Musée des 24 Heures du Mans

The Museum of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: Musée des 24 Heures du Mans) was founded in 1961 as the Automobile Museum de la Sarthe. In 1991 it was adopted 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]

In 2009 it was extensively renovated, so that the museum's permanent exhibition of the 24 Hours now highlights over 100 exceptional cars, many collectibles, dozens of films and archive photographs. The museum tour is organized around six major sequences that lead the visitor to meet the heroes of the 24 Hour race and origins of a tradition of the Le Mans automotive industry, tracing the evolution of the car in the twentieth century. ^[2]

References

1. 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. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
2. "Centre Culturel de la Sarthe > Musée > Musée des 24 Heures". France: Centre Culturel de la Sarthe. 2010. Retrieved 31 Oct 2011.

Coordinates: 47°57′25″N 0°12′31″E / 47.95694°N 0.20861°E