If I was to give a rating it would be a 5/5 for the cars. The Bugatti exhibition is very cool and so worth the history lesson. The price was great at $15.00 a ticket. Also, the gallery is only open on select dates of the month. Be sure to check so you know and can plan accordingly. There a few things you should know so that you don't get treated horribly like we did today at the gallery. My rating is 0 for the employees. 1) you can only pay with cash, no problem but the lady at the front desk acted so rude when I tried to pay with my debit card, 2) know when the tours are otherwise you are walking around and looked at strangely by the employees. In fact they walk in front of you while you are reading the displays. 3) they keep your purse at the front desk. I don't understand this at all. If the lady was nicer I would have asked more questions or better yet should would have told me why. Lastly, when I was ready to go I waited to get my bag. Keep in mind the place was not busy but the employees where discussing something over the sales for the day. Fortunately another female employee saw me waiting for awhile and asked if she could assist me. Thank goodness she knows how to treat a customer. So strange. Overall, you should visit and you will learn something new. The employees giving the tours are very knowledgeable and display passion. We caught up with several tour groups. Enjoy the trip!
Feel transported back to the 1920's and tour beautiful cars restored to probably better than when they were new. This museum is only open to the public 2 Saturdays a month so check the website before planning your visit.
Terrific small museum but very interesting even to those not into cars. Worth the time to go out of your way to see.
The Mullin Automotive Museum is tucked away in an industrial park in Oxnard. The collection of mostly French autos from the 1930's and 1940's is spectacular! Even for someone who does not know the technical terms for engines etc., the cars are works of art. The museum is open two Saturdays a month, and well worth a visit.
I surprised myself by how much I enjoyed this museum. It is top quality!! We were lucky enough to get a guided tour. Check out the "race track" built right in to the floor that encircles the entire museum (upstairs and down). Attention to detail is amazing - even in to the restrooms :~)
The cars are in good shape, especially for how old they are. The volunteers were knowledgeable and friendly. The trains were cool too. I didn't expect that in an auto museum.
As part of our international museum conference, we got a chance to visit the Mullin Museum in Oxnard today. We were greeted by the most obnoxious woman ever that set the tone for a bad experience. She barked at us like we were school kids who had no idea how to act in a transportation museum. It was quite offensive to myself and fellow colleagues.Otherwise, this is a beautiful collection presented in a wonderful space. The cars are certainly the highlight of the trip and you won't be disappointed if you don't get turned off by the greeting.
Even if you do't care about cars this is a must see. If you do care about cars, this will make you swoon. Even if you're a guy.
This specialty museum is located on an industrial street outside Oxnard. It is open to the public 2 Saturdays per month. Private and semi-private tours can be arranged through the web site. NO HANDBAGS of any kind are permitted in the museum. Be sure to review their rules!We purchased our tickets in advance (recommended) and got to the museum about 15 minutes before opening (free parking on site).The museum is the private collection of Bugatti autos of Peter Mullin. It is simply wonderful! If you like art deco, if you admire fine, fine automotive workmanship, this place is worth a visit. We were there for a special exhibit called FRENCH CURVES. Blew us away! The docents are helpful, well informed, and pleasant. Beside the fabulous collection of cars in perfect condition, there are many art deco objets d'art in the form of sculptures and furniture and some paintings. A thoroughly wonderful way to pass a Saturday morning.The trip was a birthday gift for my husband. He very much appreciated it! And I loved the extras of art deco.
Yes, there are automotive museums with larger collections. Yes, there are automotive museums where you can on a whim just drop in. Yes, there are automotive museums where the entrance fee is even smaller that at the Mullin. However, there is no finer automotive museum in the country, particularly if you love magnificent French automobiles. The Mullin wants you to have a great experience, and thus limits attendance to advance ticket purchases. However, for the very best experience, the "private" tours on Tuesdays are the way to go. Even better is for you to arrange for a group of your best-friend car guys and gals to take the Tuesday private tour where you'll have the museum all to yourselves -- at this writing you could take up to 20 people for the modest price, given the quality of what you'll see, of $500. For even hard-core museum junkies, this will provide the best automotive museum experience of your lives, guaranteed!