KMC's Pride and Joy – Kawasaki Heritage Hall

In April 2011, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) officially opened the doors to Kawasaki Heritage Hall, a recently-built museum at its headquarters in Irvine, CA, which highlights the history of KMC here in the U.S. The 2300-square-foot museum is not overwhelming in terms of size, but it’s packed to the brim with various Kawasaki models and memorabilia. To the KMC employees who have worked tirelessly on the project for years now, it’s more than just a collection of Kawasaki models of yesteryear though. For them, the museum is a precious tool they can use to educate new employees, new dealers and others on KMC’s heritage and history.

Kawasaki Heritage Hall is actually more than just a room full of motorcycles too. In fact, aside from the physical museum, there is an online digital museum that provides curious Kawasaki employees documentation with information about each year’s dealer meeting, the founding of KMC, the importers who preceded it and memoires from retired KMC staff. The digital museum is said to still be growing, but in its current state, it already offers roughly eight hours worth of reading material.