Fountainhead Museum Expands: New Home, New Exhibits

0:00The Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum in Fairbanks, Alaska is hustling to relocate to a bigger spot at the old K-Mart building on airport way. They're merging with the Pioneer Air Museum this year while marking 40 years in business. Tourist season is heating up, so the pressure is on to get it done quick. They're sticking with the original name and logo after building national and international buzz over 20 years. The focus stays on early transportation history from the late 1890s right up to World War II, showing how Fairbanks and the U.S. rolled back then. Visitors love peeking behind the scenes at the curation process and the new space doubles down on that. Curator Cerny says it's what makes it feel alive. Most cars in the collection still run, needing regular TLC that folks can watch through windows. The opening timelines flexible, they aim for June 1st, but might slip to June 15th with a soft launch. Once rolling, it'll host traveling exhibits and events in the expanded area.

1:00This upgrade keeps the museum spirit fresh for summer crowds, blending autos and aviation into one dynamic stop that honors Fairbanks transport. Roots. I'm Corey with the story and you've been listening to Anchorage News today, AI-powered Local News.