, while the gallery is being constructed by Scott, Murphy & Daniel.
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