Merks Motor Museum, Nuremberg

Merks Motor Museum has been Nuremberg's first car museum since 2011. It is located in the northeastern Schafhof district and consists of a private collection of the Merk family. It is part of the North Bavarian Industriestrasse.

The history of the collection began with the purchase of a Mercedes-Benz 220 S Cabriolet , built in 1957, which Claus Merk acquired in 1975 and renovated together with his wife. As a result, the Merk family acquired additional vehicles and thus enlarged the collection. As a businessman who has been active in the real estate industry since the 1990s, Claus Merk acquired the site of the former Johann Schlee window factory in Klingenhofstrasse in the Schafhof district. After the two-year restoration of the former approximately 2000 square meter production hall, the family set up Nuremberg's first car museum in it, which opened in April 2011.

The museum also has a museum shop and a bistro that can be rented for private celebrations. In addition, auctions and flea markets are often held in the museum.