The Matra Museum is proud to announce the upcoming opening of its temporary winter exhibition, ‘The Origins of the Automobile’.
Before becoming an everyday object, the automobile was first and foremost an extraordinary human, technical and social adventure. The exhibition will bring together 16 cars and 11 motorcycles that bear witness to the ingenuity of the pioneers. This is the story told by the exhibition ‘The Origins of the Automobile’, on display from 22 November 2025 to 8 March 2026 at the Matra Museum.
This exhibition will be rooted in local history, highlighting a few local vehicles such as the Auto-Fauteuil manufactured in Blois, the Fortin-Jourdain from Orléans and finally a Delahaye, whose automotive division was founded in Tours. The 3 Hours of Contres will be the central theme of this exhibition.
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Before becoming an everyday object, the automobile was first and foremost an extraordinary human, technical and social adventure. The exhibition will bring together 16 cars and 11 motorcycles that bear witness to the ingenuity of the pioneers. This is the story told by the exhibition ‘The Origins of the Automobile’, on display from 22 November 2025 to 8 March 2026 at the Matra Museum.
This exhibition will be rooted in local history, highlighting a few local vehicles such as the Auto-Fauteuil manufactured in Blois, the Fortin-Jourdain from Orléans and finally a Delahaye, whose automotive division was founded in Tours. The 3 Hours of Contres will be the central theme of this exhibition.
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