Automobile Museum Reims-Champagne, Motor vehicle museum in Reims, France

The Automobile Museum Reims-Champagne displays around 160 cars and 90 motorcycles spread across multiple exhibition halls representing different eras of automotive design and engineering. The collection spans from the early 1900s onward and is organized into themed sections that guide visitors through the evolution of motor vehicles.

Founded in 1985 by Philippe Charbonneaux, this museum ranks among the five largest vehicle collections in France. The focus on models from 1908 onward means the collection spans over a century of automotive development.

The collection features French makers like Amilcar, Berliet, and Chenard-Walcker alongside international brands that shaped how people traveled across generations. Walking through the halls, you see how different countries and manufacturers contributed to the story of motor vehicles.

The museum occupies the former Menuiserie Métallique Moderne workshops at 84, avenue Georges-Clemenceau, in Reims. The entrance is marked by large grey metal letters spelling "MUSÉE D'AUTOM" on a reddish-orange band across the beige facade. Inside, the halls are organised around a central hall with metal ceiling beams; the pedal-car and toy sections are separate from the vehicle displays.

The museum's oldest vehicle is a Lacroix-de-Laville "Nef" from 1903, predating most of the collection by decades. Alongside the cars and motorcycles it keeps 7,000 miniature cars, 120 pedal cars and 170 enamel signs, and specific sections are devoted to miniatures, toys and old pedal cars.