Everyone's favorite Halloween Trunk or Treat makes its much anticipated return! All witches, ghouls, ghosts, and goblins are invited to explore the Studebaker National Museum during the annual Trunk-or-Treat Halloween Event. There will be all kinds of treats and a spooky skeleton scavenger hunt. We’ll have a howling good time! Children must be in costume […]
In honor of Veterans Day, the Studebaker National Museum and The History Museum are offering free admission to all veterans and those currently serving in the Armed Forces as well as their families.
This talk is rescheduled from its original July date. Chicago’s Historic Motor Row District, is home to the largest, intact, early “motor colony” in the United States. Primarily located on south Michigan Avenue, it was designated as a Chicago Landmark on December 13, 2000, and added to the US National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 2002. […]
In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Studebaker National Museum and The History Museum are offering free admission.
This event is now sold out! Gather your friends and prepare to engage in a battle of the brains at the Studebaker National Museum's annual Trivia Night! Teams may include up to 10 players, and all participants must be 21 or over. The winning team takes home a $400 Grand Prize, and door prizes are […]
Spend your Presidents' Day exploring the world's largest collection of Presidential carriages. In celebration of Presidents’ Day, the Studebaker National Museum and The History Museum are offering free admission for all visitors!
Join Studebaker National Museum Archivist Andrew Beckman for a look at the Studebaker President. The presentation will look at the President’s origins in mid-1926 up through the final President model year in 1958, and also touch on Studebaker’s President-powered Indianapolis 500 racing team and the 40-foot long President replica that graced the Studebaker Proving Ground […]
Studebaker: Israeli afterlife is the unlikely and little-known story of how the famed Hoosier car brand continued production in the Holy Land after the Studebaker Plant's closure in South Bend. This lecture will explore Israel's first tycoon's risky vision of a "Detroit of the Middle East" in the city of Haifa, with Studebaker being its […]
You bring the cars, and we’ll bring the coffee (and donuts) to May Cars and Coffee! Park your classic car in one of the Museum’s parking lots and join fellow car collectors and enthusiasts for a tasty treat. This month's featured club is the Crossroad Casket Cruisers This event is free and open to the […]
In the late 19th century, planned communities were growing in popularity throughout the US. For example, George Pullman wanted to attract and retain talented workers for his business in Chicago. He believed that providing a quality standard of living would keep workers happy, productive, and less likely to strike. South Bend did not have anything […]
June Cars and Coffee is back! You bring the cars, and we’ll bring the coffee (and donuts). Park your classic car in one of the Museum’s parking lots and join fellow car collectors and enthusiasts for a tasty treat. This month's featured club is the St. Joe Valley Street Rods. This event is free and […]
Join Studebaker National Museum Archivist Andrew Beckman and former City of South Bend Economic Development Specialist and local historian Andy Laurent for a look at the development and evolution of Studebaker’s South Bend plants from the horse-drawn era up through the end of production in the 1960s. ABOUT SPEAKER SERIES The Studebaker Museum Speaker Series, presented […]
