Local museums offer free admission to celebrate MLK Day

The History Museum and Studebaker National Museum

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The History Museum and the Studebaker National Museum are offering free admission to their museums on Monday, Jan. 19, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. 

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. First floor tours of the Oliver Mansion will take place at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.

Tours of the mansion are limited.

The Worker’s Home will be open for self-guided tours from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

At The History Museum, visitors can tour the exhibit Rockne: Life & Legacy, chronicling the life of Knute Rockne, one of the most iconic of all the great legends who coached or played on Notre Dame’s football field. This ultimate retrospective is the most significant presentation of Rockne artifacts ever assembled and made available to the public. Also on view is the exhibit Freshwater Fury: Great Lakes Shipwrecks exploring the shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, including the Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter which vanished on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, taking all 29 crew members with it.

The Studebaker National Museum invites visitors to enjoy Reel Rides: Cars of TV and Film, presenting Hollywood history with some of the most iconic vehicles ever seen on movie and television screens. The exhibit features the 1966 Ford Thunderbird from Thelma and Louise, the 1982 Ferrari 308 GTSi from Magnum PI, and many more. A Bear’s Natural Habitat: The Return of Fozzie’s Studebaker celebrates the completed restoration of one of Hollywood’s most recognizable cars.

For information, call 574-235-9664 or 574-235-9714 or visit historymuseumSB.org or studebakermuseum.org.

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