A 1935 Alfa Romeo Bimotore is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.Reuters
A 1935 Alfa Romeo Bimotore is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA Maserati Coupe is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA 1961 Stanguellini Junior is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA 1913 Alfa Romeo 40-60 is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA Stanguellini 1100 Barchetta Ala d'Oro is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA general view shows the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA general view shows the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA woman walks near the 1934 Fiat 508 Coppa d'Oro (Gold Cup) at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA Pininfarina logo is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA Pininfarina logo is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA 1913 Alfa Romeo 40-60 car is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA 1913 Alfa Romeo 40-60 is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA rim of Alfa Romeo typo C is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA 1938 Alfa Romeo 158 (R) is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersThe license plate of a 1949 Ferrari 166 is pictured at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on SaturdayReutersA monitor (R) shows a picture af Enzo Ferrari at the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.ReutersA general view shows the Casa Enzo Ferrari museum during a media preview in Modena, northern Italy, March 9, 2012. The museum honours the life and work of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the Italian sports car manufacturer, and will officially open on Saturday.Reuters
Ferrari fans can rejoice! A museum complex dedicated to Enzo Ferrari and his Prancing Horse has been declared open. The museum is at Ferrari's birthplace and location of his first workshop, in Modena.
"It is with great satisfaction and enthusiasm that, after years of intense work by the Fondazione Casa di Enzo Ferrari, we are on the point of inaugurating this important cultural asset, that will tell the world the story of this great figure and the vocation for motoring of this area," Mauro Tedeschini, President of the Fondazione Casa di Enzo Ferrari said in the official site.
The complex started with the house that Enzo Ferrari was born in, back in 1898, as its base. The house has been preserved since that time and a new building has been added - in the form of now famous yellow aluminum "bonnet", which is the symbolic colour of Modena and the colour chosen by Enzo Ferrari as the background to the Prancing Horse, the trademark of the company that bears his name.
The stars of the new gallery will be the cars... representatives of great Italian names from the most prestigious collections and museums... exhibited as works of arts. The vehicles will be surrounded by showcases containing historic documents, objects and memorabilia, with the contribution of original audio-visual footage that reconstructs the identity of Motor Valley of Emilia Romagna which, with time, acquired international importance.
