Welcome to the Motoring Museums' Lighthouse

There are a lot of museum guides out there. Problem is: none of them are comprehensive and/or really up-to-date. There's nothing worse than planning a nice holiday trip, peppered with visits to great museums, then find them closed, abandoned or relocated.

We'd like to assist you in having a good time so here you can find all the automobile and motorcycle museums from all over the world. Some tramway, bus and tractor collections have also been included, but our aim was to focus on passenger cars, trucks and motorcycles. Both public museums and open-to-the-public private collections are included with locations shown on Google Maps, opening times and a few words on the collections themselves. There are plans to include more information - it all depends on how well received this site will be.

Our team went into great length to check whether a particular museum is still around, but some errors may have crept in. Corrections, updates and naturally, reports on museums are warmly welcomed.

Additionally there's our blog where you can read about the latest temporary exhibitions, museum openings/ closings etc. as well.

So if you plan a holiday with motoring experiences, make sure to check The Motoring Museums' Lighthouse first.

Currently there are 1031 museums listed in the directory.

Latest reports

Visit to RRRollipop Museum in Austria

Eggenburg is a small, rather picturesque village - about an hour's drive from Wien and at the main square it is not so difficult to spot the sign of Rrrollipop cafeteria.

Visit to Porsche Automuseum Helmut Pfeifhofer

If you’re in the mood for rare and unique Porsche classics, you don’t necesseraly need to visit Porsche’s own high-tech museum in Stuttgart.

Latest blog entries

Mullin Automotive Museum to Open its Doors in Spring 2010 in California

The Mullin Automotive Museum, a facility that will pay homage to the art deco and machine age design eras (1918-1941) that produced exquisite art and magnificent automobiles, will officially open its doors for the first time in the beach community of Oxnard, Calif., Spring 2010.

Porsche Museum presents Sixty Years of the Zuffenhausen Production Plant

The name “Zuffenhausen”, a part of Stuttgart, is world-famous among car enthusiasts. Because this is where Porsche sports cars have been built ever since 1950.

Le Rallye exhibition to open at Musée Automobile De Valencay on 20 March

Between 20, March and 14, November 2010 a new temporary exhibition, titled "Le Rallye" will be opened at the Musée Automobile De Valencay.

MZ - The Motorcycle Legend is open through 30 March, 2010

The temporary exhibition, MZ - the Motorcycle Legend which is being hosted by the Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum in Neckarsulm is open until 30 March, 2010.

24-Hour of LeMans Race exhibition at the Prototype Museum in Hamburg

Until 28 March it is possible to visit an exhibition on the 24 Hours of LeMans race.