"The Corvette Museum is
"This place is a traffic stopper. owner of Corvette Collectibles,.a
The uniqueness of the structure Boston firm that restores more reminiscent of the Nation-
al Air and Space Museum in
is so like the Corvette itself ... Corvettes.
The Foundation operates the Washington, D.C., where the dis-
sleek, stylish and certainly noth-
ing like you have ever seen be- $15 million building museum plays don't hang inertly on the
fore. The design of the building which opened Labor Day 1994. walls but jump out at visitors,"
contributes significantly to the "The $15 million needed to build wrote John Gallagher in the De-
success we have experienced," the museum has come from a troit Free Press.
A 1957 Corvette SS enclosed
consortium of public
added Mr. Gale.
Jerry Burton, ex- Left: Corvette classic cats and private funding in glass, on loan from the Indi-
ecutive editor of are on display throughout sources," said Mr. anapolis Motor Speedway
Gale. Donations Museum, greets visitors in
Corvette Quarterly,
the museum.
came from Corvette the entrance area where there
the official magazine
dubs, corporations in- is also a gift shop. Next,
published by Chevro-
Below: The sleek
let, agreed with Mr. exterior of The National cluding Mobil Oil, guests can enter the Chevrolet
Chevrolet dealers Theater to enjoy a brief film to
Corvette Museum.
Gale's assessment of

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the design. "The
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museum is bold, Kenneth Neumann are the cal government. The
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Inside the 68,000-square-foot
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building, multi-media dioramas
home of the Corvette."
The idea for the museum came tell the past, present and future
from a 1987 meeting of the Na- story of the Corvette. The Foun-
tional Corvette Restorers Soci- dation plans to constantly update
ety, a nonprofit group. They the exhibits so guests can enjoy
initially wanted a library to house a return visit. Museum visitors
their archives. The idea expand- are on a self-guided tour through
ed to a museum; and they formed the evolution of the Corvette.
a foundation headed by Dan More than 50 Corvettes of every
Gale, a Corvette enthusiast and vintage are displayed.

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Exhibit Works captures the
fascination of this automobile
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first exhibits are in a nostalgic
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Parked outside is a 1953
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uncle of Exhibit Works President
Dominic Silvio. Authentic gas
pumps from past eras add to the
scene.
Another full-scale diorama in-
cludes a Corvette assembly line
and begins with designers'
sketches of Corvettes. For the
Corvette racer, there is a perfor-
mance area with a giant mural
of racing vignettes. The largest
area features Corvettes on dis-
play in a park-like setting. The
one-millionth Corvette, made in
1992, also is on display.
Throughout the museum, his-
tory and memorabilia are woven
in the displays. And on one wall,
not in a prominent position,
there's a photo of architect Ken
Neumann, his wife Beverly, and
his 1960 Corvette. El

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