It is dedicated to Ransom Eli Olds, a Lansing inventor, entrepreneur, financier, and one of Lansing’s most notable automotive leaders. Olds created the principle of the assembly line in the automobile industry and founded two local automobile companies: Olds Motor Works (1897) and REO Motor Car Company (1904).
The R.E. Olds Museum was incorporated in 1977 on the incentive of a study task force of the Greater Lansing Chamber of Commerce. After site selection and renovation, the Museum opened to the public on May 18, 1981 at its present location. The Museum rented its building from the City of Lansing until February 2018 when the city sold it to the museum for $2.
Today, the museum houses an extensive collection of automobiles, engines, and other automotive materials significant to the transportation history of the region. The James D. Butt Archives contains hundreds of thousands of pieces of ephemera such as photographs, drawings, manuals, newsletters, and other records.
The RE Olds Transportation Museum has thousands of irreplaceable items in the archives along with 63 vehicles that range from 1886 through 2003.
240 Museum Dr
Lansing, MI 48933
P: 517-372-0529
Email: autos@reoldsmuseum.org
General Admission: $10
Seniors (65+): $7
Veteran: $7 / Active Duty: Free
Children (12 to 18): $7
Children (under 12): Free
Members: Free
Group Rates (10 or more): $7/person
Plan: 1-2hr
Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm
(Closed Sun November – March)
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