Legendary vintage cars and historic photo exhibition at the Swiss Museum of Transport
Over 30 vintage cars, traveling a multi-day route through Switzerland from May 28 to May 30, 2026, bring the spirit of the historic race directly to the museum. From 11:45 am, the first drivers and their vehicles arrive in the arena, offering a unique opportunity to see and photograph the vehicles and their drivers up close.
The 1000 Miglia is one of the most significant motorsport traditions in the world. The warm-up format brings this spirit, authentic vehicles, real drivers, and regularity trials to Switzerland.
Photo exhibition 1000 Miglia
Parallel to the car show, the photo exhibition '1000 Miglia' opens at 11:00 am in the museum's foyer—a homage to the 'most beautiful race in the world' with over 30 historical photographs. The pictures show the race as a cultural phenomenon: technology, beauty, and Italian landscape in one.
Details of the vernissage:
Date: Friday, May 29, 2026, from 11 am
Time: 11:00 am Vernissage Photo Exhibition
11:45 am Arrival of vintage cars
Location: Swiss Museum of Transport, Lidostrasse 5, 6006 Lucerne
Photo exhibition: Foyer entrance (until June 30, 2026)
The vernissage takes place in the presence of Martin Ettinger (Director Swiss Museum of Transport), Consul General Mario Giorgio Stefano Baldi, Raffaele Pentangelo (Director Italian Cultural Institute), and Ludovico Goffi (1000 Miglia Srl).
The Mille Miglia
From 1927 to 1957, the Mille Miglia was one of the toughest road races in the world: 1,600 kilometers from Brescia to Rome and back, on open roads, in front of millions of spectators. After a serious accident in 1957, it was canceled but has lived on since 1977 as a regularity rally for authentic pre-war and post-war vehicles. Today it is considered the 'most beautiful race in the world'—and rolling automotive history.
Contact
Swiss Museum of Transport
Beatrice Rüttimann, Head of Corporate Communications
Tel. 041 375 74 72
Tel. 079 622 00 37
beatrice.ruettimann@verkehrshaus.ch
www.verkehrshaus.ch
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