6 June, 2026

The World Forum for Motor Museums invites proposals for presentations at the 2026 edition of WFFMM, taking place from 19–23 October 2026 at the Schlumpf Collection / Cité de l’Automobile in Mulhouse, France. The Forum is a biennial international meeting for motor museum professionals, principals, owners, collectors, curators, historians, conservators, and automotive heritage specialists. Under the theme “Driving New Perspectives – The Future of Motor Museums,” WFFMM 2026 will bring together the global automotive museum community to exchange ideas, share practical experience, and explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the next generation of motor museums.

Whether it's quattro all-wheel drive, the GTI, or a Ducati superbike: with the exhibition "Legends – Performance – Passion," Autostadt in Wolfsburg showcases how motorsport has been bringing innovations to the road and shaping brands for over 100 years. The occasion is marked by anniversaries such as 125 years of Škoda Motorsport, 100 years of Ducati, 75 years of Porsche Motorsport, and 50 years of the GTI. The exhibition is complemented by iconic Audi exhibits centered around the quattro myth and successes on rally stages and racetracks

The Studebaker National Museum's latest exhibition 'Five Driven Women' is now open. Through five remarkable women and their cars, discover stories of adventure, achievement, and determination in this trailblazing exhibition. The JBS Collection is providing 3 of the 5 vehicles in the exhibition, which will be on display only through July 19. Included are the 1928 Hudson Series O Town Car once owned by Maribel Schumacher, the 1934 Packard Twelve 1108 Custom Convertible Dietrich Sedan commissioned by explorer Louise Arner Boyd, and the iconic 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton Convertible owned by Amelia Earhart.

A new temporary exhibit 'From Stock Cars to Racecars' is now open at the Savoy Automobile Museum. From hauling moonshine, to racing on dirt and then asphalt, these early racers were fearless on the track, and the car designs have changed significantly over the years. This exhibit will feature at least one different Series car from Generation one to the present. The exhibit will be open June 2 – September 27, 2026.

Take a step back in time in N.C. Transportation Museum's newly renovated Bumper to Bumper exhibit. Explore the evolution of automobiles through updated historic dioramas that bring each era to life; from a steam-powered 1901 White horseless carriage to a 1918 Rauch & Lang electric car and a 1964½ Mustang convertible. Throughout the exhibit, videos showcase a 1930s Ford production line and vintage ads, highlighting how everyday life shaped automotive design over the years.

The National Motor Museum is to show contemporary artworks which include blueprints of old Land Rover, Triumph and Mini vehicles acquired by Alan Reullier, an award-winning French artist and turned into contemporary pop art pieces.  The colourful exhibition showcases and celebrates the artistry of classic car design, with visitors able to view and buy the one-of-a-kind artwork.  The exhibition will be open at the National Motor Museum’s In Focus Gallery from 12 June 2026 - 7 February 2027.

From July 8 to September 6, Autoworld presents ‘Icons of the 90’s’, a major automotive exhibition that takes visitors back to one of the most iconic and influential decades in recent history. The exhibition highlights the richness and diversity of 1990s mobility, featuring city cars, convertibles and roadsters, hot hatches, sports saloons, Japanese sports cars, innovative family vehicles and spectacular supercars. Two-wheelers also play an important role in the exhibition. Around fifteen motorcycles illustrate the revival of European brands such as Ducati, BMW and Triumph.

This week, the Truck & Bus collection at the PS.SPEICHER museum celebrates its 10th anniversary. It opened on June 4, 2016, and since then has showcased the diverse history of commercial vehicles: from everyday commercial vehicles to long-distance transport.

To mark the occasion, a small anniversary program will take place on-site on Saturday, June 6:

From 10 a.m. selected vehicles will be brought out, accompanied by coffee, waffles, and bratwurst.

From hardworking delivery vans and rugged farm utes to classic trucks that once kept local businesses moving, our current “Working Vehicles” display is packed with history, character and stories from a different era. Step inside the Bunbury Geographe Motor Museum and take a closer look at the vehicles that helped build communities, support local industries and transport goods across generations. Even more impressive, many of these classics are still running and remain driveable today – a true credit to the passionate owners who have preserved them so beautifully over the years.

California Automobile Museum's latest addition is this little 1958 BMW Isetta, known for its front opening door and sometimes known as a 'Bubble Car'. This one even has its own customized trailer. Perfect for towing your luggage – see it in the museum's Route 66: California Dreamin' exhibit.

The Miracle of America Museum at Polson, Montana just added a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr 4 door sedan with a V12 flathead engine to it's military collection as a Staff Car. It joins over 35 other wheeled military vehicles from World War II to the present. Several of the vehicles have been in veteran and 4th of July parades in towns in North Western Montana.

On display for a limited time at Motor Museum of Western Australia:
the Birrana 273, a significant Australian-built Formula 2 (AF2)
racing car produced in 1973 by Birrana Racing Cars, founded by Tony
Alcock and Malcolm Ramsay. Known for its lightweight, rigid chassis,
the 273 dominated the 1973 Australian F2 Championship with Leo
Geoghegan, while also being raced by Peter Brock, Graeme Crawford &
Bernie Zampatti. Built in Adelaide, the 273 was an evolution of the
earlier F72 Formula Ford, designed specifically for Formula 2 racing
with a 94-inch wheelbase and wide tracks for stability.

On May 30, the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum taken delivery of its latest exhibit. A 1959 250cc Lilac, made in Japan and as new with only 88 miles on the clock. Very few were made and even less remaining so a great bike for the museum.

The August Horch Museum Zwickau presented on May 30 its latest addition, an AWZ P70 four-door sedan, around which only rumors had previously circulated. This vehicle is a prototype that never went into production. The P70 four-door was discovered south of Berlin during the liquidation of a collection as part of a real estate sale. Until now, only a historical photograph was known, along with a few rumors. The P 70 will be inspected, restored, and researched over the next few months. It will become part of the museum's permanent exhibition.

The return of a true Brooklands favourite will be one of the major highlights of this summer’s special centenary celebration marking 100 years since Britain’s first Grand Prix, held at the famous banked Surrey circuit in 1926. Designed and built at Brooklands by eminent Welsh engineer and pioneering racing driver John Godfrey Parry Thomas, the Thomas ‘Flatiron’ Special made its debut in 1926 and quickly became a regular and successful competitor at the circuit in the years that followed. Now, a century on, a Thomas Special will relive those glory days, running in public at Brooklands for the first time since before the Second World War.

The Nationales Automuseum, which is integrated into the campus and forms part of the Faculty of Economics and Law at the Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Sciences for Economics and the Environment, already delivers education of the highest standard. Surrounded by rare exhibits spanning over 130 years of automotive history, the museum hosts lectures and certificate courses in the field of automotive and mobility economics. With the establishment of a unique endowed professorship in automotive history, the university campus is now undergoing a further significant enhancement: among other things, it will enable a Master’s programme, the supervision of dissertations and the academic integration of the museum’s own archive.