Created: November, 1995
Last updated: 8 July, 2006
Automotive museums in Australia and in New Zealand
Automotive museums in Australia
The drive through the Adelaide hills to reach the National Motor Museum at Birdwood in South Australia is a worthwhile enterprise in itself, capped by the chance to visit the foremost motor museum in Australia. Rooted in the private collection of vehicles and curiosities of one man, the National Motor Museum has grown to be a dedicated motor museum with a focus on the story of Australian motoring. Although the vehicles have long been displayed in the typical fashion - rows of cars and motorcycles in a big hall - the opening of a new wing to the museum in December 1998 will change all that.The intent within the new building is to show a social and cultural history of the motor vehicle in Australia using a collection of vehicles drawn in from other museums and from private collectors all over the country in order to look at the development of the Australian motor vehicle and the impact it has had on Australian society. It will go a long way towards making a good museum great. but, if this is not your cup of tea, do not despair, the old buildings will still be used to show a great collection of great vehicles.
Automotive museums in New Zealand