List of car museums
This list of automobile museums lists automobile museums sorted by state. These include large public museums with fixed opening times as well as small private collections, some of which are only open by appointment. There are also technology museums and other museums that display a few cars on the side.
Table overview
Each table is sorted in descending order according to the number of passenger cars on display, and if the number is the same, in alphabetical order in ascending order. In the Stand column , the year is given to which the information on the number of cars on display and special cars refer. The list in the Special features column is alphabetical.
Andorra
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Museu Nacional de l'Automòbil d'Andorra | Encamp | Cars and bicycles | 88 | 2009 | Ailloud & Dumont N 2 1900, Benz Velo 1894, Cartercar OX 1908, Chenard & Walcker TT 1904, Cord 810 1936, DFP A 1913, Hispano-Suiza 8/10 Guadalajara 1917, Morisse 4 1900, Mors SSS 1923, PTV 250 1960, Sears K 1909 and Villeneuve Type 1 1899 |
Belgium
Bulgaria
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Retro museum | Varna | cars | approx. 50 | 2017 | All vehicles renovated to condition 1. With appropriate decoration from the time |
China
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Shanghai Auto Museum | Anting | Cars; Automobile history; Social significance of the automobile | 80 | 2013 | Austin 7 , Chevrolet Corvair Pickup , Hongqi , Nash Metropolitan and Roewe Concept Car |
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Vatnsoyra Bilasavn | Vatnsoyrar | cars |
Finland
France
Greece
Ireland
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Motor Museum Kilgarvan | Kilgarvan in County Kerry | cars | 32 | 2017 | Adler Trumpf Junior 1936, Alvis TD 21 1958, Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster 1946, Austin 10/4 1936, Bentley Mark VI , DKW Special Class 1953, Ford Model T , Popular and Y , Hillman Minx 1938, Morris Eight 1938 and Oxford 1951, Riley 1 ½ liter 1955, Rover 14 , Vauxhall Victor 1962 and Wolseley Hornet 1931 |
Mondello Park Museum | Naas | Racing cars, some cars | 27 | 2017 | Allard , BMW M 1 , Chevrolet Corvette , Ford RS 200 and Jaguar XK 120 |
Vintage and Classic Car Collection by Eddie Ferry | Ramelton in County Donegal | Cars, viewing by appointment only | 24 | 2005 | Austin 10/4 1932, Bentley Mark VI 1952, Daimler DS420 1969, Hillman Minx 1960, Riley 1 ½ liter RME 1954 and Wolseley 16/60 HP 1966 |
Museum of Transport | Clonmel | Cars, viewing by appointment only | 16 | 2017 | Bentley R-Type Continental 1953, Fiat 503 1927, Ford Consul , Model A 1930, Prefect , V8 and Y , Morris Ten and Wolseley 4/44 1954 |
Glenview Folk Museum | Ballinamore | rural museum with some cars | 4th | 2017 | Audi 100 Coupé , Ford Prefect 1950, Ford Ten and VW Beetle |
Isle of Man
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Isle of Man Motor Museum | Jurby | Cars and motorcycles | 125 | 2016 | Amphicar 770 , Armstrong Siddeley Typhoon 1947, Autech 1990, Continental Mark II , III and IV , Cubitt K 4 1925, Custom Cloud 1975, Lomax , Maserati Quattroporte III 1984, Monica 560 , Murena 1970, Stuart 1906 and Turner-Miesse 1903 |
Jurby Transport Museum | Jurby | some cars, more commercial vehicles | 14th | 2016 | Austin 10/4 , BMW Isetta , Ford Model T , McLaughlin-Buick and Secma |
Manx Transport Heritage Museum | Peel | a car | 1 | 2016 | Peel P50 1962 |
Murray's Motorcycles Museum | Santon | many motorcycles, one car | 1 | 2016 | Renault Type ME 1924 |
Italy
jersey
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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The Pallot Steam, Motor & General Museum | Trinity | Technology museum with cars | 7th | 2002 | Morris 8 HP Series E and Oxford Series VI |
Colombia
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Museo del Transporte de Antioquia | Medellin |
Croatia
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Muzej automobila Ferdinand Budicki | Zagreb | cars | 11 | 2013 | Citroën 2 CV , Hillman New Minx 1967-1970, Lada 1600 , Opel Olympia Rekord 1954, Peugeot 404 and Zastava 750 |
Tehnički muzej | Zagreb | cars | 5 | 2013 | Hansa 1100 1939, NSU Ro 80 1972 and Renault Type NN |
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Conservatoire National de Véhicules Historiques | Diekirch | cars | 25th | 2019 | Bentley 3 ½ liter 1934, Buick 90 1938, De-Dion-Bouton motor tricycle , Delaunay-Belleville KB, Donnet G 2, Imperia , Mathis GM 1924, Peugeot Type 172 , Renault Type AX , SCAP A and Steyr 50 |
Malta
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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The Malta Classic Car Collection | Qawra | cars | 65 | 2012 | Austin 1100 , Seven , A 40 Somerset and A 55 Cambridge , Borgward Isabella Coupé, Ford Capri , Cortina Lotus , Escort , New Anglia and Gran Torino , Lynx Eventer 1982, Morris Minor , Panhard 24 bt , Pininfarina Spidereuropa 1983, Standard Eight 1943, Sunbeam Alpine and Imp , Triumph 2000 , GT 6 , Herald , Spitfire and TR 3 , Vanden Plas Princess 1100 and Wolseley Hornet Special 1935–1936 |
Malta Aviation Museum | Ta 'Qali at Attard | Planes and cars | 4th | 2012 | Fiat 500 Topolino 1936, Land Rover 1968 and Standard Ensign station wagon 1957–1963 |
Hotel Bella Vista | Qawra | Hotel with a small collection of cars | 3 | 2012 | Chrysler 50 1926–1928, Ford Model T 1912 and 1923 |
Monaco
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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La collection de voitures anciennes | Fontvieille | cars | 100 | 2009 | Bellanger A 1 15 CV 1921, Berliet C 2 1907, Cisitalia 202 SC 1950, Facel Vega Facel II 1963, Ghia Jolly 600 beach wagon 1959, Hispano-Suiza H 6 b 1928, Hotchkiss 411 1933, Maxwell 16 CV 1924, Napier T 78 1914 , Panhard & Levassor X 19 1913, Rochet-Schneider AK 20 1923, Rosengart LR 4 R 1 1940 and Unic 12 CV 1916 |
Netherlands
Norway
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Muzeul Tehnic | Bucharest | Technology museum with cars |
Russia
San Marino
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Maranello Rosso - Collezione Abarth | Falciano | Abarth cars | 34 | 2010 | Abarth-Simca 1300 GT and 2000 GT, Fiat-Abarth 700 Bialbero, 750 Coupé, 850 TC, 1000 Bialbero, Monomille, OT 1300/124 and Sport Spider |
Maranello Rosso - Museo Ferrari | Falciano | Cars, focus on Ferrari | 25th | 2010 | ASA 1000 GT , Dino 246 GT 1970, Ferrari 195 Inter , 250 GTO , 275 GTB , 330 GTC , 365 GTB / 4 , 512 BB and F 40 |
Sweden
Switzerland
Serbia
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Muzej automobila | Belgrade | Cars and motorcycles | 62 | 2013 | Aero 10 1929, Austin-IMV 1300, BMW 503 1956, Charron 3700, Ford Prefect 1949, Lancia Ardea and Lambda , Marot-Gardon Tricycle 1898–1900, NSU-Fiat Neckar 1959–1960, Peugeot 202 , 404 and 504 , Rover 14 , Škoda 6 R III 1929 and Zastava 1300 |
Slovakia
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Múzeum dopravy Bratislava | Bratislava | Technology museum with cars | 36 | 2013 | Ariel Tricycle, De Dion-Bouton , Jawa Minor 1 1941, Praga Golden, Škoda 1000 MB and Octavia , Tatra 12 , 52 , 57 and 603 minibuses , Velorex and Wanderer W 51 |
Múzeum v Kežmarku | Kežmarok | cars | |||
Múzeum kolies Etop | Trenčín | Wheels and cars |
Slovenia
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Tehniški Muzej Slovenije | Bistra | Technology museum with cars | 53 | 2013 | Austro-Daimler 14/35 HP 1914, Buchet ca.1911 , Cimos Dyane 1977, Citroën B 2 and C 4, Daimler DE 36 Majestic 1950, Fiat 514 , Litostroj-Renault 8 1970, Packard Twelve Series 15 1937, ZIS-115 1954 , Steyr Type XII 1926, Tomos 2 CV 4 and Ami 6 , Wanderer 5/15 HP Type W 4 1921, Zastava 101 , 600 and Campagnola |
Spain
South Africa
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Wijnland car museum | Kraaifontein | cars |
Czech Republic
Turkey
Hungary
Vatican city
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Musei Vaticani , Museo Storico Vaticano, Padiglione delle Carrozze department | Vatican city | 14 carriages, some cars | 6th | 2012 | Graham-Paige 837 1929, Mercedes-Benz G-Class , Santana , Citroën - Lictoria C6 and Toyota Land Cruiser |
United States
Name of the museum | place | description | Number of exhibited cars | was standing | particularities |
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Gilmore Car Museum | Hickory Corners, Michigan | Cars and motorcycles | 300 | ||
National Automotive & Truck Museum | Auburn, Indiana | cars | 200 | ||
Tupelo Automobile Museum | Tupelo , Mississippi | cars | 100-150 | 2019 | Tucker torpedo |
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum | Auburn, Indiana | cars | 100 | ||
Petersen Automotive Museum | Los Angeles , California | cars | about 100 | 2019 | |
Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania | Racing car racing sports car |
65 | 2019 | Duesenberg 183 Team car (1921, Joe Boyer), Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A (2nd at the Mille Miglia 1937) |
Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum | Auburn, Indiana | cars | 25th | ||
America On Wheels | Allentown , Pennsylvania | Motorcycles, cars | 2017 | ||
National Corvette Museum | Bowling Green , Kentucky | cars | |||
Blackhawk Museum | Danville , California | cars | |||
National Automobile Museum / William Harrah Collection | Reno, Nevada | cars | |||
Henry Ford Museum | Dearborn, Michigan | Cars, trucks and motorcycles | |||
Lane Motor Museum | Nashville , Tennessee | cars | |||
Stahl's Automotive Collection | New Baltimore , Michigan | cars | |||
The Frick Car & Carriage Museum | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania | cars | |||
Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles | Boyertown , Pennsylvania | Cars, carriages | 2019 | Founded in 1965. Partly housed in the former facilities of the Boyertown Auto Body Works . 1908 Pullman, Fegely's Reading Diner (1938), Sunoco gas station (1921), Swinehart carriages. | |
Academy of Art University Automobile Museum | San Francisco , California | cars | 2019 | ||
Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum | Fairbanks , Alaska | Cars Motoring in Alaska Historic Fashion |
about 85 | 2019 | Heavy weight on vehicles before 1920 (approx. 2/3 of the stock). The museum shows rarities such as Argo, Argonne, Columbia Mark XIX, McFarlan 125, and the only remaining Hay (1898), Heine-Velox and Sheldon. |
Nethercutt Museum | Sylmar , Los Angeles , California | Cars, antique furniture, music boxes , mechanical musical instruments | 2019 | Duesenberg SJ "Twenty Grand" | |
Studebaker National Museum | South Bend, Indiana | cars | |||
Seal Cove Auto Museum | Mount Desert Island , Maine | Cars and motorcycles | 50+ | 2019 | According to its own information, the museum specializes in vehicles between 1895 and 1917. It shows rarities such as Crane-Simplex , FRP Model 45 , Thomas Flyer or Kimball Electric , as well as steam cars from Stanley , Locomobile and White as well as very old motorcycles (Merkel, FN, Indian, Pierce). |
Volkylandia Volkswagen Museum | Yauco, Puerto Rico | cars | |||
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum | Ypsilanti, Michigan | cars |
United Kingdom
See also
literature
- Norbert Bauer (Ed.): Automobile museums and collections Germany - the guide to the best museums of automobile history in Germany. Bauer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-9811167-0-0 .
- Jens Kraus: Chrome shine and the smell of oil - automobile and motorcycle museums in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Verlag Peter Kurz, Bremen 1998, ISBN 3-927485-19-5 .
- Bernd Ostmann , Malte Jürgens : Auto Museums - The great guide of auto motor und sport and Motor Klassik . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-613-02866-1 .
- Hans Schilder: The fascination of oldtimers - car museums in Germany and neighboring countries. Hampp, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-936682-15-1 .
- Wolfgang Schmarbeck: Auto museums in Europe. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-87943-852-8 .
Web links
Commons : Car museums by state - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- List from team.net (English) ( Memento from July 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- List of all automobile museums in the United States (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Museu Nacional de l'Automòbil d'Andorra in Encamp
- ↑ Motor Museum in Kilgarvan Kilgarvan
- ^ Mondello Park Museum in Naas
- ↑ Vintage and Classic Car Collection by Eddie Ferry in Ramelton ( Memento from March 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Museum of Transport in Clonmel
- ↑ Glenview Folk Museum in Ballinamore
- ^ Isle of Man Motor Museum in Jurby
- ^ Jurby Transport Museum in Jurby
- ↑ Manx Transport Heritage Museum in Peel
- ^ Murray's Motorcycles Museum in Santon
- ^ The Pallot Steam, Motor & General Museum in Trinity
- ^ Museo del Transporte de Antioquia in Medellín
- ↑ Muzej automobila Ferdinand Budicki in Zagreb (accessed on August 25, 2013)
- ^ Tehnički muzej in Zagreb
- ↑ Conservatoire National de Véhicules Historiques in Diekirch
- ^ The Malta Classic Car Collection in Qawra
- ^ Malta Aviation Museum in Ta 'Qali
- ^ Hotel Bella Vista in Qawra
- ↑ La collection de voitures anciennes in Monaco ( Memento of the original from August 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Muzeul Tehnic in Bucharest
- ↑ Maranello Rosso - Collezione Abarth in Falciano ( Memento of the original from October 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Maranello Rosso - Museo Ferrari in Falciano ( Memento of the original from October 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Muzej automobila in Belgrade
- ^ Múzeum dopravy Bratislava in Bratislava
- ↑ Múzeum v Kežmarku in Kežmarok
- ↑ Múzeum kolies Etop in Trenčín (accessed January 1, 2014)
- ↑ Tehniški Muzej Slovenije in Bistra
- ^ Musei Vaticani> Museo Storico Vaticano> Department Padiglione delle Carrozze (Italian)
- ↑ Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners (accessed February 16, 2019)
- ^ National Automotive & Truck Museum, Auburn (accessed February 16, 2019)
- ↑ Tupelo Automobile Museum in Tupelo (accessed February 16, 2019)
- ^ Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automotile Museum in Auburn (accessed February 16, 2019)
- ↑ Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles (accessed February 16, 2019)
- ^ Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia (accessed February 18, 2019)
- ↑ Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum in Auburn (accessed February 16, 2019)
- ^ Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn (accessed February 16, 2019)
- ^ Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
- ^ Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum in Fairbanks AK
- ^ Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar (accessed on February 16, 2019)
- ^ Studebaker National Museum in South Bend (accessed February 16, 2019)