Museu de l'Automoció de Lleida

About the museum

The Roda Roda – Museu de l’Automoció de Lleida is a municipal museum run by Lleida city council, opened in 2002. It occupies a former motor workshop beside the Camps Elisis park, whose original structure has been preserved as far as possible.

The core of the collection comes from an agreement with the collector Francesc Segura, who contributed 14 cars, 5 motorcycles and other car-related pieces. Historic vehicles already owned by the council were later added, such as motorbikes of the Guardia Urbana (city police), fire engines and official cars, as well as donations from other collectors. Today the Colección Municipal de Vehículos Históricos has 97 objects, and the museum also holds around 1,800 scale models and some forty private vehicles on deposit.

The route is organised by theme and includes cars, motorcycles, engines, public-service and agricultural vehicles, miniatures and a re-creation of a 1950s workshop. In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum stages temporary exhibitions within the cycle “La peça del trimestre”, and it has an educational room and an information point with a specialist library.

Highlights

• 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I, one of six examples with this bodywork
• Sectioned Hispano-Suiza engine from 1917
• 1907 De Dion-Bouton, the oldest car in the museum
• Around 1,800 scale models at 1:43 from the Ramon Duró collection
• Re-creation of a 1950s motor workshop with a pit and tools

Permanent exhibitions

• Colección Municipal de Vehículos Históricos – Cars, motorcycles, engines and public-service and agricultural vehicles, including the 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I and the 1907 De Dion-Bouton.
• Miniaturas a escala – Around 1,800 scale models at 1:43 from the Ramon Duró collection and around 500 at 1:24 by Manel Armillas, arranged by make and nationality.
• Taller mecánico de los años cincuenta – Re-creation of a workshop in part of the former Velasco building, with a pit, tools, advertising posters and spare parts.

Founded

2002

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Lleida

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission during opening hours, without advance booking.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is accessible for people with reduced mobility, and the whole space is on the ground floor. The two toilets are not accessible. There are parking spaces for people with reduced mobility on Carrer de Santa Cecília and on Avinguda d’Alacant.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is next to the Camps Elisis park.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

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