The Schlumpf brothers' extraordinary passion, preserved as the largest automobile collection in the world.
Founded by Hans and Fritz Schlumpf (collectors).
It holds 123 Bugattis, the largest Bugatti collection in the world, including two of the six original Bugatti Royales.
The collection was classified as a French Historic Monument in 1978 and the museum opened to the public in 1982.
More than 450 exceptional cars are on show, from makers such as Bugatti, Panhard, Maserati, Rolls-Royce and Citroën.
The museum welcomed a record 247,235 visitors in 2024.
Gas lamps flicker on along an avenue as a great radiator emerges from the shadows.
New stories from Musée National de l'Automobile arrive here as we publish them, straight from the house.
Bespoke is made in person: a conversation, a measure, and fittings until it is right.
Every house in this collection has its own world on Simply Luxury.
The Musée National de l'Automobile name belongs to its owners. Stories on Simply Luxury are drawn from the house's own published content. Illustrations by Simply Luxury.