Si Parte! The weekly column devised in collaboration with Mumac and Museo Fisogni to recount the travels of Italians from the 1950s to the present day.
The idea was simple, we asked ourselves 'what do you need to get going? A car, a full tank of petrol ... and definitely a lot of coffee. This is how we came up with the idea of involving our friends from the Fisogni Museum and Mumac, to tell the story of Italians' travels from the 1950s to the present day. For seven Fridays, three photos will be published on our social pages, telling the story of each decade with iconic pieces.
The association was sponsored by the Circuito Lombardo dei Musei del Design (to which all three museums belong), set up "to give value to the heritage of Lombardy's design archives and museums; collections of great interest and international stature, housed in museum spaces of exceptional care and charm".
HERE ARE OUR TRAVELLING COMPANIONS
The Fisogni Museum of Tradate service station, founded in 1966 by Guido Fisogni and on display since 2015 at Villa Castiglioni-Fisogni, houses the largest collection of antique petrol pumps - from 1892 to 2001 - and objects related to the world of oil, certified by the Guinness World Record. In addition to the approximately 5,000 exhibits, the Museum also houses thousands of unique documents, plans, postcards and photographs relating to the oil companies. The Museum is a venue for corporate and private gatherings and events, and is part, like the Cozzi Museum, of the Circuito Lombardo Musei Design.