Sommer's Automobile Museum
Private automobile museum in Nærum with around 80 roadworthy vintage cars and sports cars from 1908 to the 1990s, plus engines and model cars.
Over het museum
The civil engineer Ole Sommer (1931–2018) ran a car dealership for over half a century: his company imported Jaguar from 1946 to 1972 and was the Volvo importer from 1957 to 2002, while a sister company sold marine engines until 1993. In parallel, in 1959 he began building a collection with the purchase of his first historic car, and it grew steadily over the following decades.
In 2004 the collection opened as a museum in a new three-story building on Nærum Hovedgade. It shows mainly sports cars and luxury vehicles from the interwar period and the first two decades after the Second World War – eras that the founder considered the most exciting in automobile design. Accordingly, Jaguar and Volvo are strongly represented, along with makes such as Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Maserati, Bentley, and Rolls-Royce.
Besides almost 80 roadworthy cars, the holdings include about 30 car, aircraft, and marine engines as well as around 2,000 model vehicles. Interpretation is provided by an association of volunteer custodians, the Foreningen Motorhistoriske Formidlere: they are available for questions during opening hours, offer guided tours, and in the winter half-year organize themed special exhibitions with loans from private owners.
Hoogtepunten
- Around 80 roadworthy automobiles, oldest vehicle from 1908
- Extensive Jaguar collection, including a D-Type from 1955 and an E-Type from 1961
- Volvo vehicles up to the Volvo 780 prototype
- About 30 car, aircraft, and marine engines
- Around 2,000 model cars
- Volunteer custodians answer questions on site
Vaste collectie
- Fahrzeugsammlung – Around 80 automobiles from 1908 to the 1990s, focusing on sports and luxury cars of the interwar and postwar periods, complemented by engines and model cars.
- Opgericht
- 2004
- Beheerder
- Sommer's Automobile Museum (privat, gegründet von Ole Sommer)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | 50 DKK |
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| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 14 jaar · Under 15 accompanied by an adult free (one child per adult) |
| Groepen | –Special openings and guided tours for larger groups by arrangement with the museum office |
| Private tour with a custodian (up to 10 people) | 750 DKKPrice per group, book in advance with the museum office |
DKK 50 applies in the summer half-year; in the winter half-year during the special exhibition, admission costs DKK 100 including the exhibition catalog.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
- Lift
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The museum has an elevator and provides a wheelchair.
Kinderen & gezin
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 14 jaar |
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Children under 15 accompanied by an adult have free admission.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Nærum Station · 9 min. lopen · 700 m
S-tog to Jægersborg, then the Nærumbanen to the terminus Nærum; alternatively bus 194 from Lyngby Station to Nærum Station.
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
Park on levels P2 or P3, access from Nærum Hovedgade.
By car via the Helsingør-Motorvej (E47/E55), exit 14 Nærum, straight ahead at the traffic light intersection, after about 100 m.
Route plannenService & horeca
Coffee and tea are available to visitors free of charge. Groups of 20 or more can eat before or after the visit in the meeting room on the second floor with a view of the collection; menu by arrangement.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 1,5 uur |
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| Goed om te weten | During opening hours, volunteer custodians are in the building and answer questions. Book private tours (about 1½–2 hours, up to 10 people) in advance with the museum office; larger groups by arrangement on any weekday. “Bulder & Brag” evenings with a talk followed by starting the engines take place regularly. |
