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Vintage Racecar<\/em>\"\"<\/a> journalists and photographers were among the invited throng that gathered at the new look British Motor\u00a0Museum, formerly the Heritage Motor\u00a0Centre, in early February. The Rt. Hon. Gavin Williamson, MP, unveiled the new look\u00a0museum at this private preview event. It was then officially opened to the public at 10am on Saturday February 13, by Managing Director, Julie Tew and Josh Harden, aged 8, the face of the museum\u2019s marketing collateral.<\/p>\n

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The new look British Motor Museum has re-opened its doors following a \u00a31.1m refurbishment and is now a modern and immersive display of British motoring history. Visitors to the museum are now welcomed via a new entrance to an introductory gallery which sets the scene and flows into distinctive new themed zones, including ones for Design & Concepts, Jaguar, Land Rover, Royal Cars, Motor Sport, and Film & TV cars. The popular ethos of allowing visitors to get up close to the exhibits has not changed but there are now different ways to view the cars. Many are on raised plinths including a series of Land Rovers on an all-terrain \u201cmountain\u201d and some life-size matchbox style cars. The visitor experience is now more interactive and immersive, with touch screens providing interactive interpretation telling the cars\u2019 stories in more detail.<\/p>\n

The new Collections Centre also opened the same day, allowing public access for the first time to an additional 250 cars from the reserve collections of the British Motor\u00a0Industry Heritage Trust and the Jaguar\u00a0Heritage Trust. For further details, visit www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk.<\/p>\n

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Vintage Racecar journalists and photographers were among the invited throng that gathered at the new look British Motor\u00a0Museum, formerly the Heritage Motor\u00a0Centre, in early February. The Rt. Hon. Gavin Williamson, MP, unveiled the new look\u00a0museum at this private preview event. It was then officially opened to the public at 10am on Saturday February 13, by Managing Director, Julie Tew and Josh Harden, aged 8, the face of the museum\u2019s marketing collateral. 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