Current Exhibits
Studebaker Super Service Center
Ongoing Exhibition. The Studebaker Super Service Center is now open! This fun, interactive exhibit is designed for children ages 3 to 10! Studebaker Super Service Center is sure to put a smile on any child’s face as they pretend to work on an automobile. Click here to view a brochure about the Studebaker Super Service Center or click here to view photos of the the exhibit.
Studebaker’s Last Dance: The Avanti 
April 27 - October 5. This exhibit presents the story behind Studebaker’s fiberglass-bodied sports car, from its secretive beginnings in a Palm Springs bungalow in early 1961 to its debut as “America’s Most Advanced Automobile” just over one year later. This exhibit features a look at the Avanti’s development from a clay model to a production automobile, and the challenges, compromises and problem-solving that goes into creating a new car. View never-before- seen images from the Studebaker National Museum Archives, and Studebaker’s record-setting 170 mile-per-hour Avanti test car.
Petite Performance: Microcars
June 29 - October 14. The microcar has been part of the automotive landscape for over a century. Its roots lie in Europe, where narrow roadways, crowded urban areas and high fuel prices created the demand for small, fuel efficient cars. In postwar America, the microcar became part of an alternative transportation subculture, and often found a home as a fashionable “second car” or an automotive pet. This exhibit looks at some of the smallest vehicles to grace America’s roadways, including BMW’s Isetta, the King Midget and the Messerschmidt, as well as the 21st century revival of the microcar through the Smart car, the Fiat 600 and the new Mini Cooper.
Never Been Kissed:The Museum’s Unrestored Originals
November 16, 2011- May 13, 2012. Experience vehicles that have been untouched since new and are still wearing their original paints, interiors and in some cases, even tires! This exhibit features how materials and production methods used in automobile production have changed over the years.
A variety of vehicles are on display, including a 1917 Studebaker Series 18 Touring Car with only 3000 miles and a 1964 Studebaker Daytona Hardtop showing just 19 miles on the odometer. Visitors can also enjoy the Museum’s 1919 Izzer Buggy (the Studebaker Corporation’s last buggy ever built), a 1932 Studebaker Six sedan with only 700 miles, and a 1920 Studebaker Light Six, the first Studebaker automobile built entirely in South Bend.
This special exhibit will be on display until May 13, 2012.
The Presidential Carriage Collection
Ongoing Exhibition. The Studebaker National Museum is home to four of the presidential carriages: The Grant, Harrison, Lincoln and McKinley carriages. Read more.