MAHY a familly of cars –EXPO 2021, Gent – Belgium
The tranquil beauty of unique classic cars…
The vintage car collection of the Belgian Mahy family is world-famous. These days, the collection consists of 1100 cars (from 1895 onwards) and is one of the most complete collections of car history in the world. A part of the collection (approx. 400 cars) can be seen in two musea in Belgium. But… most of the collection (called ‘The Reserve’) is safely stored away in large hangars that are not open to the public. Unique specimens, whose very existence is sometimes no longer suspected. The cars are unrestored and the ambience is unique, almost cerebral. Those who love faded splendour and the beauty of nostalgia fall silent at the sight.
Many bicycle collectors should learn and inspire here.
Contact: https://www.expo-mahy.be/en/
You will not find bicycles at the exhibition. You must head to the Musée de l'Auto MAHYMOBILES in Leuze-en-Hainaut. The visit is definitely worth it!
Contact: https://www.mahymobiles.be/Mahymobiles/Home_UK.html
KOERS Museum of Cycle Racing Roeselare – Belgium
The collection consists of three main categories: the (racing) bicycle collection, the cycling sports collection and the documentary collection.
BICYCLE COLLECTION
A defining feature of the museum is the KOERS bicycle collection. Providing a representative view of how cycling and competitive cycling have developed from the early days to the present, the collection of 300-plus bicycles covers a total period of almost 200 years.
Contact: http://www.wielermuseum.be/
270/A - KOERS Museum of Cycle Racing 2021
DOCUMENTARY COLLECTION
The documentary collection covers the period from the late 19th century (the early days of bicycles/competitive cycling) to the present from an international perspective. The documentary collection contains more than 2,400 publications, 180 running metres of magazines and newspapers, 30 running metres of archives and hundreds of thousands of photographs. The KOERS documentary collection is quite unlike the collections of other cycling-related establishments, which is exactly why the collection policy focuses so much on this third category.
Expo „CYCLING LEGENDS“ – Autoworld Brussels, Belgium
An excellent exhibition on the occasion of the "Grand depárt" of the Tour de France 2019. A huge opportunity to see the very impressive private collection of Emmanuel Dehan.
Contact: https://www.autoworld.be/home
255/A Expo CYCLING LEGENDS 2019
Photos: with thanks Lefèvre Jean Marc 2019
National Cycle Museum Roeselare – Belgium
This is a national museum encompassing the entire development of bicycles. The 1981 world champion in road bicycle racing, Freddy Maertens, is the curator of the museum.
Contact: http://www.wielermuseum.be/
Musée Vivant du Cycle, Ampsin – Belgium
A private museum with a great many machines from local manufacturers.
Museé du Cycle, ARLON (WEYLER) – Belgium
This is a private museum with a film projection hall and a great many machines from the early developmental stages of bicycles.
Contact: http://museeducycle-weyler.be/
Video: https://www.ardmediathek.de
Musée du Cycle Falmignoul – Belgium
The museum in Falmignoul was opened 1968 in very nice building which was build 1735. People not a lot interested about antik bicycles end of 1980s. So the collection was sold and musem was closed. The condition of the building was deteriorated and after flood the one part of building fell down in 2008. The town councillors wants preserved this historic building, but this idea wasnť won. Old building where was nice bicycle museum was demolished.
Musee de L'Auto, Mahymobiles, Belgium
Amble through the world history of automobiles from 1895 to the present day (300 veteran and vintage vehicles) and gain mechanical knowledge in the educational area. In other areas of Mahymobiles you will discover exceptional collections of miniature cars, historic bicycles & motorcycles, a children’s mini circuit, a gallery dedicated to the evolution of the coach building and a special display on world famous ‘raids’.
Contakt: http://www.mahymobiles.be/
De Velodroom - Belgium
This private collection in a private building can be seen only by agreement.
Contact: http://users.skynet.be/velodroom
Telephone: 050/812667
An exhibition "Cycling is a Religion", Roeselare - Belgium
The Roeselare Cycling Museum (Polenplein) was completely refurbished 2016 - 2017. While the work was in progress, the Fathers' Church will be used as the new temporary setting for the exhibition "Cycling is a Religion".
Contact: http://www.cyclingisreligion.be