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The National Car and Tourism museum was created on the initiative of the Touring Club de France association, in which the major coachbuilders at the world's fairs wanted to create a history of land locomotion and contribute to the preservation of horse-drawn and motorized heritage. [2]
The museum is now listed as a National Heritage site by the French Government. The museum is still dedicated to the Schlumpf brothers' mother Jeanne Schlumpf; there is a large shrine to her at the entrance to the museum. The collection includes over 520 vehicles, with 400 displayed in three main sections in chronological order:
Today's visitors can find three distinct museums within the château: the apartments themselves; the Museum of the Second Empire; and the National Car and Tourism Museum (Le Musée de la Voiture), founded in 1927, with a collection of carriages, bicycles, and automobiles. [3]
Guide Dexia of the 10 000 museums and private collections in France, Dom-Tom, Andorre et Monaco by Alain Morley and Guy le Vavasseur, Cherche-Midi Editeur, 2001 References [ edit ]
An automotive museum is a museum that explores the history of automotive-related transportation. Bold – museums owned by automotive manufacturers Italics – no longer open to public access, excluding private or invitation-only collections that were never intended for public access
Musée national Adrien-Dubouché; Musée national de la Marine; Musée national des Arts et Traditions Populaires (France) Musée national des Monuments Français; Musée national Eugène Delacroix; Musée Picasso; Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations
The Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot (Museum of the Peugeot Adventure) is a historical museum devoted to the Peugeot automobile business. The museum was founded by members of the Peugeot family, opening in 1988 across the road from the company's huge industrial site at Sochaux. The first Peugeot automobiles emerged in 1891. [1]
A national museum can be a museum maintained and funded by a national government. [1] In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government , while other museums are run by regional or local governments. [ 2 ]