Harley-Davidson Museum Welcomes Indiana Jones Movie Motorcycles

Harley-Davidson Museum Welcomes Indiana Jones Movie Motorcycles

New Milwaukee Museum Will Host Bikes as Part of Photo Stage and Larger Interactive Activities Throughout April as it Kicks Off a Full Slate of Unique Exhibits for the Spring and Summer

MILWAUKEE, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harley-Davidson Museum is featuring the two motorcycles ridden by Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf in the Lucasfilm's movie "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in a special display opening April 3. Those who saw the latest Indy flick know that a Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycle was used in the movie's signature action-packed chase scene.

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Visitors to the Museum can sit on the stunt motorcycle and have a free photo taken. On April 11, the Museum lobby will also come alive with a live snake display to thrill visitors of all ages. Throughout April there will be additional activities for the whole family from an Adventure Road Pack to a Treasure Hunt in the Museum to a Geo-Cache Scavenger Hunt across the Museum's 20-acre grounds.

"The Harley-Davidson Museum is all about adventure," said Jim Fricke, Curatorial Director at the Harley-Davidson Museum. "Those who love the stories of Indiana Jones will love the real-life stories inside the Museum."

What: An Indiana Jones adventure month at Harley-Davidson Museum
When: April 3-30
Where: Harley-Davidson Museum in downtown Milwaukee (400 W. Canal St.)
Details:
-- Adventure Road Pack: Kids and families can "check out" a Road Pack
complete with everything needed to discover new things about
Harley-Davidson.
-- Treasure Hunt: Wind your way through the Museum and search for the
hidden treasures among the exhibits. Find all the treasures and win a
special prize.
-- Artifact Spotlight: Each Thursday at 2 pm, the Museum Archives team
explains how the motorcycles used in the Indiana Jones movie were
transformed from new 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail Springer Classic
motorcycles into the vintage bikes you see in the movie.
-- Crusader Geo-Cache: Use your navigation skills to locate two geo-cache
treasures hidden somewhere on the 20-acre grounds of the
Harley-Davidson Museum. Visit www.h-dmuseum.com to get the
coordinates.

-- Thrill Your Taste Buds: Motor, the Harley-Davidson Museum restaurant,
is serving up unique menu items including "Dr. Jones Bones" barbeque
ribs, "Don't Call Me Junior" sliders, and Swamp Water for the kids.

Information: For more info on this exhibit and the Museum's full slate of activities this Spring and Summer, visit www.h-dmuseum.com.

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Source: Harley-Davidson Museum

CONTACT: Clint Roberts, +1-612-242-3721, media@onesimpleplan.com, for
Harley-Davidson Museum

Web Site: http://www.h-dmuseum.com/

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