PETER MULLIN'S 'FRENCH CURVES' COLLECTION
The French Curves Collection exemplifies the zenith of the French automobile. The collection includes some of the most beautifully styled and amazingly engineered French-built cars covering several decades: Bugattis, Delages, Delahayes, Hispano Suizas, Talbot-Lagos and Voisins.
Many notable cars in this collection have won prestigious awards at concours d'elegance throughout the world. In addition, a number of the race cars have been past winners of historic races, such as the Grand Prix de Pau and Le Mans. |
FRENCH FURNISHINGS AND DECORATIVE ART
The “streamlined” styling of the French automobile was mirrored in the architecture and the arts of the “art deco” movement, a term loosely coined from an historic 1925 Paris exhibition called “Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes.” The exposition generated a new decorative style: streamlined, symmetrical and striking. The museum houses examples of furniture, decorative art and photography from this influential movement.
Shown here: Selections from the museum’s Carlo Bugatti collection
Shown here: Selections from the museum’s Carlo Bugatti collection
