The Petersen Automotive Museum (above, David Zaitz photo) \u00a0is the recipient of the 2016 International Historic Motoring Award for Museum or Collection of the Year. The award was presented to Petersen Board Chairman Peter Mullin at the Guildhall in London last Thursday, November 17, given in honor of the facility\u2019s transformation into one of the world\u2019s greatest automotive museums. Mr. Mullin was also presented with an award of his own for Personal Achievement of the Year.<\/p>\n
The International Historic Motoring Awards are based on nominations from the automotive industry and its enthusiast public, then selected by a panel of judges featuring well-known automotive names like Derek Bell, Jochen Mass, Nick Mason, Dave Kinney and Jay Leno. The awards began in 2011, seeking to honor the people, cars and institutions that best exemplify the classic car hobby.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are humbled and honored to receive Museum of the Year,\u201d said Terry Karges, Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum. \u201cThe other museums nominated for this award are all groundbreaking and world-class, so to be named alongside them is an honor. This recognition validates all the hard work our team has put in over the last two years on this massive undertaking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since the museum reopened in December of 2015, the Petersen has taken its place on the world\u2019s stage as one of the top automotive museums, featuring cutting edge design and unprecedented displays of cars that have never been displayed elsewhere. Mullin\u2019s award was given in honor of his role in the Petersen\u2019s transformation, as well as his own personal commitment to car culture and elevating it in the eyes of the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel very privileged to have been asked to accept this incredible award on behalf of the Petersen Museum,\u201d said Mullin. \u201cEveryone at the museum has put in an astounding amount of work to make the Petersen what it is today, and they truly deserve this award. I\u2019m also honored to have been singled out for a Personal Achievement award by these prestigious judges.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information on the International Historic Motoring Awards please visit www.HistoricMotoringAwards.com<\/a>. For more information on the Petersen Automotive Museum please visit www.Petersen.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Petersen Automotive Museum (above, David Zaitz photo) \u00a0is the recipient of the 2016 International Historic Motoring Award for Museum or Collection of the Year. The award was presented to Petersen Board Chairman Peter Mullin at the Guildhall in London last Thursday, November 17, given in honor of the facility\u2019s transformation into one of the world\u2019s greatest automotive museums. Mr. Mullin was also presented with an award of his own for Personal Achievement of the Year. The International Historic Motoring […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":578292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,11441],"tags":[17152,894],"class_list":["post-496048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-culture","category-museum","tag-car-culture","tag-museum"],"yoast_head":"\n