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Capital Campaign

to Build and Endow

The Museum of the Horseless Carriage

Artist rendering of a new museum building with a red brick facade, green doors, and windows, featuring a striped green and white awning, sidewalk, benches, and visitors. A vintage horse-drawn carriage is parked nearby. Text indicates the museum will be accessible with an open concept exhibit space.

More than 250 Brass Era vehicle enthusiasts support the Campaign to build an accessible, new Museum of the Horseless Carriage on the grounds of Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan.  As hobbyists, collectors, mechanics, and drivers, we share an admiration for the hallmarks of an amazing time: the mechanical marvels of a bygone era, the innovations which illuminate the human spirit forged in sleepless nights spent perfecting engines, the spirited debates over design, and the relentless determination to defy the odds.

The Museum preserves this legacy, showcasing the automobiles and innovations of the Brass Era (pre-1916) for all to enjoy. Through its work, the Museum has the power to inspire new generations with stories of how everyday people followed their dreams and in so doing launched an industry that changed the world.

Plans are in the works for a 2026 ground breaking, and your support helps make this dream a reality!

Please join us today by making a donation to the Capital Campaign.

For more information about the Campaign or naming and recognition opportunities, please contact Advisor, Matthew J. Wawro or MHC President, Jim Hart.

Matthew J. Wawro, Senior Philanthropic Advisor
mwawro@museumofthehorselesscarriage.org
(313) 418-6086

Jim Hart, President and Board Chair
jhart@museumofthehorselesscarriage.org
(269) 339-1024 

Donations below go directly to the Capital Campaign. Looking for memberships?

Membership

Join the Museum of the Horseless Carriage

Join a passionate community of Brass Era enthusiasts with a membership to the Museum of the Horseless Carriage (MHC)! A partner of the Gilmore Car Museum, the MHC is dedicated to preserving pre-1916 vehicles and the stories of the pioneers who built them.

Your membership connects you with like-minded collectors, tinkerers, and history buffs. It also provides important operating funds as the MHC works towards its goal of building a new museum on the Gilmore campus to replace its temporary exhibit space in the Steam Barn.

Membership Benefits:

  • Early registration and volunteer opportunities for Celebration of Brass, our annual event raising awareness for Brass Era vehicles.

  • Quarterly e-newsletter with updates on our building progress.

  • Unlimited access for one year to Gilmore Car Museum, including MHC exhibits and seven partner museums.

Membership Levels

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Individual Membership

A membership for one person

$40 per year

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Family Membership

For a family of four, children aged 15 and under.

$120 per year

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Student Membership

One college aged student

$20 per year

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Veteran Membership

One veteran of any US Military branch

$20 per year

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