museum mobile

museum mobile
	Location within Bavaria
Established	December 15, 2000
Location	Ettinger Straße 60; 85057 Ingolstadt; Germany;
Coordinates	48°46′58″N 11°24′50″E / 48.78278°N 11.41389°ECoordinates: 48°46′58″N 11°24′50″E / 48.78278°N 11.41389°E
Type	Automobile museum
Architect	[de]
Website	Audi Forum Ingolstadt

museum mobile is an automobile museum owned and operated by Audi AG in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. Opened in 2000, it is devoted to the history of Audi and its predecessors, and is the focal point of the Audi Forum Ingolstadt.^[1]^[2]

Description[]

The museum is housed within a circular glass and steel building over 22 m (72 ft) high.^[2] The building was designed by [de], and the museum concept was developed by KMS (under the creative direction of Michael Keller and Christoph Rohrer).

Inside the building, there is a permanent exhibition of about 50 cars and 30 motorcycles and bicycles, as well as numerous other exhibits relating to the history of the Audi, DKW, Horch, Wanderer and NSU brands.^[1]^[2]

A special feature of the museum is a paternoster lift, which displays 14 cars in constant motion.^[3]

References[]

Notes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Top Design Award For AUDI AG's "Museum Mobile"". Web Publications Pty Limited. 30 October 2001. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "One year of Audi Forum Ingolstadt". Internet Brands, Inc. January 1, 2002. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
^ Lai, Raymond (25 February 2012). "Bavaria - the home of Audi and BMW". Oneshift. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

Bibliography[]

Audi AG (2000). museum mobile. München: Bangert Verlag. ISBN 3925560955.
Moore, Dave (20 August 2012). "Rare Audi Silver Arrow comes home". Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

External links[]

Audi Forum Ingolstadt – part of the Audi official site (in English)
Audi Transport Museum at FIA Heritage Museums
museum mobile at Automuseums
Stadt Ingolstadt: museum mobile – visitor information (in German)
The New York Times: Touring the Temples of German Automaking – includes a description of a visit to the museum

This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at October 2013.

[topdesign-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Top Design Award For AUDI AG's "Museum Mobile"". Web Publications Pty Limited. 30 October 2001. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

[oneyear-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "One year of Audi Forum Ingolstadt". Internet Brands, Inc. January 1, 2002. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

[bavaria-3] Lai, Raymond (25 February 2012). "Bavaria - the home of Audi and BMW". Oneshift. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

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