The Mullin Automotive Museum 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
Oxnard, California
Oxnard () is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. On California's South Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately west ...
, US. Established in 2010, it displays the personal car collection of businessman and philanthropist
Peter W. Mullin. The museum has a large collection of vintage
Bugattis, and many of the cars are fully restored and able to be driven.
The museum is housed in the building formerly occupied by the
Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife. The building was remodeled to be more energy efficient by American architect
David Randall Hertz, making use of solar panels and reflective roofing to reduce heat, yet incorporating elements that retain the
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unite ...
style and motifs in order to match the era of the cars, many of which were made by French manufacturers in the 1920s and 1930s.
Although it is primarily known for its selection of classic French automobiles and grand prix race cars, the Mullin also houses a collection of Art-Deco furniture and contemporary paintings and sculpture.
[Mullin Automotive Museum]
"Mullin Automotive Museum Lends Prized California Artwork to Carnegie Art Museum for New Exhibit,"
Press release, June 16, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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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External links
Mullin Automotive Museum– official site
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Automobile museums in California
Buildings and structures in Oxnard, California
Culture of Oxnard, California
Museums in Ventura County, California