The motto of the Reynolds-Alberta Museum is “Celebrating the spirit of the machine,” and it’s doing just that this summer with an exhibition of over 150 motorcycles.

The show, titled Life and Times of the Motorcycle, looks at motorcycling from 1900 to the present and explores such topics as customizing, racing, off-roading and advertising. There are also audio-visual presentations, a lecture series and the restoration of a vintage bike.

As well, a special event on Aug. 20-21 called Motorcycles and the People Who Love Them will include a performance by the Canadian Chaos motorcycle stunt stem. And on Sept. 18 there will be an auction of motorcycles and memorabilia.

The provincially owned museum, which opened in 1992, has more than 8,000 artifacts in its collection (not all on display), many of them donated by local businessman Stanley Reynolds. They include vehicles, aircraft, tractors and industrial machines.

The museum is located two kilometres west of Wetaskiwin on Highway 13. It’s open seven days a week during the summer. Adult admission is $9 (seniors $7, children $5). Wetaskiwin is 70 kilometres south of Edmonton.

(this article was taken from canada.com)

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The motto of the Reynolds-Alberta Museum is “Celebrating the spirit of the machine,” and it’s doing just that this summer with an exhibition of over 150 motorcycles.

The show, titled Life and Times of the Motorcycle, looks at motorcycling from 1900 to the present and explores such topics as customizing, racing, off-roading and advertising. There are also audio-visual presentations, a lecture series and the restoration of a vintage bike.

As well, a special event on Aug. 20-21 called Motorcycles and the People Who Love Them will include a performance by the Canadian Chaos motorcycle stunt stem. And on Sept. 18 there will be an auction of motorcycles and memorabilia.

The provincially owned museum, which opened in 1992, has more than 8,000 artifacts in its collection (not all on display), many of them donated by local businessman Stanley Reynolds. They include vehicles, aircraft, tractors and industrial machines.

The museum is located two kilometres west of Wetaskiwin on Highway 13. It’s open seven days a week during the summer. Adult admission is $9 (seniors $7, children $5). Wetaskiwin is 70 kilometres south of Edmonton.

(this article was taken from canada.com)

This entry was posted on Monday, July 11th, 2005 at 10:57 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.