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The Reynolds-Alberta Museum, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada is one of 18 provincially owned and operated historic sites and museums.〔http://history.alberta.ca/mainfiles/aphsicm.aspx〕 It traces the mechanisation of Alberta's transportation, aviation, agricultural, and industrial past from the 1890s to present, as cars and trucks replaced horse-drawn buggies and wagons, huge factories replaced the village blacksmith shop, and animal and human-powered farm implements were replaced by mechanized equipment. The stories told by each exhibit reveal how the daily lives of Albertans were affected during this period of rapid change. The Main Gallery takes the visitor along a "highway through time", beginning with a horse-drawn carriage of the late 19th century and featuring four stations, whose themes are a 1911 factory, a 1920s grain elevator, a 1930s service station, and a 1950s drive-in. The centre of the gallery has artifacts and displays that showcase the agricultural theme through the four seasons of the year. Visitors can tour the main gallery on their own or as part of a guided tour, take rides in vintage cars and aircraft, visit an internationally acclaimed state of the art restoration and conservation facility, participate in hands-on programs, watch vintage agricultural machinery being used on 28 hectares of actual crops, or browse the reference collection or the gift shop. The Museum also features event rooms for group meetings. Featured exhibits include: *a one-of-a-kind 1929 Duesenberg Phaeton Royale Model J *the world's oldest known production Chevrolet, a 1913 Chevrolet Classic Six *the world's oldest dragline, a Bucyrus Class-24 built in 1917 *a 1928 American Eagle biplane, *a full-scale replica of the Avro Arrow *a half-track vehicle used in the infamous Bedaux Expedition, the subject of the film "Champagne Safari" The Museum also serves as home to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, a national organization paying tribute to the men, women and organizations who pioneered and advanced aviation in Canada. ==Location== The Reynolds-Alberta Museum is located between Edmonton and Red Deer in Alberta, Canada, south of Edmonton. It is located off Highway 2 or 2A, west of the city of Wetaskiwin on Highway 13, or east from Highway 2, near the Wetaskiwin airport. The street address is 6426 40 Avenue, Wetaskiwin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reynolds-Alberta Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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