Musée des Arts et Métiers – Paris, France +++++

The Musée des Arts et Métiers (Museum of Arts and Crafts) is a museum in Paris that houses the collection of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (National Conservatory of Arts and Industry), which was founded in 1794. The museum has over 80,000 objects and 15,000 drawings in its collection, of which about 2,500 are on display in Paris. Though a lot of bicycles from collection of museum are in deposit, we recommend visit this place.

Contakt:  http://www.arts-et-metiers.net/

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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

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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.

Adresa: Place de la gare, 28230 Bailleau-Armenonville, (à proximité de Gallardon), Francie

Contact: http://www.musee-ateliers-des-pionniers.fr

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Henri Malartre museum, (69 - Roch.sur Saône) Lyon – France +++++

This large museum administered by the city is located in the beautiful surroundings of a period castle.

Contact:   www.musee-malartre.com/malartre/

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Exhibition - L'HISTORIQUE, Marmande à "La Belle Epoque" 2011 +++++

Pictures are from nice meeting people around antik bicycles, motorcycles, cars and history generally on south of France in picturesque town - Marmande. Exhibition with a lot very rare machines was organized every years and these photographs are from third annual volume from 2011.

Contakt:  http://www.etoiledargent.org/

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Collection of Robert Gransiegne and Emmanuel Déhan - Sceaux, France +++++

Lovely exposition showed collection of Robert Gransiegne and Emmanuel Déhan.. Many of bikes from ex collection Robert Gransiegne was donated to Sceaux State Castle Paris in 1964 and these are saveing in themuseum depositories.

For more photos see our gallery when we wisited this place.

Contact:  http://domaine-de-sceaux.hauts-de-seine.fr/index.php?id=46

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Photos from internet site:

https://fallingoffbicycles.wordpress.com/tag/a-bicyclette-collection-robert-grandseigne-emmanuel-dehan/

http://www.ctvsceaux.fr/tag/sceaux/

http://www.les-actus-du-cyclisme.com/tag/divers/

The Cycle Museum of Favrieux – France +++++

This is a private bicycle museum with a complete cross-section of the development of bicycles.

Contact:   the museum was closed 2015

11. The Cycle Museum of Favrieux – France

Museum Barthélemy Thimonnier „La Machine à coudre et la Cycle“ – Amplepuis, France +++++

Barthélemy Thimonnier, (August 19, 1793 in L'Arbresle, Rhône - July 5, 1857 in Amplepuis), was a French inventor, who invented the first sewing machine that replicated sewing by hand. His museum included a few rooms with bicycles.

Contact: http://www.graha-museethimonnier.org/

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Musée VELO, Moret-sur-Loing - France +++++

Prugnat bicycle company

The Prugnat bike parts factory  (set up 1907 by Gustave Prugbat) was on the banks of the Canal du Loing in Prugnat, France. In the buildings of thate factory, there is now a museum “Velo Bello covering the bicycle from nineteenth century to modern times.

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Bicycle Museum

When the weather gets nice, bicycle lovers and curiosity seekers are sure to enjoy a visit to the Bicycle Museum. It's located in Moret-sur-Loing, in Seine-et-Marne. The Bicycle Museum was set up 1993 and is naturally situated in the former Prugnat bicycle parts factory. The Bicycle Museum tells the entire story of the bicycle, from 1817 to the present. Visitors will notably discover magnificent 19th-century velocipedes. Rare and unique pieces are placed alongside images from the first Tour de France races.

It's located on the banks of the Canal du Loing, where you can walk or bicycle, and enjoy many marked hiking trails. It's a great opportunity to spend some green time less than an hour from Paris.

Address: Rue Gustave Prugnat, 77250 Moret-Loigne-et-Orvanne, Francie

Contact: https://www.transilien.com/en/page-tourisme/bicycle-museum

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The Champagne-sur-Seine Velodrome

The Schneider Company and the Champagne-sur-Seinefamous and local sport club decided to build the velodrom in 1926. It was inagurated the same year. Many famous cyclist trained and raced on the Champagne-sur-Seine Velodrome: forexample André Leducq (vinner Tour de France 1930 and 1932), Antonin Magne (vinner Tour de France 1931 and 1934).

During WWII german military forces rode on the velodrom with their motorcycles. That seriously damaged the track. Velodrom was renovated in 1968. The Ile-de-France Regional Commitee recognized the track registred into official list of french velodroms. The owner Jeumont-Schneider Company gave the track to Champagne-sur-Seine Town hall in 1988. During our visit in 2024 we found the velodrome in a sorry state.

Velodrome Champagne-sur-Seine

Musée Helyett, Sully-sur-Loire, France +++++

The Helyett company was founded in 1919 by two Picard brothers, in Sully-sur-Loire, with another factory near Orleans, and named after the heroine of the operetta Miss Helyett, whose image adorned many of the head badges affixed to Helyett bicycles.

Address: 6 Chem.de la Levée, 45600 Sully-sur-Loire, Francie

Contact: https://www.musee-helyett-sully.fr/en_GB/

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Helyett Factory

The unique stamp of the museum in Sully-sur-Loire is given by the fact that the exhibition is located in the original and authentic Helyett production hall.

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Book: HELYETT - Dans de Progrés, Toujors et Téte

A look back at the history of Helyett bicycles in Sully-sur-Loire. Almost half a century of industrial adventure to the rhythm of Jacques Anquetil's performances on the Helyett Speciale. 1200 hours of work, 80 photos and illustrations on 176 pages.

More: http://www.helyett.com

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