Posted on November 11th, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Josh Russell has been appointed by the Board of Directors of Gilmore Car Museum as Executive Director, effective November 1, 2020. In this role, Josh will be the Chief Executive Officer of the museum reporting to the Board.
Josh joined Gilmore Car Museum earlier this year as Sr.…
Posted on July 20th, 2020
Hickory Corners, MI –
The Gilmore Car Museum—North America’s Largest Auto Museum—re-opened to the public on Friday June 12, 2020 following a three-month state-mandated closure as part of the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
“We are so excited to welcome everyone back,” exclaimed Jeff Romig, Museum President.…
Posted on June 28th, 2020MUSEUM DRIVES UNIQUE COMMUNITY COMEBACKHickory Corners, MI –When the Gilmore Car Museum—known as North America’s Largest Auto Museum—reopened to the public after the state-mandated three-month shutdown, they announced two major events completely out of their “wheelhouse.”
The Museum will host a graduation ceremony for their local high school, followed the next day by a special concert by a nationally acclaimed band – both set in an outdoor drive-in theater style.…
Posted on June 11th, 2020
Hickory Corners, MI –
The Gilmore Car Museum—North America’s Largest Auto Museum—re-opened to the public on Friday June 12, 2020 following a three-month state-mandated closure as part of the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
“We are so excited to welcome everyone back,” exclaimed Jeff Romig, Museum President.…
Posted on March 18th, 2020
The Gilmore Car Museum is TEMPORARILY CLOSED in accordance with Michigan Governor Whitmer’s “STAY AT HOME” Orders issued in support of the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The Gilmore Car Museum is committed to the health and safety of everyone who visits—our guests, volunteers and staff.…
Posted on November 12th, 2019Our Dealership Row will be Getting a New Neighbor!
The Gilmore Car Museum has announced that they will be adding some muscle to their 90-acre campus. Ground breaking is planned for Summer 2020 with the new building slated to open in 2021.
LEARN MORE HERE!…
Posted on November 12th, 2019
‘Women Who Motor’ on display at the Gilmore Car Museum through July 2020
By Larry Edsell, Editor CLASSICCARS.COM
“Historically, the automobile has been considered to be of more interest and import to men with the notion that women were unsuited for or uninterested in automobiles,” an exhibit at the Gilmore Car Museum informs.…
Posted on November 12th, 2019
The Gilmore Car Museum has opened an all -new special exhibit on an innovative, let little known car company — The Cole Motor Car Company from Indianapolis, IN.
Cole Motor Car Company: From High Wheeler to the Classic Era
These high quality and technically advanced luxury motor cars were built from 1909 – 1925 yet introduced many firsts in the auto industry.…
Posted on July 19th, 2019The Kalamazoo Antique Auto Restorers Club (KAARC) is pleased to present the 39th Annual “Red-Barns Spectacular” car show! Join thousands of other local classic car enthusiasts as they fill the grounds of the Gilmore Car Museum on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 from 7:00AM- 4:00PM. Participants are treated to hundreds of privately owned local classic cars on display on the museum’s show fields in addition to the Gilmore’s beautiful historic barns full of classic cars, all surrounded by pristine rural countryside on M-43, just north of Gull Lake.…
Posted on June 24th, 2019
LANSING, MI — Michigan Humanities announces $203,101 in grants to 16 Michigan organizations in support of public humanities programming.
The Gilmore Car Museum was awarded $3,850 for the educational program titled Birth of the Automobile: Horse-drawn Buggy to Horseless Carriage.
1909 Holsman in the Museum’s collection
The educational department will work with a small team of participants, both on site and at select schools, to transform a horse-drawn buggy into a gasoline-powered horseless carriage which resembles a 1909 Holsman High Wheel motor buggy.…
