We were so excited when church friends invited us along to the Henry Ford Museum recently. The reason? There was an interactive
Wallace and Gromit and
Shaun the Sheep exhibition, Shear Genius, on display from February 2nd all the way till April 20th. The children had cracking good fun looking at all the exhibits and playing out various scenes from their favourite claymation TV shows.
The visit to the museum also afforded me the opportunity to browse around the permanent exhibits, such as Masters of Flight, agriculture, trains, American motor cars, and more. Particularly poignant was seeing the presidential limousine in which JFK was assassinated in 1963.
Henry Ford Museum on a chilly Detroit day.
We were so excited to see this!
The top of the space rocket from A Grand Day Out.
The children explore all the nifty features.
The coin-operated robot in the distance.
A scene from Wallace and Gromit's kitchen.
Anya enjoyed being the postman...
Riaan tried on the wrong trousers...
While Eliza needs to watch out for Preston behind her!
Arranging Bitzer's facial expressions.
Riaan with Shaun the Sheep.
A selfie with the Farmer, my favourite character in Shaun the Sheep.
Exploring the museum. A replica of Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis.
The Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor plane from the Byrd Arctic Expedition in 1926.
Wright Brothers display, including a bike that they used in a wind tunnel to test drag.
Replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer.
Other exhibits included an 1800s cabin scene, complete with spinning wheel.
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.
1914 Model T Ford.
Lotus Indy Car.
Massive train snowplough.
Old train carriages.
VW Bus.
The vehicle in which JFK was assassinated.
