The Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz is a privately owned
automobile museum
An automotive museum is a museum that explores the history of automotive-related transportation.
* Bold – Automotive museums owned by automotive manufacturers
* ''Italics'' – no longer open to public access, excludes private or invitation on ...
in
Ladenburg
Ladenburg is a town in northwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies on the right bank of the river Neckar, northwest of Heidelberg and east of Mannheim.
The town's history goes back to the Celtic and Roman Ages, when it was called Lopo ...
, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Established in 1984, it focuses on the career of the automotive pioneer
Carl Benz
Carl Friedrich Benz (; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929), sometimes also Karl Friedrich Benz, was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and fir ...
(also known as Karl Benz), and on the history of the automobile manufacturers associated with him. Since 2005, the museum has been housed in a former factory building used from 1908 to produce automobiles under the "C. Benz Söhne" brand.
See also
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List of automobile museums
An automotive museum is a museum that explores the history of automotive-related transportation.
* Bold – Automotive museums owned by automotive manufacturers
* ''Italics'' – no longer open to public access, excludes private or invitation on ...
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Mercedes-Benz Museum
The Mercedes-Benz Museum is an automobile museum in Stuttgart, Germany. It covers the history of the Mercedes-Benz brand and the brands associated with it. Stuttgart is home to the Mercedes-Benz brand and the international headquarters of the Merc ...
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Museum for Historical Maybach Vehicles
The Museum for Historical Maybach Vehicles (german: Museum für historische Maybach-Fahrzeuge) is a privately owned automobile museum in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany. Opened in 2009, it is the first and only museum in the world to ...
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External links
Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz– official site
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Buildings and structures in Ladenburg
Automobile museums in Germany
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Museums in Baden-Württemberg
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1984 establishments in Germany