Velorama

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Recumbent bicycles from the 1920s in the Velorama

The Velorama (Dutch: Nationaal fietsmuseum Velorama) is the only bicycle museum in the Netherlands. It is located at the Waalkade in the city of Nijmegen.

The museum was founded in 1981 from the private collection of G.F. Moed. In three storeys it shows about 250 exhibits from nearly two centuries. The Velorama owns a large collection of bicycle literature and also preserves the historic archive of the Dutch bicycle manufacturer Gazelle.

See also

  • List of bicycle and human powered vehicle museums

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Coordinates: 51°50′56″N 5°52′11″E / 51.84889°N 5.86972°E / 51.84889; 5.86972

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