- Galleria Ferrari
Galleria Ferrari is a Ferrari company museum dedicated to the
Ferrari sports car marque. The museum is not purely for cars,also on view are prizes, photographs and other historical objects relating to the Italianmotor racing industry. The exhibition also introduces technological innovations, some of which had made the transition from racing cars to road cars.It is located in Ferrari's home town of
Maranello , nearModena, Italy ; just 300 metres from the Ferrari factory.The museum first opened in February 1990,Cite web|url=http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/gal_fer1.htm|title=Galleria Ferrari|accessdate=2007-08-02|work=ddavid.com] with a new wing being added in October 2004. Ferrari itself has run the museum since 1995. The total surface area is now 2,500 square metres. The number of annual vistors to the museum is around 180,000.Cite web|url=http://www.ditec.it/en/news/68/another-ditec-entrance-for-the/|title=02/04/2007 | Another Ditec entrance for the magical Ferrari world|accessdate=2007-08-02|work=ditec.it]
The exhibits are mostly a combination of Ferrari road and track cars. Many of Ferraris most iconic cars from throughout its history are present in the museum.
Current exhibition theme
*Ferrari And Women (October 22 2007- April 30 2008)
Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.galleria.ferrari.com/ Official Galleria Ferrari Site]
* [http://www.seeitalia.com/articles/galleria_ferrari.htm seeitalia.com - Galleria Ferrari Article]
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