Beijing Auto Museum
Automotive museum in Beijing, China
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The Beijing Auto Museum is an automotive museum in Beijing, China, which opened in 2011. With 50,000 square meters (540,000 sq ft) and 5 floors, it is the largest auto museum in China.[1]
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Beijing Auto Museum in April 2016 | |
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| Established | 2011 |
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| Location | Beijing, China |
| Type | Car museum |
| Collections | Automobiles, motorcycles, trucks and buses |
| Collection size | 80 (2014) |
History
The Beijing Auto Museum began construction in 2006, and the building was completed in 2010. It was officially opened to the public the next year, in 2011.[2]
On May 18, 2019, the Beijing Auto Museum was recognized by the Chinese Museums Association out of over 5,000 other museums in the country as the "most innovative museum in China".[3]
Collection
In 2014, the collection of cars in the Beijing Auto Museum numbered 80.[1] However, several of the cars in the collection are replicas, such as the Benz Patent-Motorwagen.[4] Domestic vehicles on display include state cars from Hongqi, military jeeps from Beijing Automobile Works, and replica Dongfanghong and Dongfeng civilian cars.[5]
1974 Beijing BJ212
1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen (replica)
1957 Chang Jiang CJ750
1960 Dongfanghong BJ760 (replica)
1958 Dongfeng CA71 (replica)
1968 Hongqi CA773
2011 Peugeot SxC concept
1946 ZIS-110
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