The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum is a transportation museum in Hammondsport, New York with a focus on the early aviator Glenn H. Curtiss. The 60,000 square foot facility has a collection of aircraft, vintage motorcycles, automobiles, and aircraft engines.
History
The museum was founded in the summer of 1962 by Otto Kohl.[1] It was originally located in a former high school.[2] However, in 1992, the museum relocated to a former winery building south of Hammondsport.[3]
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^"Aircraft". Glenn H. Curtiss Museum. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^"Automobiles". Glenn H. Curtiss Museum. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^"Bicycles". Glenn H. Curtiss Museum. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^"Boats". Glenn H. Curtiss Museum. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^"Motorcycles". Glenn H. Curtiss Museum. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.