Corvette Museum $12 million expansion

May 2, 2021 Off By Mike Vietro

Architect’s rendering of planned Two-Story, 30,000-square-foot, addition to the National Corvette Museum

Opened in 1994, as an educational tribute to America’s sports car, the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky has outgrown its 115,000-square-foot building.

With more than 80 Corvettes from every era since 1953 on rotating display, one-of-a-kind concept vehicles rarely if ever before seen by the public, automotive memorabilia, informative films, educational exhibits, historical displays, a library and archives, Derek E. Moore, director of collections at the museum, says that “This expansion will give the museum the opportunity to tell more of Corvette’s stories than ever before. When the museum opened, we were only in the fourth generation of Corvette and since then we have seen another four generations of America’s Sports Car. This is our opportunity to ensure that the Museum stays on pace with such a beloved automobile that makes history every day.”

The plan calls for the added space to house specialty exhibit spaces with rotating displays, a lifetime members lounge, an open theater space, a kid’s zone education center, a member’s lounge on the rooftop, and a sensory calming room for guests with unique needs.

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