MC Collection museum

About the museum

MC Collection is a private collection of motorcycles that aims to show the motorcycle from a design, art and technology history perspective. The collection was assembled by the motorcycle enthusiast Christer R Christensson together with the motorcycle historian Ove Johansson, and includes hundreds of motorcycles from 1904 to the present day, of which just over a hundred are shown at a time. The collection was previously shown at Rottneros in Värmland and at Edsvik in Sollentuna.

Since early summer 2019 the exhibition has been in the Stenstallet (stable building) at Tidö Castle outside Västerås, at the initiative of the castle's owner, David von Schinkel. The exhibition was designed in collaboration with the designer Caroline Romare. The castle, built in 1625–1641 for the Chancellor of the realm (rikskansler) Axel Oxenstierna, has been open to the public since 1971 and is owned by the von Schinkel family.

Some of the motorcycles are linked to well-known motorcycle personalities, racing riders and designers, and picture material tells their stories. The exhibition is changed before each season. In the same building and on the same ticket, a bicycle collection is shown, from early wooden velocipedes to modern specialist bicycles, and in the Stenstallet there is also a museum shop and a café.

Highlights

• Around a hundred motorcycles from the early 1900s to the present day
• The motorcycle as design and art
• Bicycle collection, one of the country's leading
• The exhibition is in the Stenstallet at Tidö Castle
• Café and museum shop in the same building

Permanent exhibitions

• MC Collection – Exhibition of around a hundred motorcycles from the early 1900s to the present day, focusing on design, technology and motorcycle personalities.
• Cykelhistorisk kavalkad – Collection of bicycles from early wooden velocipedes to modern specialist bicycles, shown in the same building on the same ticket.

Founded

1998

Operated by

MC Collection

Admission & discounts

The ticket applies to both the motorcycle exhibition and the bicycle collection in the Stenstallet. Payment only by Swish or card, not cash. Gift vouchers are ordered by e-mail.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

The museum describes the exhibition as fun for all, including children and visitors without a motorcycle licence. Children under 8 enter free in the company of a guardian.

Getting there & parking

From Stockholm: E18 to the southern exit of Västerås, then signposted towards Tidö Castle/Rytterne and about 10 km along the road, then turn left at the sign for Tidö Castle, 3 km. From Eskilstuna, follow the signs towards Tidö Castle/Rytterne a couple of kilometres after Kvicksund.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Lunch café with sandwiches, home-baked goods, coffee, ice cream and cold drinks, and a museum shop in the Stenstallet.

Events & venue rental

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