Be transported to another land with tales of AACA Museum Cuba trips past and future! This First Thursday's topic is, "A Tour of Cuba: the People, the Culture & The Cars". Presenter Toni Rothman will share her experiences gained from the spring Cuba trip and what to expect on the next trip in the fall. Learn about the sights, sounds, and vehicles of Cuba!

Dan began drawing at a young age thanks to the encouragement of his grandfather, who painted scenes in and around his home town of Philadelphia. His influence also inspired Dan's brothers, Trevor and Jason, who are also artists.

Dan studied art at West Chester University in the early 1990s. During that time, the university commissioned a series of four pen & ink illustrations depicting some of the original 19th century buildings on campus. That pretty much started the ball rolling. He continued to explore many pen & ink techniques and soon began adding color with pencils and water color before developing what today is his specialty, acrylic painting.

Having a life-long interest in cars, it was only natural for Dan to incorporate the automobile as a key subject in his artwork. For about a dozen years, while working a day job as a test lab technician, he continued to hone his artistic talent nights and weekends. While building a portfolio of automotive related artwork Dan would load his paintings into his vintage Cadillac and take them to weekend car shows. By 2005 Dan had built a loyal following of collectors of his work as well as a steady back-log of private commissions. It was at this time that Dan made the transition from the test lab day job to full-time automotive fine artist.  

Dan's acrylic paintings are created in a highly realistic style with a brilliant level of detail.  A wide assortment of Dan's artwork will be on view throughout the fall including during AACA Hershey Fall Meet Week when thousands of enthusiasts visit the area and the Museum.  Additionally, Dan will present a program on his art for our late night first Thursday on October 1st.   The program will begin @ 6:30 PM and the Museum is open late until 9:00 PM.

View a unique part of American history at the Corvair Day Event . This Corvair-only show is hosted by the Central PA Corvair Club on the AACA Museum grounds. Attendees can enjoy an assortment of outdoor vendors, a Road Rally, Model Car Display, and a Scavenger Hunt. Tickets for 50/50 raffle will be sold throughout the day and announced during the awards presentation. A raffle of a $100.00 gift card will also take place; you do not need to be present to win.

Awards will be given according to the votes of the people! The People's Choice Award is voted on by the attendees of the show.

Preregistration is $12.00 per vehicle and ends August 31st. Day of show registration is $14.00 per vehicle.

Museum admission is $12.00 for adults, $11.00 for seniors, and $9.00 for children (age 4-14). Three and younger are FREE.

For the schedule of events and to register:

The AACA Museum has been named Readers' Choice winner for Best Museum by the readers of Harrisburg Magazine. Winners in all award categories will be recognized at the Simply the Best awards reception on August 27th at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel & Convention Center in Camp Hill, PA.

We're honored to have received this award again in 2015 and thank the many readers and visitors who voted for us.    The AACA Museum is committed to providing interesting and entertaining exhibits on a wide variety of automotive related topics.   
    

Exhibit extended through October 30th!

Fortunately, we're not coming back from the future just yet!  The "Back to the Future" tribute car exhibit at the Museum has been extended until October 30th.   So you're not 'outa time' if you haven't seen it!

Special Note:  The car will be off view September 12 & 13 for an offsite appearance.

The Society for Preservation of Animal Welfare & Safety (PAWS ) is pleased to announce a Car and Motorcycle show for the direct benefit of its animals. PAWS is a 100% volunteer organization so all proceeds will be used for the welfare, support of programs, and facilities operations for their animal rescue activities in Central Pennsylvania.

This event will be held here on the beautiful grounds of the AACA Museum in Hershey, PA.

This is an open car, truck, and motorcycle show; all owners are encouraged to bring out their vehicles for this benefit!

The event will feature 35 different classes for cars, trucks, and motorcycles, trophies, and dash plaques to the first 200 cars registered. Preregistration and day of registration is $20.00 per vehicle entered.

The show hosts numerous show, custom, classic, and exhibition vehicles, a DJ, food vendors, & car club displays. Some not to be missed feature vehicles on site are Aggressor & Crusher.

 

Aggressor

Crusher

 

  

What does it feel like to go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds without a drop of gasoline? Here's you're chance to find out!  

The AACA Museum will host Tesla Motors on October 23-25 from 10:00AM - 6:00PM daily and would like to extend you the exclusive opportunity to test drive the award winning Model S.   Test drives are limited, so be sure to sign up!

Time:   10:00 am to 2:00 pm (bus tour available after 2:00 pm)

 
Guest Speaker:   Jim Lehrer  (retired PBS reporter )

Fall Trip to Cuba!

  

We will again be working with International Expeditions for all tour arrangements. 

International Expeditions is licensed to operate people to people tours by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.  

One of our biggest assets here at the AACA Museum is our many Volunteers and thousands of hours of their time they give to the Museum each year.   We're showing our support and appreciation for their efforts with a new collection of pins.   Be sure to look for them during your next visit!  

500 Hours = dark red

1,000 Hours = turquoise

2,500 Hours = black

Back by Popular Demand!   This event sold out last year so we're doing it again.   Join us for a fun filled evening with the Polar Express movie as the main attraction.
Tickets are on sale now!

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2nd Prize:  $3,000

3rd Prize:  $1,000

Tickets are $50 each and only 2,000 tickets will be sold!

Special Raffle Permit#101-1 License #101

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