Museums in Italy

Not everyone knows that, for a short period, the Maserati brand has also appeared on motorcycles. We were at the turn of the 50s and 60s and Maserati motorcycles, as well as cars, were among the bright symbols of a growing Italy. The private collection of Maserati motorcycles “Galleria Ascari“, born from the constant passion and prolonged over the years for the Moto Maserati, is kept in the stunning “Corte dei Sogni in Modena”.

A unique collection of Italian-built DKW motorcycles.

Mauro Pascoli, who deals with Vespa parts opened up his collection of Vespa scooters in 2008. The museum is housed next to his warehouse

Guardian and testimony of artisanal and industrial creativity linked to the world of motors, the “Avv. Giovanni Agnelli” National Automobile Museum is a journey through the history of the automobile to tell the story of its evolution from means of transport to cult object, but also the epochal transformations that have influenced society, custom and the way of life.

The Museum, which is part of the Museum System of the University of Palermo, has important collections of engines, mechanisms and one of the five remaining aircraft FIAT G.59. For the importance of its heritage it has been awarded, the first in Italy, as ASME Landmark. The oldest pieces date from the half of the nineteenth century and several pieces have been employed for research and didactic purpose.

Museo Memoriale della Libertà is a guide to the memorey of Italian countryside in the war period, 1944-1945. During the visit you can find materials collected in 60 years of research and see the reconstructions made in collaboration with the Institute for Artistic and Cultural Heritage of the Emilia Romagna Region.

An important collection of Italian racing motorcycles from Michelangelo Pochettino aka "Puki", who was a motorcross racer, then the distributor of Montesa CZ. He also offered his self-built bikes

The Museum is dedicated to the ‘Red Arrow’ race and was brought to life by the Mille Miglia Museum Association. It was established in December 1996 by a group of Brescian businessmen known as the “Friends of the Mille Miglia”. The Association today has 50 shareholders. The new Museum was opened to the public on 10 November 2004. Setting up this project involved restoring the Sant’Eufemia monastery complex, owned by the Brescia municipality. The property is of huge archaeological, historical and architectural value and had for some time been undergoing relentless degradation.

MOGAM - Modern Gallery of Arts and Motors - is a unique art and automotives Museum in Italy and it derives from the true passion for cars and figurative arts. Inside MOGAM museum, besides the main artistic and car halls, there is even a section dedicated to "Targa Florio" where there are numerous antiques, some of which are books, trophies, pictures and different "memorabilia".

The collection consists of a hundred of motorcycles mainly mopeds, objects and various documents. Additionally there are quite a few auxiliary engines, especially from the period 1945 to 1958.