The Škoda Museum () is a

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Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

in the

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. It presents the history of the automobile manufacturer

Škoda Auto Škoda Auto Akciová společnost, a.s. (), often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Works became State ow ...

(known until 1925 as Laurin & Klement), which is one of just four automakers in the world which has an unbroken history stretching back to 1895. It is located next to a large production facility.

History

The museum was opened in 1995, to the centenary of the company's founding. A remodeled museum was opened in Autumn 2012. It is located in the former factory building of Škoda Auto where cars were manufactured until 1928.

Collection

The museum has an area of . It presents about 340 exhibits, of which 46 are cars. The museum is divided into three divisions in separate spaces. In ''Evolution'' section are the most important products, from the first bicycle, motorcycle, tricycle, first car (1906) with performance of seven hp and other important products up to newest designs. There is also a racing car 720 Spider, 1100 OHC and Super-Sport Ferat. Division ''Tradition'' shows cars from different eras, brand participation in motorsport, logo development and personalities and events associated with the brand. In the last section ''Precision'', people can see reconstruction of historical car in various stages of development.

Tourism

The museum is visited by about 120,000 visitors annually. The museum cooperates with

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's Birthplace in

Liberec Liberec (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 108,000 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse River, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is pr ...

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and offers discounted admission for both museums.

Gallery

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in the museum

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Skoda Museum Museums in the Central Bohemian Region

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