The Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: Musee des 24 Heures du Mans) is a motorsport museum located at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. It was founded in 1961 as the Automobile Museum de la Sarthe. In 1991, it was taken over by the organizers of the 24 hours road race and moved to a purpose built museum complex under the direction of Francis Piquera, the Executive Manager. [1]
Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Musée des 24 Heures du Mans
Established
1961; 62 years ago (1961)
Location
Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, 72009, Le Mans, France
In 2009, the museum was extensively renovated. Its permanent exhibition includes over 100 historic cars, many collectibles, dozens of films and archive photographs. The museum tour is organized around six major sequences that showcase the important figures of the 24 Hour race and origins of the Le Mans automotive industry, tracing the evolution of the car in the twentieth century.[2]
With their legendary models of the greatest endurance race in the world, 350m² of temporary exhibitions complete the thematic exhibition.
A visit of the famous circuit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race is possible.
^Schmidt, Bjoern; Andreas Birner; Bjoern Schmidt; Peter Singhof; Keith Bluemel; Helmut Schnug; Thierry Lesparretion; Kare M A Pietila; Edvar van Daalen; Mark Ketcham; Mike Sheehan; James Davies; Jarrett Rothmeier; Bill Wagenblatt (2010). "Musée Automobilede la Sarthe". Germany: H&M System Software GmbH. Retrieved 31 Oct 2011.
^"Centre Culturel de la Sarthe; Musée; Musée des 24 Heures". France: Centre Culturel de la Sarthe. 2010. Retrieved 31 Oct 2011.
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