We hope everyone enjoys Memorial Day! The museum will be closed for the holiday. Tomorrow will start honoring Blue Star Families at the museum. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America. Each summer since 2010, Blue Star Museums have offered free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. See the map below or select from the list of states for museums that are participating in the Blue Star Museums 2018 summer season. https://www.arts.gov/national/blue-star-museums

The Museum is participating in the Harvest Host program this summer! If you would like to make the Museum of American Speed a stop during your summer travels call us at 402-323-3166 to see what we have available! Read more about Harvest Hosts here https://harvesthosts.com/

At our Cars & Coffee tomorrow we will have coloring and bean bag toss for the kids! So bring the family, there will be something fun for all ages!

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Can you guess what this object is? #WhatisitWednesday

Our first Cars & Coffee will be this Saturday at 8am to noon! We will be selling these brand new cars & coffee t-shirts! If you would like to pick up one early to wear to this weeks cars & coffee we will start selling them this Wednesday during our open hours!

We are excited to invite you to a special event during our 1st Cars and Coffee get together Saturday, May 26th! After enjoying fabulous cars and conversation outdoors stop by the Museum to hear our racing historian Bob Mays lead a panel discussion on the history of Lincoln's Capitol Beach Raceway. This is a unique opportunity to hear from people who were there talking through memories and sharing historic photos! Cars and Coffee is from 8:00 - Noon. The Capitol Beach panel discussion begins at 10:00 in Bill's Garage within the Museum so don't miss it! https://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/carsandcoffee.html

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For today's Women in Automotive History Wednesday we would like to spotlight Denise McCluggage! Denise McCluggage was an American auto racing driver, journalist, author and photographer. McCluggage was a pioneer of equality for women in the U.S., both in motorsports and in journalism. She was born in El Dorado, Kansas, and spent her childhood in that state. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Mills College in Oakland, California. She began her career as a journalist at the San Francisco Chronicle. In San Francisco in the early 1950s, while covering a yacht race, she met Briggs Cunningham, who built the first American cars to race at Le Mans. She bought her first sports car, an MG TC Midget, and began racing at small club events. In 1954 she moved to New York to work at the New York Herald Tribune as a sports journalist. The MG was replaced with a Jaguar XK140; she began to race professionally, and earned the respect of her male counterparts. Her trademark was a white helmet with pink dots. Her racing achievements included winning the grand touring category at Sebring in a Ferrari 250 GT in 1961, and a class win in the Monte Carlo Rally in a Ford Falcon in 1964. She also participated in the 1000-km race at the Nürburgring. She drove Porsches, Maseratis, and other racing cars of many marques, often with another woman driver, Pinkie Rollo. She ended her racing career in the late 1960s. #WomeninAutomotiveHistoryWednesday

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This is on display here at the Museum of American Speed. What do you think it is? #WhatisitWednesday

The beginning of summer means the museum has extended hours! We are now open Monday through Friday 12pm - 4:30pm and Saturdays 9am through 1pm! We also have new family friendly pricing for admission: Adults: $15 Seniors:$10 Student/Veteran (With ID): $10 Youth (6-17): $5 Active Military Free Children (5 and under): Free We hope to see you this summer!