Central Garage

Aktuelle udstillinger

Om museet

Central Garage is a privately run car museum in Bad Homburg's business park on Niederstedter Weg. Its name recalls the auto repair shop run by the Jäger family, which operated in downtown Bad Homburg from the early 20th century and later became an Opel dealership. In the family's former dealership, an industrial building from the early 1990s, a group of classic car enthusiasts led by founder Dieter Dressel set up the museum in 2007.

Across some 700 square meters on two levels, the museum has no permanent collection; instead it stages themed exhibitions that usually run for a year. The first, in 2007, was devoted to motorcycles by the Bad Homburg brand Horex; later shows covered DKW, Frankfurt's Adlerwerke, Porsche, Tatra, 150 years of Opel, British vehicles, BMW, movie cars, Glas automobiles and classic two-wheelers, among others. The vehicles are presented in staged settings and complemented by photos, texts, media and original objects from the world of gas stations and repair shops.

Since 2010 the nonprofit association "Freunde der Central Garage" has run the exhibitions. The museum charges no admission; visitors' donations are passed on to social and cultural causes in the region. In 2015 a reconstructed Gasolin gas station was added on the outdoor grounds, with an original postwar attendant's booth and an attached workshop; in 2016 a classic car magazine honored it as Restoration of the Year. The museum is also a meeting point for the regional classic car scene and serves as the start and finish of rallies.

Højdepunkter

• Brand exhibition that changes every year – in 2026 featuring Bentley cars from some 100 years
• Reconstructed Gasolin gas station with a postwar attendant's booth and historic workshop on the outdoor grounds
• Staged presentation of the vehicles with gas pumps, advertising signs and workshop objects
• Free admission – donations go to social and cultural causes
• Meeting point for the classic car scene and a stop on historic rallies

Permanente udstillinger

• Historische Gasolin-Tankstelle – Since 2015 the outdoor grounds have featured a restored gas station attendant's booth from the early postwar years with its original furnishings and a replica historic workshop.

Grundlagt

2007

Ejer

Freunde der Central Garage e. V. (gemeinnütziger Trägerverein)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Der er gratis entré.

Free admission; the museum asks for a donation, which is passed on in full to changing social or cultural causes.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

According to the city of Bad Homburg, the museum is accessible; there is seating along the tour route.

Børn og familie

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.

Transport & parkering

The museum is located in the business park on Niederstedter Weg in western Bad Homburg.

Service & spisesteder

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Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje

Event spaces can be requested via the museum's contact form.

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