Bath Voice Museum News: The American Museum in Claverton offers a road trip on the legendary Route 66 and beyond into the beating heart of the USA

From the American Museum:

American Road Trip

9 March – 31 December 2024

The American Museum & Gardens celebrates an epic journey through the diversity of American landscapes, history and culture in a new, family friendly, special exhibition for 2024.

People travel in all parts of the globe, but the road trip is an experience forever American. American Road Trip presents the origins and stories behind the cultural phenomenon, and transports us thousands of miles on the ultimate journey of discovery along Route 66 and beyond.

Join us for:

  • A contemporary museum experience, where visitors join in and share their own stories
  • Large-scale-travel games, theatrical sets, and an array of American road-trip memorabilia
  • The chance to get up close to an original 1958 Harley Davidson Duo Glide motorcycle, on loan from Haynes Motor Museum

Entering an immersive gallery of imagery, music and neon-lighting effects, visitors will experience a series of interactive spaces to explore different aspects of the iconic adventure.

Exhibition features include billboards showcasing the diverse history and culture of the American road trip, a giant USA map game to play out all kinds of routes across the continent, and favourite examples of the American road trip in popular culture.

Visitors will be able to assemble a classic scene for a fun selfie in a theatrical car set, get up close to a 1958 Harley Davidson Duo Glide motorcycle, and navigate the USA via interactive dashboards featuring stunning landscape photography from America’s National Parks and beyond.

Surrounded by inspiring stories, imagery and objects from the road, exhibition road-trippers are encouraged to add their own American road trip wishes or memories to the displays.

Visit

The American Museum & Gardens is set on 125 acres of green, rolling topography, with breathtaking views over the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Explore our stunning gardens designed by famous American landscape architects Oehme, van Sweden (OVS), visit the Manor House featuring our spectacular collection of American decorative and folk art, and our temporary exhibitions showcasing a range of different topics, as well as our children’s garden, American Garden Deli and shop.

American Museum & Gardens
Claverton Manor
Bath, BA2 7BD

Tel: 01225 460503

See https://americanmuseum.org/

Main photo is the icon image from the movie Easy Rider, the 1969 American independent road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern.