National Corvette Museum Announces a New Education Gallery

With the goal of inspiring guests and leaving them wanting to know more, no matter their age, the National Corvette Museum will open within the next few months what officials are calling a “fully reimagined, 2,000-square-foot dedicated education gallery.”

Construction will begin next month and should be completed late this year or early 2023, with the goal of providing “a state-of-the-art educational experience geared directly to the next generation of Corvette enthusiasts, engineers, designers, and more,” according to a release from the NCM.

“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,” says Museum Educator Deb Howard. “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.”

Spearheading the new gallery is a generous donation from Tim and Melanie McMichael of Gypsum, Colorado.

“It has always been our dream to be a part of an educational experience,” Tim says, “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.”

A children’s education gallery will provide a different lens for children to view how a car works, Melanie adds, 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.

Using the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan as its design inspiration, Tom Peters, former Director of Exterior Design for the GM Performance Car Studio and 2019 Corvette Hall of Fame Inductee, will be offering a helping hand with the design of the updated gallery.

Sewell and Sewell Architects are creating the plans for the gallery, which is being constructed by Scott, Murphy & Daniel.

“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,” says 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.”

If you’d also like to donate to the project, contact Bobbie Jo Lee, Donor Relations Coordinator.

Source:
National Corvette Museum

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