FIVA Culture Awards celebrate and promote the best practices in the promotion, management, research, education, and communication of historic vehicles. This award highlights excellence in historic vehicle preservation and the innovative ways enthusiasts bring these treasures to life.

The Award celebrates and promotes best practices related to historic vehicle promotion, management, research, education and communication.

These include:

• Raising awareness of the specific heritage values that historic vehicles represent
• Recognise achievements in services that protect mobile heritage
• Encourage a greater appreciation of the cultural impact of historic vehicles
  
  

The Culture Awards would comprise the following three categories:

• RESEARCH
• DEDICATED SERVICE by INDIVIDUALS or ORGANISATIONS (CLUBS, FEDERATIONS, MUSEUMS), ETC.
• EDUCATION, TRAINING and the raising of AWARENESS
  
  

How to make a nomination?

Anyone is free to make a nomination (not just FIVA members), as long as the entry is submitted no later than 31st August each year. Please send the application to [email protected].

2025

• Mercedes-Benz R/C 107 SL-Club Deutschland e.V. (Germany, ADAC) – Dedicated Service Category 
• Swedish Motor History Archive (SMA, Sweden and MHRV) – Research Category
• StarterMotor Project (OEMVV, Austria) – Education Category

2024

• “Rétrospective Robert Opron – La tendresse de l’absolu”, Conservatoire National de Véhicules
• Historiques (Luxembourg, LOF) – Dedicated Service Category
• “The Cultural Heritage of Historic Vehicles and Their Compatibility with the Environment”, FEVA and UNE-ACGU (Spain, FEVA) – Education, Training and Awareness Category 

2023

• Tiago Simões Ferreira (Brazil) – Dedicated Service Category
• Italian Association for Automobile History (AISA and ASI, Italy)– Archives Category
• Project Postbus AG (OEMVV, Austria) – Education Category 

2022

• City of Nova Gorica and AMD Gorica (Slovenia, SVAMZ) – Revival of City Motorcycle Races – Education Category
• Marco Ocana (Mexico, FEMAAC) – Dedicated Service Category 

2021

• “Forgotten Antique Motorcycle” Exhibition (Latvia) – Research Category
• Diriyah Annual Classic Car Festival (Gulf Region) – Dedicated Service Category
• “Istruzione e Formazione Tecnica Superiore” (Italy) – Education Category 

2020

• Rootes Archive Centre (FBHVC, United Kingdom) – Archives Category
• Hubert Haberbusch (France, FFVE) – Education Category
• Alberto Lenz Krahl (Mexico, FEMAAC) – Dedicated Service Category 

2019

• Trondhjemsridtet 1919 (Norway) – Dedicated Service Category 
• City of Trieste and Moto Club Trieste – “Camillo Castiglioni” Project (Italy, ASI, SVAMZ, Moto Club Trieste)– Research Category
• LOF Youth Initiatives (Luxembourg) – Education Category 
   

2018

• Ole Sommer (Belgium) – Dedicated Service Category
• Motorcycle Symposium (Greece) – Education Category
• National Historic Vehicle Survey (United Kingdom) – Research Category