L'Aventure Michelin, Automobile museum in Clermont-Ferrand, France
L'Aventure Michelin is a museum in Clermont-Ferrand devoted to the Michelin group, opened on 23 January 2009. Its 2,000 m² of displays hold the 1895 car L'Éclair, a Breguet 14 aircraft from the First World War, the multi-wheeled Michelin PLR known as the Mille-pattes, and a Micheline railcar.
L'Aventure Michelin opened in Clermont-Ferrand on 23 January 2009, gathering the group's history, heritage and industrial products across 2,000 m². Its collections reach back to 1895, the year of L'Éclair, the car kept at the museum, and include a Breguet 14 aircraft of the First World War. The museum drew 100,000 visitors in 2019.
The museum's name, L'Aventure Michelin, frames the company story as an adventure. Visitors can see the 1895 car L'Éclair, a Breguet 14 aircraft and a Micheline railcar, and the yellow delivery van painted with the Michelin man and the words "jeu de Plage".
The museum is easily accessible and provides clear wayfinding throughout the space. Plan for an hour or two to move through the exhibitions at a comfortable pace and take time to examine the displayed objects and machinery in detail.
The museum houses the rare eleven-wheeled Mille Pattes, a specially modified Citroën DS that was used for tire testing during the 1970s. This unusual vehicle represents an experimental chapter in the history of automotive engineering and tire development research.
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