CULTURE

A treasure in the attic?

22 March, 2020

Have you ever, by tidying up garages and attics, found a "treasure"? This could be a chance to become Museum Pieces.

For some it's punishment worthy of Dante's circles of hell. For others it is a refuge where no one would dare to come looking for you. Whether you consider them places of oblivion where objects go to die, or precious vaults where everything that once mattered to you lives, in fact, your garages and attics could be full of hidden treasures. If you don't believe us, think that the authoritative Il Sole 24 Ore, dedicated a special column where you could ask for the evaluation of some forgotten works next to the Christmas decorations of 1984 and the gifts of your distant aunts (which you never threw away for fear that they would ask you during a visit).

We are also using this time at the Museum to set up thearchive to discover new treasures and we are not alone! Pietro Cozzi, for example, tidied up the drawer of the photographs and found a new "golden vein" for the Cozzi.Lab as you can see in the photographs, in which Pietro talks with the then mayor of Legnano Luigi Accorsi and with "Dellea (ex Alfa Cinisello), Enrico Sala (Commercial Director Alfa Romeo) and Macchi of Minetti Concessionaria di Milano" as Pietro recalls.

1980 - President of Rotary "Ticino", Pietro organizes a meeting with the Club for a meeting in Arese, hosted by Alfa Romeo President Giuseppe Luraghi.

An important contribution came from a great alfista, collaborator and friend who made his automotive passion a job. We are talking about Rino Drogo who donated his copies of Quattroruote for our newspaper library, some valuable volumes for the library together with some rare Alfa Romeo models as you can see in the picture at the beginning of the article. In the following photo, instead, you can find Rino Drogo together with Elisabetta Cozzi, during the Motor Show.

If you also think you have found an Alphista treasure in your attic, contact us at elisabetta@museofratellicozzi.com... it could be you, the next museum piece.