National Motor Museum, Birdwood
Not to be confused with National Motor Museum, Beaulieu.
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  Location within South Australia | |
| Established | 1964 |
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| Coordinates | 34°49′11″S 138°57′16″E / 34.81972°S 138.95444°ECoordinates: 34°49′11″S 138°57′16″E / 34.81972°S 138.95444°E |
| Type | Automobile museum |
| Director | Marianne Norman |
| Website | National Motor Museum |
The National Motor Museum, Birdwood, is an automobile museum in Birdwood, South Australia.[1][2] Established in 1964 and opened to the public soon afterwards,[3] it is Australia's largest motor museum,[4] with over 300 vehicles on display.[2]
The museum is housed in a modern complex adjacent to its original home, the "Old Mill" in Shannon Street, Birdwood.[1][4]
See also
- List of automobile museums
- National Railway Museum (Port Adelaide)
- South Australian Museum
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Birdwood". The Sydney Morning Herald website. The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Williamson, Brett (16 November 2009). "Emotion in motion: The National Motor Museum". ABC website. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "State History Collection". National Motor Museum website. History SA. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "National Motor Museum Birdwood". Going Somewhere website. Going Somewhere Pty Ltd. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
External links
Media related to National Motor Museum, Birdwood at Wikimedia Commons
- Driven Media: Birdwood National Motor Museum – recorded interview with Marianne Norman, Director of the Museum
- National Motor Museum – official site
- National Motor Museum at Automuseums