{"id":497143,"date":"2017-11-29T10:29:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T18:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=53214"},"modified":"2024-12-02T20:48:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T20:48:05","slug":"newport-car-museum-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/newport-car-museum-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Newport Car Museum Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since it opened last June the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newportcarmuseum.org\/\">Newport Car Museum<\/a> has welcomed more than 14,000 visitors and become an instant hit with car clubs and tour groups exploring the Northeast \u2014 especially the popular vacation destination of Newport, Rhode Island. The museum\u2019s location in a 114,000-square-foot building once devoted to missile manufacturing in nearby Portsmouth, Rhode Island, seems an unlikely place for a car museum, but with 50,000 square feet of exhibit space, another 5,000 for special events and a free parking area for more than 300 cars, it offers what most car museums across America can only dream about.<\/p>\n<p>The museum\u2019s presentation of some 60 cars representing seven decades of automotive design \u2014 from the fabulous \u201950s to today \u2014 has broad appeal for grandparents, parents and children alike. Five separate galleries showcase <a href=\"https:\/\/newportcarmuseum.org\/the-cars\/ford-shelbys\/\">Ford\/Shelbys<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newportcarmuseum.org\/the-cars\/corvettes\/\">Corvettes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newportcarmuseum.org\/the-cars\/world-cars\/\">World Cars<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newportcarmuseum.org\/the-cars\/fin-cars\/\">Fin Cars<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/newportcarmuseum.org\/the-cars\/mopar-cars\/\">Mopars<\/a>. Special wall art (much of it consigned), theatrical lighting, turntables and videos with directional sound celebrate the cars as works of art.<\/p>\n<p>No barrier ropes surround the cars, and pieces from an eclectic collection of Mid-Century modern furniture (representing iconic designers such as Eames, Knoll Bassett, Jacobsen and Wegner) are dispersed throughout the museum, giving visitors a comfortable place for rest and reflection. The one to two hours it typically takes to tour the museum includes time for testing one\u2019s skills on one of the museum\u2019s six driving simulators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur number one comment from visitors is how the museum is not what they expected at all,\u201d said Gunther Buerman, who with his wife Maggie founded the museum. \u201cBefore we opened, I used to say, \u2018if no one comes, I\u2019ll be happy here enjoying the cars all by myself.\u2019 Now, I\u2019m just so pleased that our original intent of sharing our collection with the public is so well received.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Buerman\u2019s passion for their automobiles is only surpassed by their enthusiasm for meeting other car enthusiasts and making sure they enjoy the museum. Car clubs and tour groups from as far away as New Hampshire, New York and Ohio have visited the Newport Car Museum, appreciating its expansive accommodations both inside and out.<\/p>\n<p>The Newport Car Museum\u2019s winter hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. For more information please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newportcarmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.newportcarmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since it opened last June the Newport Car Museum has welcomed more than 14,000 visitors and become an instant hit with car clubs and tour groups exploring the Northeast \u2014 especially the popular vacation destination of Newport, Rhode Island. 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