96National Corvette Museum Celebrates 10 Years of Progress Since the Infamous Sinkhole; Details “Ground to Sky: The Sinkhole Reimagined�?? to Open on Friday, June 14, 2024 National Corvette Museum Celebrates 10 Years of Progress Since the Infamous Sinkhole; Details “Ground to Sky: The Sinkhole Reimagined�?? to Open on Friday, June 14, 2024 BOWLING GREEN, KY, February 12, 2024 – On February 12, 2014, at 5:38 AM, the National Corvette Museum suffered a cave-in that claimed eight cars from the museum’s multimillion dollar collection and caused an international sensation. The video and images captured by museum security cameras went viral, circulating around the globe.
The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky is getting bigger with a meaningful expansion that will significantly improve its amenities and visitor’s experiences.
The expansion will total 30,000 square feet (2,787 m²) and include two stories for the National Corvette Museum’s curators. They plan to use it to add specialty exhibit spaces with rotating displays, a lifetime members lounge, an open theater space, a kids zone education center, a member’s lounge on the rooftop, and a sensory calming room for guests with unique needs.
“This expansion will give the museum the opportunity to tell more of Corvette’s stories than ever before,” said Derek E. Moore, director of collections at the museum. “When the museum opened, we were only in the fourth generation of Corvette and since then we have seen another four generations of America’s Sports Car. This is our opportunity to ensure that the Museum stays on pace with such a beloved automobile that makes history