Indian Nation: Motorcycles and America

Get your motor running! Motorcycles might not be the first mode of transportation that comes to mind when you think of Sweden. While the country itself is known for safe and practical cars, the iconic American motorcycle brand, Indian, has connections to Sweden in its co-founder Carl Oscar Hedstrom, a Swedish immigrant of the late 19th century.

The exhibition includes rare Indian motorcycles from 1903 - 1953, accessories and vintage promotional and advertising materials. A few examples are a beautifully restored 1903 Indian, and a 1912 experimental Indian. Visitor will also discover Hedstrom’s role in the creation of motorcycling as we know it today and explore the company’s response to the Great Depression, World Wars l and ll, and post-war American culture.

Join us for the Grand Opening with a gallery talk at 3 p.m. on April 12. On view through August 23. Free with museum admission.

The exhibition originated at the Antique Automobile Club of America in Hershey, PA.