AutoMuseum Volkswagen is an
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
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is the fifth largest city in the German state of Lower Saxony, located on the river Aller. It lies about east of Hanover and west of Berlin.
Wolfsburg is famous as the location of Volkswagen AG's he ...
, Lower Saxony, Germany. Opened in April 1985,
[ it is one of two museums in Wolfsburg devoted to the history of the ]Volkswagen
Volkswagen (),English: , . abbreviated as VW (), is a German Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a ...
brand; the other is at nearby Autostadt
The Autostadt ( German for ''Automobile City'') is a visitor attraction adjacent to the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, with a prime focus on automobiles. The complex was designed by Henn GmbH.
It features a museum, feature pavilio ...
.[
The museum houses around 130 cars on permanent display ranging from the earliest VW Beetles to concept design studies of VW models.]Stiftung
A stiftung () (properly ''Stiftung'', pl. ''Stiftungen'') is an institution/foundation which, with the aid of a property, pursues a purpose determined by the founder.
A ''stiftung foundation'' exists to give effect to the stated, non-commercial wi ...
AutoMuseum Volkswagen''.[
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See also
*August Horch Museum Zwickau
The August Horch Museum Zwickau is an automobile museum in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany. Opened in 2004, it covers the history of automobile construction in Zwickau, the home of Horch and Audi prior to World War II, and Trabant during the Cold War-era ...
* museum mobile
*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 o ...
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External links
AutoMuseum Volkswagen
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Automobile museums in Germany
Buildings and structures in Wolfsburg
Museums in Lower Saxony
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