History In Motion at the Museum of the American G.I.

This action-packed weekend has fun activities for the entire family! There will be vehicle and weapons demonstrations throughout the day. In between the demonstrations, you can see historic military vehicles up close and learn what it takes to crew them or take in a WWII Tanks.

Bring $10 Cash Donation to fire a machine gun (paintball adapted)! Make sure you visit the artillery range for the opportunity to pull the lanyard on a historic 75 mm Howitzer ($40/round) and the transportation station for the opportunity to ride in a WWII tank (*$125) or WWII Half-track ($20) for one loop around the arena! * Tax-deductible donation with proceeds going to maintaining the museum’s collection.

Gates open at 9:30 AM on both days. Saturday hours will be 10 AM – 4 PM and Sunday hours will be 10 AM to 2 PM. Come early and stay all day! You will not want to miss anything. Food vendors will be on-site to make sure no one goes hungry! Tickets are $10 Adults, $5 Kids (5-11), Under 5 with parking onsite.

To keep everyone safe, we will be following COVID-19 safety precautions. Masks will be required. Any hands-on activities will require gloves (which will be provided) and social distancing will be encouraged. Vehicles and attractions will be sanitized between uses. Come stay 6 feet together with us as we bring history alive!

History in Motion is a ‘Special Event day’ – regular museum admission prices are not valid

Volunteers are needed and appreciated. To signup please go to:
https://signup.com/go/BhOaKPW

 

Visit the event’s webpage for the schedule and more information!
https://americangimuseum.org/…/events-history-in-motion/

**Health & Safety Regulations for ride a tank participants: Participants must be a minimum height of 52 inches and be fit and able to climb on and off the vehicles unaided. Participants must be able to easily enter and exit the hatch of the vehicle and have no underlying health condition that would preclude riding in “off road” conditions. All participants must sign a hold-harmless agreement. If the museum decides for any reason that it is not safe for a participant to ride, the participant will not be able to participate in their scheduled ride and their donation will be refunded.