Musée Ateliers des Pionniers, Gallardon - France 
A very nice and friendly small private museum not far from Paris. Nice atmosphere and smell there - typical for france museums and velo-moto collection. Many seasonal exhibitions and events are organized there every year.
Contact: http://www.musee-ateliers-des-pionniers.fr
Musée national du Château de Compiègne, Francie
Fantastic atmosphere is in the “Royal Carriage” museum in Compiegne close to Paris. Only three velocipedes are on display for public. Very decorative velocipede Cie Parisienne, front suspension velocipede Benon and an english safety Singer.
Contakt: http://palaisdecompiegne.fr/
album: 51/A - Compiegne, France
The photos were taken 2010
At the present time, this part of the exhibits are not open to the public and not everyone has the opportunity to examine the beauty of the displayed items. Some pictures were taken in museum deposit.
album: 51/B - Compiegne, France
Musée Moto Vélo, Domazan – France
This highly specialized museum concentrating on the beginnings of development of bicycles is located in a family castle Château de Bosc . All machines in the collection are very rare examples, many of them are not possible to show on next places because they exists only in one example. Just these bicycles made this museum as one of the best bicycle museum around the World.
Contact: http://www.chateau-de-bosc.com
Last visites in 2017 a 2018 and some new examples:
album: 08/F. Moto velo musée, Domazan – France
New face of museum after exchange some bikes from spring 2015 :
album: 08/E. Moto velo musée, Domazan – France
„Le musée de Marco“ Exposition Centre Culturel Albert Camus – Issoudun, France
Marco Lebreton and his "Le musée de Marco" organized many occasional expositions on the way. A very nice man, a friend and an expert of antik bicycles.
Contact: http://www.lemuseedemarco.fr
A few photos from Centre Culturel Albert Camus in Issoudun exposition in 2018:
Marco collection
Musée Automobile de Vendée - Talmon Saint Hilare, France
Automobile Museum of Vendée is first of all a history of family: that of Giron which for over 75 years collect, restore and maintain cars, two wheel and all kinds of accessories related to historic vehicles for the sake of heritage preservativ. Thus, over 150 cars, motorcycles and bicycles are on public display in a room of 3.300 metres forcefully explanation, posters, models and period accessories.
Contact: www.musee-auto-vendee.com
Musée Automobile - Reims (Champagne), France
The museum in Reims is one of the 5th most important French automobile museums share its collections is now managed by an association of collectors. There are ower 230 cars, many motorcycles, bicycles and small mechanical cars.
Contact: http://www.musee-automobile-reims-champagne.com/fr
album: 214 - Reims Automobile musée
Musée du Vélo, Hiers Brouage – France
Very nice bicycle collection owned by Jean Simo situated on old street in military fortress. Many really rare velocipedes, tricycles and system bikes.
Contact: http://www.musee-du-velo.com
album: 206 - Musée du vélo Brouage
The Collection Schlumpf – Mulhouse, France
Cité de l’Automobile, Musée national de l’automobile, Collection Schlumpf is an automobile museum located in Mulhouse, France, and built around the Schlumpf Collection of classic automobiles. It has the largest displayed collection of automobiles and contains the largest and most comprehensive collection of Bugatti motor vehicles in the world.
There are hundreds and hundreds of cars on the display but there are no bicycle. One velocipede is in the deposit. Only one, but very and very important for history. Michaux serpentine velocipede from time period March 1868 – May 1868 when Ernest Michaux takes additional premises at19 Rue Jean Goujon still as a sole trader. We know only two examples of surviving velocipede from this time and this Michaux address.
Michaux, 19 R. JEAN GOUJON. AV. MONTAIGNE 29. MICHAUX, BTE S.G.D.G., A PARIS
album: 199/B - Michaux 1868
Collection Schlumpf CITÉ DE L'AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL MUSEUM– Mulhouse
Musée de l'automobile, Valençay – France
A private museum with a great many machines from local manufacturers. Mix of cars, motorcycles and bikes.
Contact: http://www.musee-auto-valencay.fr/#Accueil.A
L’épopée fantastique - Compiègne, France
L’épopée fantastique 1820-1920, cycles et motos (April - July 2016)
The season exhibition in Musée national de la Voiture du Palais de Compiègne.
At the present time I must to say one of the best exposition I have ever seen. The fantastic atmosphere of old buildings are absolutely the right place for early bicycles.
Very special thanks for Elise Fau for her time and hospitality.
Contakt: http://palaisdecompiegne.fr/
