The Pryor Dodge Collection of bicycle history comprises over 2,000 artifacts from Europe and the U.S. This world class collection traces the first hundred years of the bicycle’s evolution beginning in 1817 and has been exhibited with great success throughout the U.S. and in England. All the objects are original and many are unique.
By 1900, the bicycle had a profound influence on society, producing a transformation that literally affected everyone. This is evident in the collection and its exhibitions, which balance the machine's technical and design aspects and its impact on society.
The Bicycle, an illustrated book by Pryor Dodge, “unquestionably the most finely illustrated history of cycling ever produced” (The Guardian), explores in-depth this remarkable invention.
Springfield Science Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, Norwalk, Connecticut
Queens Hall of Science, New York City
Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, Massachusetts
The Oakland Museum, California
The San Diego Historical Society, California
Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles
The Morris Museum, Morristown, New Jersey
The Design Museum, London, England
PaineWebber Gallery (UBS), New York City
Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
Evansville Museum of Arts & Science, Indiana
The Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington
Durham Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
San Francisco International Airport
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
Old Pueblo Museum, Tucson, Arizona
OK Harris Gallery, New York City
