Centro Storico Fiat

About the museum

The Centro Storico Fiat is housed in the Liberty-style building on Corso Dante in Turin, where the company was founded. The museum tells the story of the Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino through its production, starting with the 3½ HP of 1899, the first car built by the company.

The display includes historic cars, engines, models, artworks, sketches and advertising posters. The vehicles on show include the Eldridge Mefistofele of 1923, the Fiat 525 SS of 1929 and the 8V of 1952, a sports car with a fibreglass body designed by Luigi Rapi, alongside the Fiat 702 tractor of 1919, the 18BL lorry, a railcar (littorina) and the G91 fighter aircraft.

Attached to the museum is the historical archive, consultable by appointment, with almost 10,000 linear metres of documents, about 400,000 technical drawings, 5,000 volumes of magazines on the history of the automobile and industry, over 6 million images and 200 hours of period footage.

Highlights

• 3½ HP of 1899, the first Fiat car
• Eldridge Mefistofele of 1923 and Fiat 525 SS of 1929
• Fiat 8V of 1952 with fibreglass body
• 702 tractor, 18BL lorry, railcar and G91 fighter
• Engines, models, sketches, artworks and posters
• Historical archive with documents, technical drawings and photographs

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione permanente – Historic cars from 1899, engines, models, sketches, artworks and posters, with vehicles such as the Mefistofele, the 525 SS, the 8V and the G91 fighter.

Founded

1963

Visitors per year

approx. 3,200

Admission & discounts

Admission is also free for journalists and for holders of the Torino Musei pass or the Torino+Piemonte Card. Partner rates of €5 or €7 for members of associations, company employees, holders of certain other museum tickets and GTT season-ticket holders, according to the list published on the website. Tickets and visits are bought online on the museum’s ticketing website.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The exhibition route is free of architectural barriers and fully accessible; a wheelchair is available free of charge at the ticket desk. Parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities are located around the museum.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Baby changing facilities

The museum offers interactive family visits and provides baby-changing tables and high chairs.

Getting there & parking

By car from the Turin ring road, take the exit for Corso Unità d’Italia.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Bookshop with items for adults and children, gadgets and publications.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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