Museo Enzo Ferrari

Modena's Enzo Ferrari Museum brings together the restored house where Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898 and a sweeping yellow aluminium exhibition pavilion designed by Jan Kaplický. Inside, cars, engines and an immersive film trace Ferrari's life as a driver and constructor.

Why it matters

The museum presents Enzo Ferrari's story through two connected sites: the birthplace and his father Alfredo's former mechanical workshop, alongside a new gallery devoted to Ferrari and motor racing. The exhibition pavilion, designed by Kaplický for Future Systems, covers more than 2,500 square metres; the museum complex as a whole exceeds 5,000 square metres. Its yellow roof recalls the colour Enzo Ferrari chose as the background for the Prancing Horse emblem and Modena's civic colour.

The museum opened in 2012. Kaplický died in 2009 before the project was completed; his collaborator Andrea Morgante carried the Modena design through to completion.

What to notice

The aluminium pavilion curves around the restored birthplace, placing the historic house and new gallery in direct relation. The exhibition space combines cars with an immersive projection about Enzo Ferrari’s nine-decade life, from his childhood and early interest in racing to his work as a driver and constructor.

In the former workshop, the Museo dei Motori Ferrari presents engines where Alfredo Ferrari once worked. The two parts of the museum therefore connect the founder's family story to the machinery and cars associated with the Ferrari marque.

Context and history

Enzo Ferrari was born in the house in 1898. The building also preserves the mechanical workshop where his father Alfredo worked. The museum project restored these historic spaces and added the adjacent exhibition gallery. Jan Kaplický and Future Systems designed the new pavilion; after Kaplický's death in 2009, his collaborator Andrea Morgante completed the project. The museum opened to the public on 10 March 2012.