the Motors Museums - Motor Valley

The Motor Museums

The Museums of Engines in the Motor Valley in Bologna, Modena, and the rest of Emilia.
Visit the car and motorcycle museums in Bologna and the surrounding area dedicated to some of the world's most famous automobile and motorcycle manufacturers, from Ducati to Ferrari, passing through Lamborghini and Pagani...

Ducati Museum

Museum of Industrial Heritage
Lamborghini Museum
Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum
Ferrari Museum Maranello
Enzo Ferrari Museum Modena
Horacio Pagani Museum
Francesco Baracca Museum
Marco Simoncelli Museum – The Story of Sic

private collections

Ducati Museum

Address: Via Cavalieri Ducati, 3 – Borgo Panigale, Bologna
Phone: +39 051 6413111
Website: http://www.ducati.it/museo_ducati/il_museo.do
Hours of Operation: From November 12 to April 1, Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm, closed on Wednesday; From April 8 to November 11, Monday to Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm, closed on Wednesday. Factory tours are only available by reservation.

The Ducati Museum is a journey into myth, in search of perfection and success.

It has recently been renovated and hosts the exhibition of production and racing motorcycles that have made the Bologna motor company famous. With prior reservation, it is also possible to take a guided tour of the factory.

The Museum is divided into three sections: Ducati Series Motorcycles, which tell the evolution of Ducati from 1946 to today; Ducati Racing Motorcycles, an exhibition of race bikes that have repeatedly brought victory to the Borgo Panigale sports team; Ducati Moments, people and events that have made this company great.

Museum of Industrial Heritage

The Museum of Industrial Heritage houses a permanent exhibition of 3500 square meters divided into different sections: a collection of scientific instruments and machinery from the Aldini-Valeriani Institution; a section dedicated to the furnace and to the production of bricks; an historical journey that shows the city's productions, from silk to mechanics and mechatronics.

VISIT THE Museum of Industrial Heritage

Ferrari Museum Maranello

Address: Via Dino Ferrari, 43 – Maranello, MODENA
Phone: +39 0536 949713
Website: www.museomaranello.ferrari.com
Hours of Operation: from November to March from 9:30 to 18:00; from April to October from 9:30 to 19:00

The Museo di Maranello tells the story of the House of the Rampaging Horse through an extraordinary permanent exhibition dedicated to World Championships and Formula 1, as well as five thematic rooms.

For the most passionate fans, there is the possibility to try semi-professional Formula 1 simulators and to experience changing tires!

Enzo Ferrari Museum Modena

Address: Via Paolo Ferrari, 85 - Modena
Phone: +39 059 4397979
Website: www.museomodena.ferrari.com/it/
Opening Hours: from November to March from 9:30 to 18:00; from April to October from 9:30 to 19:00

The Museum dedicated to Enzo Ferrari combines what was Ferrari’s private home with an avant-garde exhibition pavilion, a 5,000-square-meter temple dedicated to the automobile and its history, as well as a modern multimedia system that allows visitors to take a step back in time and explore the history of the Prancing Horse marque.

Horacio Pagani Museum

Address: Via dell’Industria, 26 – San Cesario sul Panaro, Modena
Phone: +39 059 4739201
Website: www.pagani.com/it
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 14:30 to 17:00

Inside the Pagani Museum, you can admire the collection of projects and cars by the Argentine entrepreneur, such as the legendary Huayra or the Zonda. Inside the Museum, the entire collection of Pagani's projects is on display, from the Argentine period, through the Lamborghini period, to the latest models, while a historical section based on interactive systems and films is currently being set up. Of course, the cars couldn't be missing, and when talking about Pagani, the Zonda and the Huayra come to mind, supercars with extremely high performance, gathered in a truly unique collection. But for those who are not satisfied with just looking at the finished product, no matter how impressive, at the Pagani Museum, it is also possible to take a Factory Tour, an extremely interesting journey through the Pagani factory, where you can see these supercars literally come to life. To discover how one of the most beloved sports cars in the world comes to life in a mix of design and science, from the carbon department to the assembly line.

Francesco Baracca Museum

Indirizzo: Via Baracca, 65 – Lugo, Ravenna
Telefono: +39 0545 38105
Sito Web: www.museobaracca.it
Orari d’apertura: da martedì a domenica dalle 10 alle 12 e dalle 16 alle 18

The Francesco Baracca Museum traces the history of the Italian ace and the early days of aviation with artifacts such as the SPAD VII, one of his aircraft on which you can see a rearing horse, the coat of arms adopted by Ferrari for its cars.

One of the recent expansion's novelties is the installation of a flight simulator.