Owls Head Transportation Museum

04854 Owls Head, ME, United States of America (USA) (Maine )

Wikipedia:
Owls Head Transportation Museum is a working museum located at Owls Head, Maine. Beginning with a suggestion put forward by Thomas J. Watson Jr., CEO of IBM, who maintained a home nearby, the museum was established in 1974 by the Owls Head Foundation. Its stated mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit and operate pre-1940 aircraft, ground vehicles, engines and related technologies significant to the evolution of transportation for the purpose of education.

owlshead.org 2024-01:
The Owls Head Transportation Museum has one of the finest collections of pioneer-era aircraft and automobiles in the world. More than 100 historic aircraft, automobiles, bicycles, carriages and engines are on permanent display.

The Aircraft Collection contains replicas and originals representing the first century of flight, from Cayley’s unmanned glider (1804) to the legendary Curtiss Jenny of the barnstorming era. An outstanding collection of automobiles spans the late 19th Century and early 20th century, from our recently refurbished 1908 Stanley K Semi-Racer to a 1935 Stout Scarab (called the world’s first mini-van.).

There are over 150 items in our collection and you are invited to click on the thumbnails below which will take you to pages containing pictures and details of the museum's significant collections.

Current Exhibitions

More Than a Century Ago

Location: Wright Gallery
In 1903 the Wright brothers succeeded in making the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight in what by today's standards looks nothing like an airplane.

Women Who Dare

Location: Main Display
From daring escapades to global progress, these women pushed the limits of wings and wheels, beginning at the dawn of motorized transportation.

Faster: The Quest for Speed

Location: State of Maine Wing
Explore how competition speeds progress in transportation, technology and society.

The Great War

Location: East Wing
This exhibition will transport visitors on a dynamic journey to understand the mechanization of warfare from 1914-1918.

Fads & Failures: Vehicles "Lost" to Progress

Location: State of Maine Wing
From curious contraptions to motorized machines, this exhibition will utilize these popular, yet often misunderstood pieces to activate imaginations and generate opinions.

Pedaling to Progress: Bicycles from 1800s-1920s

Location: Wright Gallery  |  All-new 3D Virtual Experience
Cycling culture has always been grounded in social change, from helping the masses shift away from animal power, to creating new independence for women and middle-class families.

Road to Vacationland

Location: Wright Gallery  |  All-new 3D Virtual Experience
Explore more than 200 years of popular and practical travel that shaped the state’s tourism industry and inspired the moniker of vacationland.

Melbourne Brindle: The Artist's Passion for the Automobile

Location: Virtual Tour Only | All-new 3D Virtual Experience
Immerse your senses in a stunning collection of original paintings by Ewart Melbourne Brindle that documented his unparalleled passion for Rolls-Royce automobiles.

Iconic Engines

Location: Energy Room
Investigate the tales of transportation's earliest engines that powered the Industrial Revolution and set the future in motion!

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