Collection Claude Reynaud "Musée Moto Vélo" Domazan – France
This highly specialized museum concentrating on the beginnings of development of bicycles is located in a family castle Château de Bosc . All machines in the collection are very rare examples, many of them are not possible to show on next places because they exists only in one example. Just these bicycles made this museum as one of the best bicycle museum around the World.
Contact: http://www.chateau-de-bosc.com
Last current visit in 2023. Fotogallery with bicycles and motorcycles 2023.
08/G. Moto velo musée, Domazan – France
Further expansion of the museum in 2017 a 2018 and some new examples:
08/F. Moto velo musée, Domazan – France
Alex Singer Cycles, Paris - France
Alex Singer, who along with Rene Herse, are two of the most revered bicycle frame builders of the modern age, generated a worldwide cult status following which escalated the resale value for collectors.
Cycles Alex Singer was one of France’s leading frame building shops, located in Levallois Perret, France. Ernest Csuka started working for his uncle Alex in 1944, when he was 16 years old. Alex had only been making bikes for six years. Today, the bikes are made by Ernest Csuka’s son, Olivier, still at the original shop in France.
Address: 53, rue Victor Hugo, Paříž, Francie
Contact: https://www.cycles-alex-singer.fr
Many fantastic phos from Christian Bille HERE
„Le musée de Marco“ Exposition Centre Culturel Albert Camus – Issoudun, France
Marco Lebreton and his "Le musée de Marco" organized many occasional expositions on the way. A very nice man, a friend and an expert of antik bicycles.
Contact: http://www.lemuseedemarco.fr
A few photos from Centre Culturel Albert Camus in Issoudun exposition in 2018:
Marco collection
VÉLOCIPÉDIA – Randan, Puy-De-Dome, France
It was not first time when people around Tonton Velo organized event for fans of antique bicycles. Randan, small village in central France hosted collectors and fans (2015 May 1th to 3th). Nice exposition of bicycles, jumble sale, ride bikes and meeting friends, talks and spend time in good mood - it is main idea for this great event! Very nice atmosphere there. Many thanks to all people who helped with organization.
Contact: http://forum.tontonvelo.com/
Tournus - France
This museum, opened in 2010, contains a private collection of more than 200 machines. The collection is unique in that most of the machines are still in the original, unrestored state.
Contact: www.enviesdevelo.com
Musée national du Château de Compiègne, Francie
Fantastic atmosphere is in the “Royal Carriage” museum in Compiegne close to Paris. Only three velocipedes are on display for public. Very decorative velocipede Cie Parisienne, front suspension velocipede Benon and an english safety Singer.
Contakt: http://palaisdecompiegne.fr/
The photos were taken 2010
At the present time, this part of the exhibits are not open to the public and not everyone has the opportunity to examine the beauty of the displayed items. Some pictures were taken in museum deposit.
Musée du Vélo, Hiers Brouage – France
Very nice bicycle collection owned by Jean Simo situated on old street in military fortress. Many really rare velocipedes, tricycles and system bikes.
Contact: http://www.musee-du-velo.com
Musee du Velo - Abbaye Trois-Fontaines, France
Musee du Velo - Abbaye de Trois-Fontaines near very famous and inportant town for bicycle collectors - Bar-le-Duc.
This private collection is open to the public only during the vacations. Many interesting bikes in original condition.
Musée des Arts et Métiers – Paris, France
The Musée des Arts et Métiers (Museum of Arts and Crafts) is a museum in Paris that houses the collection of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (National Conservatory of Arts and Industry), which was founded in 1794. The museum has over 80,000 objects and 15,000 drawings in its collection, of which about 2,500 are on display in Paris. Though a lot of bicycles from collection of museum are in deposit, we recommend visit this place.
Contakt: http://www.arts-et-metiers.net/
Musée Automobile de Vendée - Talmon Saint Hilare, France
Automobile Museum of Vendée is first of all a history of family: that of Giron which for over 75 years collect, restore and maintain cars, two wheel and all kinds of accessories related to historic vehicles for the sake of heritage preservativ. Thus, over 150 cars, motorcycles and bicycles are on public display in a room of 3.300 metres forcefully explanation, posters, models and period accessories.
Contact: www.musee-auto-vendee.com