List of carriage museums

A carriage museum is a museum that displays carriages, coaches, sleighs, wagons, and other horse-drawn vehicles. Many collections are part of transport museums alongside automobiles and other non-horse-powered transport. Others, especially in Europe, are housed in historic structures such as palaces, royal stables, and historic estates.[1]: iii–v [2]: 7–8
Africa
Egypt
- Royal Carriages Museum in Boulaq, with a smaller satellite display in Cairo Citadel[3][4]
Americas
Argentina
Brazil

- Imperial Museum of Brazil in Petrópolis
- National Historical Museum in Rio de Janeiro
Canada
- Campbell Carriage Factory Museum in Sackville, New Brunswick [6]
- Kings Landing Historical Settlement in Prince William, New Brunswick has a large collection of horse and oxen drawn vehicles.
- Remington Carriage Museum in Cardston, Alberta
United States
- Angels Camp Museum in Angels Camp, California
- Carriage and Western Art Museum of Santa Barbara, California[7]
- Carriage Museum of America, Lexington, Kentucky[8]
- Florida Carriage Museum & Resort in Weirsdale, Florida (formerly Austin Carriage Museum)[9]
- Forney Transportation Museum in Denver, Colorado[10]
- Frick Car & Carriage Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, preserving carriages owned by Henry Clay Frick and his family[11]
- Genesee Country Village and Museum in Wheatland, New York
- Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum in Canandaigua, New York
- Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, New York
- Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan[12]
- Horseshoe Barn and Annex at Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont
- Jeremiah Reeves House and Carriage House in Dover, Ohio

- Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages in Stony Brook, New York[13]
- Maymont in Richmond, Virginia
- Morven Park's Winmill Carriage Museum in Leesburg, Virginia
- Northwest Carriage Museum in Raymond, Washington[14]
- Pioneer Village in Farmington, Utah[15]
- Robert H. Renneberger Carriage Museum in Frederick, Maryland
- Robert Thomas Carriage Museum in Blackstone, Virginia[16][17]
- Skyline Farm Carriage Museum, North Yarmouth, Maine[18]
- Thrasher Carriage Collection at Allegany Museum in Cumberland, Maryland[19]
- Washington, Kentucky Carriage Museum[20]
- Wesley Jung Carriage Museum on Wade House Historic Site in Greenbush, Wisconsin[21]
- William A. Heiss House and Buggy Shop in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania; includes 19th century carriage factory[22]
Asia
Japan
Russia

- Kremlin Armoury, Moscow. The carriage hall has over a dozen original carriages formerly belonging to the Tsars from the 17th and 18th centuries, including several Russian parade carriages of Empresses Anne, Elizabeth and Catherine II, an enclosed sleigh-coach for winter, and a parade carriage made in England that Tsar Boris Godunov received as a gift from King James I of England in 1603. (image gallery)
Turkey
Europe
Austria

- Imperial Carriage Museum at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna,[23] includes:
- Kutschenmuseum in Laa an der Thaya[24]
Belgium
- Bornem Castle Carriage collection in Bornem
- Carriage Museum Bree in Bree[25]
- De Groom Carriage Center Bruges in Bruges
- Karrenmuseum in Essen
- Koetsen Verdonckt in Maarkedal[26]
- Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels
Denmark
- Royal Carriage Museum at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, includes:
France

- Château d'Apremont-sur-Allier has a carriage museum in the coach house building
- Château de Chambord, carriage room of the Count of Chambord in Chambord in Loir-et-Cher
- Château Lanessan, carriage museum and stables, Cussac-Fort-Médoc
- Galerie des Carrosses at Grande Écurie in Versailles,[27] includes the Coronation Coach of Charles X
- Haras National de Lamballe in Brittany
- Haras national du Pin in Normandy
- Musée Au temps des calèches in Bourg, Guyenne
- Musée Au temps jadis in Saint-Auvent
- Musée de la voiture à cheval in Les Epesses
- Musée de la voiture à cheval in Marcigny, Burgundy
- Musée de l'attelage et du cheval in Sérignan
- Musée de l'Attelage et du corbillard Yvan Quercy in Cazes-Mondenard
- Musée de l'hippomobile André Clament, Le Fleix
- Musée des Equipages in Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
- Musée du cheval de trait in Sacy-le-Grand
- Musée du conservatoire breton de la voiture hippomobile in Plouay, Brittany
- National Car and Tourism Museum at Château de Compiègne in Compiègne
Germany
- Hesse Museum of Carriages and Sleighs in Lohfelden near Kassel[28]
- Marstallmuseum of Carriages and Sleighs in the former Royal Stables, Nymphenburg Palace, Munich[29]
- Romano-Germanic Museum in Cologne
- Schlossmuseum Sondershausen in Sondershausen, Thuringia
Italy
- Collection at CastelBrando near Cison di Valmarino
- Museo "Le Carrozze d'Epoca", Rome
- Museo Civico delle Carrozze d'Epoca di Codroipo
- Museo Civico delle Carrozze d'Epoca, San Martino, Udine
- Museo della Carrozze in Palazzo Buonaccorsi in Macerata
- Museo delle Carrozze del Quirinale, Rome
- Museum of Coaches at Palazzo Farnese, Piacenza
- Carriage exhibit of the Grand Ducal court at Palazzo Pitti in Florence
- Museo delle Carrozze, Catanzaro
- Carriage collection at Villa Barbaro in Maser, Veneto[30]
- Carriage collection at Villa Pignatelli in Naples
- Vatican Historical Museum – Carriage Pavilion (Padiglione delle Carrozze), Vatican City (located within Rome)
Netherlands
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- Royal Stables, includes:
- Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn[31]
- Nationaal Rijtuigmuseum, Leek[32]
Poland

- Kozłówka Palace in Kozłówka
- Łańcut Castle in Łańcut[33]
Images - Pałac w Rogalinie in Rogalin[34]
Portugal
- Geraz do Lima Carriage museum in Viana do Castelo
- National Coach Museum (Museu Nacional dos Coches) in Lisbon[35]
Spain
- Carriage Museum (Seville), Seville
- Igualada Muleteer's Museum in Igualada
- Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid
Sweden
- Ulriksdal Palace in Edsviken
Switzerland
- Basel Historical Museum in Basel
United Kingdom
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- Alnwick Castle in Alnwick, Northumberland
- Arlington Court & The National Trust's Carriage Collection in Arlington, Devon[36]
- Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Gordon Boswell Romany Museum in Spalding, Lincolnshire
- Mossman Carriage Collection in Luton, Bedfordshire[37]

- Royal Mews § Royal and state carriages at Buckingham Palace in London,[38] includes:
- Sandringham House in Sandringham, Norfolk
- Swingletree Carriage Collection of John Parker in Diss, Norfolk[39]
- Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages in Maidstone, Kent[40]
Oceania
Australia
- Queensland Museum Cobb+Co – National Carriage Collection, Queensland Museum, Toowoomba, Queensland.[41]
- National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Carriage Collection
New Zealand
- Yaldhurst Museum in Christchurch [42]
References
- ↑ Carlisle, Lilian Baker (1956). The Carriages at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne Museum. OL 6215577M.
- ↑ Museums at Stony Brook (1987). 19th Century American Carriages: Their Manufacture, Decoration and Use. Museums at Stony Brook. ISBN 0943924103. OL 27939222M.
- ↑ "The Royal Carriages Museum". Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
- ↑ Kamel, Seif. "The Carriage Museum at the Citadel". touregypt.net.
- ↑ Alejandro, Campitelli. "MUHFIT – Museo Hístorico Fuerte Independencia Tandil". museodelfuerte.org.ar. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Campbell Carriage Factory Museum". Tantramar Heritage Trust.
- ↑ "Stagecoach & Carriage Collection". Carriage and Western Art Museum of Santa Barbara.
- ↑ "Carriage Museum of America". carriagemuseumlibrary.org. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Florida Carriage Museum & Resort". Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Forney Museum of Transportation". www.forneymuseum.org. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Car and Carriage Museum". The Frick Pittsburgh. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ↑ Horse Drawn Vehicles Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Long Island Museum: The Carriage Collection". Art & Architecture Quarterly. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original on January 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Northwest Carriage Museum".
- ↑ "Carriage Hall". Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ Krystal, Becky (April 23, 2010). "The Robert Thomas Carriage Museum in Blackstone, Va". Washington Post.
- ↑ "A Step Back In time". Robert Thomas Carriage Museum. Archived from the original on April 19, 2010.
- ↑ "SkylineFarm". www.skylinefarm.org. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Thrasher Carriage Collection". Allegany Museum. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ↑ "The Carriage Museum". www.washingtonky.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Wade House – Wisconsin Historical Society – Home". Wade House. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Mifflinburg Buggy Museum". www.buggymuseum.org. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Museum of Carriages and Department of Court Uniforms". Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑
- ↑ "Carriage Museum Bree". Rijtuigmuseum Bree. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑
- "Carriage museum Verdonckt". Municipality of Maarkedal. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- "Koetsen Verdonckt". OKV. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ "The Versailles Stables". Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "kutschenmuseum.de". www.kutschenmuseum.de. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ Museum of Carriages and Sleighs
- ↑ "The Carriages Collection". Villa di Maser. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ↑
- "The stables square". Het Loo Palace. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
These days the cars are in the coach houses, where you can also see sleighs, carriages and other special vehicles, which the Dutch royal family used for important events.
- "Koets- en Rijstal" [Carriage and Riding Stable]. Royal Stables (Netherlands) (in Dutch). Retrieved March 2, 2026.
Most of the Royal carriages are on display and can be viewed at the National Museum Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn.
- "The stables square". Het Loo Palace. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Museum Nienoord, Borg en Nationaal Rijtuigmuseum [Museum Nienoord: Manor and National Carriage Museum]". Netherlands Museums Association. Archived from the original on November 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Stables and Carriage House". Castle-Museum in Łańcut. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Carriage House. Rogalin Palace Museum". Retrieved December 11, 2025.
- ↑ "NCM – Collection". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ National Trust Carriage Museum Archived 21 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Mossman Collection Website Archived 22 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Royal Mews Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑
- Schumer, Tracy (October 1, 2010). "Five Days at Swingletree". highmindedhorseman.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- "Swingletree Carriage Collection". www.swingletree.co.uk. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "The Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages". Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "National Carriage Collection". Queensland Museum Network. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Yaldhurst Museum".
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