Museums in France

The foundation was created in January 1982 by the descendants of the Lyon manufacturer Marius Berliet and Renault Véhicules Industriels and was recognised as being in the public interest at the time of its creation. The collection includes vehicles (private cars, trucks, coaches and buses) and components (engines, units and different types of equipment), covering some 240 vehicles of all makes, all French, covering a period from 1886 to the present day, and almost 100 engines.

Housed in a former industrial building, the Matra Museum lies on a 3300 m2 territory and covers the history of Matra, from road cars for LeMans and Formula 1 racers.

"Maurice Dufresne, established his museum in Azay-le-Rideau in the mill of Marnay, the property which in 1026 belonged to Geoffroy de l'Ile. The hydraulic workings of the mill have been maintained and can be seen functioning. The 10,000 m2 of buildings, which house more than 3,000 antique machines and collection pieces, are found within a 67,000 m2 park of hundred-year-old trees. "

MM Park France was opened in 2017. Today it is one of the biggest military museums in Europe, featuring tanks and armored vehicles, uniforms, weapons, planes and naturally cars and motorcycles too.

For 49 years, the Gagnaire family has gathered and restored a fabulous collection of vintage motorcycles from the Monet & Goyon brand.

Located in the former factory the museum presented the French brands' products: "A museum for all ages where the oldest will remember their youth with pre-war models with side engine, like the old scooters of the 1950s, as for the youngest, they will plunge back into the 1990s by finding their Magnum and Booster models".  The collection also includes several prototypes

Alain Lhoumeau opened his motorcycle museum in 2004. Today the 210-strong collection is open by appointment only.

The Bosc Castle features a few different museums, including Claude Reynaud's motorcycle collection.

There are around a 100 motorcycles and scooters presented here.

Housed in an old barn, not far from 70 vehicles still in working order dating from 1925 to 1996 for the most recent. “The idea of ​​this museum is to give a second life to these machines and to share a passion for motorcycles with those who are interested in them” explains Laurent Gonnard.