Museums
Museums – evaluation
The point designation using stars facilitates rapid orientation and provides information on the extent and conception of the bicycle expositions in museums or at exhibitions (a similar system is used for hotels and restaurants – i.e. a greater number of stars corresponds to a higher level).
5 stars – excellent, extensive, a great many rare items exhibited, very interesting bicycles, absolutely TOP quality
4 stars – very interesting, beautiful machines, high quality exhibits, world class
3 stars – interesting, several rare items, many interesting things and technical details, something for everyone
2 stars – pleasant smaller museum exceeding the extent of normal regional collections, several quite unique items
1 star – regional extent of museum or exhibition
We would like to point out that this is only a general evaluation based entirely on our subjective opinions.
Probably every collector specializes in both in some way; everybody is interested in a different detail or attracted by a different form of exhibiting or conserving articles. Thus, it cannot be excluded that the museum with the smallest number of stars will be the best and most interesting one for you.
France (59)
Collection ‘Monsieur X’ – plakáty, Paříž, Francie 
Alex Singer Cycles, Paris - France
Collection Claude Reynaud "Musée Moto Vélo" Domazan – France
Expo Tour de France - Francis Chantal Ostojski, Landas, France
Exposition L'historique Moto & Velo – Marmande 2013, France
L’épopée fantastique - Compiègne, France
Musée d'art et d'industrie in Saint-Étienne - "The velocipede - a modern object"
Musée d'art et d'industrie, Saint-Étienne – France
Musée du Velo du Haut Limousin, France
Musée Moto Vélo, Domazan – France
Notre Dame des Cyclist, Labatiste-d´ Armagnac, France
Rétromobile Paris 2024
Collection of Robert Gransiegne and Emmanuel Déhan - Sceaux, France 
Exhibition - L'HISTORIQUE, Marmande à "La Belle Epoque" 2011
Henri Malartre museum, (69 - Roch.sur Saône) Lyon – France
Musée Ateliers des Pionniers, Gallardon - France
Musée Automobile de Vendée - Talmon Saint Hilare, France
Musée des Arts et Métiers – Paris, France
Musee du Velo - Abbaye Trois-Fontaines, France
Musée du Vélo, Hiers Brouage – France
Musée national du Château de Compiègne, Francie
Rétromobile Paris 2025
Tournus - France
VÉLOCIPÉDIA – Randan, Puy-De-Dome, France
„Le musée de Marco“ Exposition Centre Culturel Albert Camus – Issoudun, France
Château De Savigny, Les Beaune, France
Domaine de Sceaux – Paris, France
Exhibition in Château Haut Goujon, Montagne - France
Expositon „100 ANS DE MAILLOT JAUNE“ Musée du Sport, Nice - Francie
IVCA Rally 2011 - The Bicycle museum and The Exhibition
L'aventure Michelin - Clermont-Ferrand, France
Le musée du Vélo - La Fresnaye sur Chédouet, France
Musée Auto Moto Vélo – Châtellerault, France
Musée Comtadin du Cycle – Pernes Les Fontanes, France
Musée de la Moto - Marseille, France
Musée de la Moto et du Vélo, Amnéville les Thermes – France
Musée des Arts Forains - Paris, France
Musée Helyett, Sully-sur-Loire, France
Musée VELO, Moret-sur-Loing - France
Museum Barthélemy Thimonnier „La Machine à coudre et la Cycle“ – Amplepuis, France
The Cycle Museum of Favrieux – France
EXHIBITION “THE CYCLE IN SAINT-ETIENNE, A CENTURY OF KNOW-HOW”, France
Monpelier MUSEE DE L’AUTO " LE TACOT", Aigues-Mortes - France
Musée Automobile - Reims (Champagne), France
Musée Automobile de Lorreaine, Bois-de-Haye - France
Musée Automobile de Provence, ORGON - France
Musée de l'automobile, Valençay – France
Musée National du Sport, Nice - France
Peugeot Museé, Sochaux – France
Château de Montfleury, Avressieux - France
Musée Carnavalet, Paris – France
Musée Clément Ader – Muret, France
Musée du Velo - Saint Usuge, France
The Castle of the Dukes, Bar-le-Duc – France
Universal museum - MUSÉE 1900 – France
Cadouin - France
Expo 2024: Monaco á Mulhouse, France
Expo Cycles Bédoin Ventoux - France
The Collection Schlumpf – Mulhouse, France
Czech republic (72)
Exhibition "Thunder to the pedal", Vysoké Mýto Czech Republic
Expo "The Legendary Favorit" - NTM Praha, Czech Republic
Museum of Bicycles, Boskovštejn - Czech Republic
An Exposition „The Bicycle 1817 – 2017“, The North Bohemian Museum in Liberec – Czech Republic
BATTAGLIA CYKLONOSTALGIA 2013 - Čekanice u Blatné, Czech Republic
Depo Moto Art – exhibition gallery Pilsen, Czech republic
Exhibition "The Story of The Bicycle", Pilsen 2016 - Czech Republic
Exhibition 2011 - Králův Dvůr, Czech republic
Exhibition of a private collection - Podolí, Czech Republic
Exposition " The Adventure of Cycling " – Nová Paka, Czech Republic
Moravian Bicycle Exhibition – Hradec nad Moravicí, Czech Republic
Museum of Cycling History, Žíreč - Czech Republic
National Technical Museum - Prague, Czech republic
Seasonal exhibition– Mnichovo Hradiště, Czech Republic
Seasonal exposition 2019/2020, Hradec Králové - Czech Republic
Velohistorie - Golčův Jeníkov, Czech Republic
Veteran Arena Museum of historic cars in Olomouc, Czech republic
Muzeum Cheb – Historické regionální muzeum, Cheb - Czech Republic
Blatské muzeum - Veselí nad Lužnicí, Czech republic
Exhibition "Adventure of Cycling" - Kouřim, Czech Republic
Exhibition "Epoch of High Wheel" - Polabské muzeum Poděbrady, Czech Republic
Exhibition "History of Cycling" - Městské muzeum, Čáslav, Czech Republic
Exhibition "On two wheels" - České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Expo 2024: Cycling Adventures – Louny, The Czech republic
Exposition "Antik bicycle" - Rumburk, Czech Republic
Exposition "Pedal Your Bike" – Jičín, Czech Republic
Exposition "Time Period of High Wheel in Bohemia", Kolín - Czech Republic
Moto Veteran museum – Uherský Ostroh, Czech republic
Museum Histovelo - Kola Nakladal, Brno - Czech Republic
Museum Moto & Velo - Přerov nad Labem, Czech Republic
Museum of race cycling, Terezín, Czech Republic
National History Museum in Šumperk, Czech Republic
Privat Museum of Martin Hlavaty, Czech Republic
Private collection - The Czech Republic
Region museum Semily - Czech Republic
Summer 2013 Bike Exposition - Pardubice, Czech Republic
Summer exhibition 2022 – Svitavy City Museum, Czech Republic
Technic Museum Liberec - Czech Republic
Technical Museum Tatra, Kopřivnice - Czech Republic
The first Czech bicycle museum – Nové Hrady, Czech Republic
Town museum Sedlčany, Czech Republic
"Exhibition 2018" Brandýs n.Labem - Czech Republic
Exhibition „Antique bicycles from Zbraslav“ - Zbraslav, Czech Republic
Local exposition 2019 - Kladno, Czech Republic
Manor Granary Museum – Brtnice, Czech republic
Museum of motoring – Znojmo, Czech Republic
Retromuseum Cheb, Czech Republic
ŠKODA Museum – Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
Summer exhibition - Museum Netolice, Czech Republic
The exposition of antik bicycles – Luhov, Czech Republic
Velo - moto museum – Loket, Czech Republic
Baťa Institute – Gallery and Museum, Zlín – Czech republic
Exposition ESKA – Museum Cheb, Czech republic
Historic Car Museum - Kuks, Czech Republic
Moto museum – Kašperské Hory, Czech Republic
Motorcycle museum, Kámen – Czech Republic
Museum of Technic in Loukov - Czech Republic
Muzeum Jindřichohradecka - Jindřichův Hradec - Czech Republic
Veterans Museum – Slatinice, Czech Republic
Archa za vodou, Libochovice – Czech republic
Exhibition "Historic bicycle – collection M.Šindelář" – Museum Aš, Czech Republic
Exhibition "Time Machines" - Café Továrna in Zlín, Czech Republic
Exhibition 30 years of Superior, TATRA Museum, Kopřivnice - Czech Republic
Expo 2023 – Slezskoostravský hrad, Czech Republic
Expo IVCA 2024, National Agricultural Museum, Ostrava, Czech republic
Expo of Petr Šimpach – Bílovec Museum, Czech Republic
Gallery Visio Art, Jan Bejšovec . Photo Exposition, Pilsen – Czech Republic
JIHOČESKÉ MOTOCYKLOVÉ MUSEUM, České Budějovice - Czech Republic
Museum of historical motorcycles, Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
Museum of old machines and technologies - Žamberk, Czech Republic
Pub, café and bar "KOLONIAL"
Summer Exhibition - Čechy pod Kosířem, Czech Republic
Belgium (15)
KOERS Museum of Cycle Racing Roeselare – Belgium
MAHY a familly of cars –EXPO 2021, Gent – Belgium
Expo „CYCLING LEGENDS“ – Autoworld Brussels, Belgium
An exhibition "Cycling is a Religion", Roeselare - Belgium
De Velodroom - Belgium
Musee de L'Auto, Mahymobiles, Belgium
Musée du Cycle Falmignoul – Belgium
Museé du Cycle, ARLON (WEYLER) – Belgium
Musée Vivant du Cycle, Ampsin – Belgium
National Cycle Museum Roeselare – Belgium
Centrum Ronde de van Vlaanderen, Oudenaarde, Belgium
Pub and Bar “ 't Velootje “ - Patershol, Gent - Belgium
BIKERS LOFT – Groenedijk, Belgium
Cycle museum Roger Wery, Fam. castel (Huccorgne) – Belgium
AUTOWORLD Brussels- Belgium
Germany (40)
Deutsche Fahrradmuseum, Bad Brückenau - Germany
Expo The Bicycle – Design Object, München, Germany
Deutsches-museum - München, Germany
Expo 2023 „DDR-Rennräder von Textima“, Chemnitz, Germany
Exposition DAS FAHRRAD, Hamburg- Germany
„ 2 Rader – 200 Jahre“, TECHNOSEUM Mannheim - Germany
August Horch Museum Zwickau - Germany
Deutsches Zweirad - Neckarsulm, Germany
Dresden Transport Museum – Dresden, Germany
Expo "200 Jahre Radfahren" 2018, Munchen - Germany
Exposition “ 200 Jahre Fahrraderfindung“, Weiboehla - Germany
Exposition “Faszination Fahrrad“, Lörrach - Germany
Museum for Industrial Culture – Nuremberg, Germany
Phänomen – Phenomenal! (the summer exhibition Phänomen-Werke), Zittau – Germany
Radsportmuseum Course de la Paix, Kleinmühlingen – Germany
Town Museum Einbeck - Germany
Velocium - Weinböhla, Germany
Wasserschloss Klaffenbach „RADKUNS Das Fahrrad als Design and Kunstobject“ - Chemnitz, Germany
Arnschwanger Fahrradmuseum - Germany
Augustusburg - Motorcycle museum, Germany
Auto & Technik MUSEUM SINSHEIM - Germany
Bell and Town museum Apolda- Germany
Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, Germany
Fahrrad Museum Stahl-Rad, Rechberghausen – Germany
Fahrzeugmuseum - Chemnitz, Germany
Gochsheim Reichsdort Museum - Germany
Motorrad - Veteranen und Technik Museum, Großschönau – Germany
Renault Museum Philipp Collection, Sinsheim - Germany
Fahrzeug museum MARXZELL - Germany
Industrie Museum - Chemnitz, Germany
TECHNIK MUSEUM SPEYER - Speyer, Germany
Autovision Museum - Altlusheim, Germany
Jockels Rennrad Sammlung, Sinsheim - Germany
Merks Motor Museum - Nürnberg, Germany
Rennrad Ausstellung - Velocium, Weinböhla, Germany
Stadtmuseum - Karlsruhe, Germany
Steel Vintage Bikes, Berlin – Germany
TECHNOSEUM, Mannheim - Germany
Urban and Industrial Museum Rüsselsheim, Germany
Velocipiade 2021 exposition, Lutherstadt Wittenberg – Germany
USA (32)
"American Wheels to the Front" Baltimore, MD - USA
Bicycle Pedaling History museum, Buffalo, NY – USA
Expo "Riding High" - Lightner Museum Exhibition, Florida, USA
Metz Bicycle Museum, Freehold, NJ - USA
The Bicycle Museum of America, New Bremen, OH - USA
The Pryor Dodge Bicycle Collection, NY - USA
„Ride On!“ - Lightner Museum Exhibition, Florida, USA
California Bicycle Museum, Davis, CA - USA
Classic bicycle Aubrun 2024 - Auburn, USA
Henry Sheldon Museum - Middlebury, Vermont - USA
Marin Museum of Bicycling, Fairfax, CA - USA
Martins Bike Shop Inc. - Ephrata, PA - USA
Old Spokes Home – Burlington, Vermont - USA
Pierce - Arrow Museum, Buffalo, NY – USA
„Motorcyclepedia“ Ted’s motorcycle collection - Newburgh, NY - USA
College Park Bicycles & Mt. Airy Bicycles – Coll. Park, Maryland – USA
CYCLE SMITHY - Chicago, IL - USA
Gary and Mary COOK´S Bicycle collection, Vallejo CA – USA
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD – USA
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago - USA
The bike collection of Robin Williams – California, USA
The Elliott Museum, Stuard, Forida - USA
Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI – USA
Rydjor Bike Shop, Austin, MN – USA
Washington County Rural Heritage Museum, Boonsboro, MD - USA
Bicycle Raillway, Smithville – NJ, USA
Bicycle Heaven, Pittsburg, PA - USA
Exhibition "150 years of bicycling in America", North Haven , CT - USA
Indiana State Museum, Indianopolis, IN – USA
Nutmeg Country Cycling Museum, Connecticut – USA
Science Museum Oklahoma – OK, USA
Netherlands (11)
V.O.F. Yesterdays – Nederweert, Netherlands
VELORAMA - The Dutch National Cycle Museum, Nijmegen – Netherlands
Louwman Museum, der Haag - Netherlands
Historisch museum Deventer – Netherlands
Moss shop and museum, JC Koog aan de Zaan - Netherlands
Private museum – Netherlands
Summer exhibition „Vive Le Tour de France“, Nijmegen – Netherlands
Batavus company museum – Netherlands
American Motorcycle museum, Raalte - Netherlands
Rijksmuseum Paleis Het too, Apeldoorn - Netherlands
Merida Experience Centre, Apeldoorn - Netherlands
Austria (19)
"Exhibition 2017" Hollemburg, Krems - Austria
Bicycle Museum Vösendorf, Austria
Fahrradausstellung, Velo Gleisdorf - Rakousko
Fahrradmuseum Illmitz - Austria
Sommer Exhibition 2017, PROJEKTRAUM Burgerland, Austria
The exhibition „FAHR! RAD - von der drasiene zur hightech – machine“, Vienna – Austria
Fahrradmuseum Ybbs – Ybbs an der Donau, Austria
Ferdinand Porsche Erlebniswelten fahr(T)raum, Mattsee - Austria
Oldtimer museum "Rund ums Rad" - Altmünster, Austria
The Bicycle Museum, Retz - Austria
The exposition "TOUR DU MONDE" - Wien, Austria
„BICYCLES! A Love Story“ The Exhibition 2018, Wienna – Austria
DAS 1. ÖSTERREICHISCHE MOTORRADMUSEUM – Sigmundsherberg, Austria
Oldtimermuseum Altmünster - Traum, Austria
Johan Puch Museum, Graz - Austria
KOLLER Oldtimermuseum – Heldenberg, Austria
Technischen Museum, Vienna – Austria
Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum 2016-2021. Obergurgl, Austria
Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum 2024, Obergurgl, Austria
England (20)
"Cycle Pionners 1868 - 1900" Transport Museum, Coventry – England
British Cycling Museum, Camelford in Cornwall – England
Brooklands Museum, Surrey - England
National Cycle Museum - Lincoln 1984 - 1996/97, England
Ned Passey Collection and Benson VCC Annual Rally, Benson – England
Penny – Farthing museum - England
Streetlife Museum, Hull - England
Kelham Island Museum, Shiffield - England
NASH collection, Brooklands – England
National Motor Museum, Beaulieu – England
The Science museum - London, England
Transport Museum, Coventry – England
Dover Transport Museum - Dover, England
Exposition Cycle Revolution – London Design Museum, England
London Motorcycle Museum - London, England
Snowshill Manor - England
The Lakeland Motor Museum, Cumbria – England
Mark Hall Cycle Museum - England
Tabley House, Knutsford - England
Haynes Motor Museum, Somerset - England
Italy (44)
Collezione velocipedi e biciclette antiche A. & C. Azzini, Soresina, Italy
Columbus Continuum 100 Years Celebrations, Milan – Italy
Exhibition 2024 "Le bici dei campioni", Cittadella - Italy
Expo „Le Leggende del Ciclismo“, Padova, Italy
Madonna del Ghisallo – Patrona dei Ciclisti, Magreglio - Italy
Museo dei Campionissimi – Castellania, Alessandria, Italy
Museo del Cyclismo Ghisallo, Magreglio - Italy
Museo della bicicletta - Saldeco, Italy
Museo Moto Guzzi - private collection of Aurelio Rampazzo, Mirano (Venice), Italy
Privat collection – Brescia, Italy
Casa Fausto Coppi, Castellania, Alessandrie, Italy
Ciclocollection - Museo di Biciclette, Riva del Garda – Italy
Colnago museum – Cambiago, Italy
Expo Motus: The Prehistory of the Automobile - Museo Galileo – Italy
Museo Scooter & Lambretta, Milano – Italy
Museo Storico della Bicicletta, Belluno - Italy
Tino Sana - Museo del Falegname, Almenno San Bartolomeo – Italy
AcdB Museo - CITTÀ DELLE BICICLETTE, Alessandria, Italy
Cyclofficina Luciano Berruti - Gaiole in Chianti – Italy
Francesco Moser Winery and Museum, Trento – Italy
Museo del Ciclismo Gino Bartali, Florencie - Italy
Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci", Milan - Italy
Museo Miscellaneo Galbiati – Brugherio, Italy
Museo NICOLIS, Verona - Italy
Museo Ottavio Bottecchia - Mescolino-minelle, TV, Italy
Muzeo Nazionale del Motociclo, Rimini – Italy
Expo 2024 „In maglia rosa e gialla“ - AcdB Museo (AL), Italy
Museo Cyclostorico Palazzi, Gallarate - Italy
Museo della bicicletta - Villaverla, Italy
CASA Eroica - Gaiole in Chianti, Italy
Museo dei Mestieri In Bicicletta – Gubbio, Italy
Museo delle Curiosita – San Marino
Alfa Romeo Museum, Arese - Italy
Cicli Nicoletti, Verona - Italy
Collezione Umberto Panini – Maserati museum, Modena - Italy
Expo 'Dal Velocipede alla Bicicletta da corsa' - Sanremo, Italy
Expo: Pedalando nella storia, Monteroni di Lecce, Italy
Expo: „Pedallando nella Storia“, Ecomuseo Villaggio Leumann, Collegno - Italy
Luciano Berruti - Museo della bicicletta di Cosseria - Italy
Museo della Motocicletta Frera, Tradate VA, Italy
MUSEO IL VELOCIPEDE, Berzo, Italy
Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile, Turin - Italy
Museum Enzo Ferrari Modena, Italy
“100 volte Bottecchia“, Associazione Culturale Ottavio Bottecchia Pordenone, Italy
Switzerland (13)
Speedbicycles GmbH „Fast Bikes since 1900“ Basel - Switzerland
Velomuseum Rehetobel „Karl Reichmuth collection“– Switzerland
Expo: VELO ÉQUILIBRES EN MOUVEMENT, Museum RATH, Geneve - Switzerland
Le Centre Mondial du Cyclisme UCI, Aigle - Switzerland
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Geneva) – Switzerland
Musée du Vélo SION - Switzerland
Rehetobel Velomuseum - Switzerland
Nationales VELO-MUSEUM Helvetia, Brügg b./Biel – Switzerland
Pantheon Basel - Switzerland
Velos Motos Franz Heini, Wolhusen - Switzerland
HEKU Velo Museum – Simmental, Switzerland
Olympic museum - Lausanne, Switzerland
Château de Nyon, Nyon, Switzerland
Spain and Andorra (11)
Bici Lab Andorra. Bicycle Museum, Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Collecció d'Automòbils Salvador Claret, Girona, Spain
National Automobile Museum of Andorra, Encamp, Andorra
National Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia, Terrassa, Spain
„Exposición de Bicycletas Clásicas - Pasión por lo Clásico“ – Medina de Rio Seco, Spain
Canillo Motorcycle museum, Canillo - Andorra
Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Bizikletak 150 Urste Aňos, Expo Muzeo San Telmo, Spain
Expo Bicicletas de Antaňo, València - Spain
Museo Automovilistico de Málaga - Málaga, Spain
Museum of Funeral Carriages, Barcelona Spain
Latvia (1)
Saulkrasti Bicycle Museum - Riga, Latvia
The collection consists of technically most interesting samples of bicycle development history found in Latvia. A collection of trademarks of the biggest East-European bicycle companies is displayed at the exposition.
Contact: http://www.velomuseum.lv/galerija.php?tags=&dire=galerijas/Expozicija
105/A - Saulkrasti Bicycle Museum
Book: "From Leutner to Erenpreis. 100 years of bicycle manufacturing in Latvia"
Mr. Edvins Liepins and Mr. Janis Seregins got out very special book. They have gathered many years of research in various archives, museums, libraries and expeditions with businessmen, craftsmen and their contemporaries. This book is the one and only book that is specifically about the history of bicycle manufacturing in Latvia.
