Siku Museum, Automobile museum in Stadtlohn, Germany

Siku Museum in Stadtlohn displays over 38,500 model vehicles and 90 original cars on about 2,000 m². The models stand sorted by theme and year in glass display cases, while the full-size vehicles are arranged in the centre of the room, also by theme or year.

The museum opened in 1999 and focuses on the Siku model car brand that began production in 1951. It traces how these miniature vehicles evolved from their original designs into the diverse collection seen today.

The collection reflects Siku's international reach: models were made in local colours and liveries for Belgium, China, Estonia, Finland, France, Britain, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the USA. Also on show are Brazilian Rei models cast in retired Siku moulds in the 1970s and 1980s, and Hungarian Metchy copies marked "Made in Hungary".

The museum is privately run by Thomas Höing and sits near the Dutch border. Models are sorted by theme and year in glass display cases, while original vehicles stand in the middle of the room, also grouped by theme or year. Temporary exhibitions, such as art shows on toys and automobiles, appear from time to time.

Among the full-size cars is a one-off Audi 5000 Picasso stretch limousine, built as a single example. The original vehicles stand in the middle of the room, arranged by special bodywork or production series and by year, while the models fill glass cases around them.