Museo DFB – Fonderia Napoleonica Eugenia
Museum of the Fonderia Napoleonica Eugenia in the Isola district of Milan, founded in 1806: workshops, tools and the history of casting bells and bronzes.
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About the museum
The Fonderia Napoleonica Eugenia was founded in 1806 in the Isola district of Milan, near the sanctuary of Santa Maria alla Fontana, by the Manfredini brothers, who named it after Eugenio di Beauharnais, viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy. It was a prestigious bronze foundry.
The Barigozzi family, already with a long tradition in the art of casting, moved its business there around the middle of the 19th century, succeeding the Manfredini. It made the foundry one of the most renowned bronze foundries of the time, specialising in bells and artistic castings, and ran it for more than a century.
The museum, run by the firm F.lli Barigozzi, is housed in the carefully restored former workshops. It holds documents, photographs, tools and equipment from the foundry's work, and invites visitors to visit the workplaces and follow the stages of making bells, from the creation of the template to the casting. The collections include a photographic fonds, a paper archive, a plaster cast gallery and work tools. Since casting has ceased, the foundry continues to live on as a place of work, art and culture.
Highlights
- Restored historic workshops of the foundry
- Stages of making bells, from the template to the casting
- Plaster cast gallery, photographic fonds and paper archive
- Tools and equipment of the Barigozzi firm
- Industrial archaeology in the Isola district
Permanent exhibition
- Museo della Ditta F.lli Barigozzi – Restored workshops with documents, photographs, tools and a plaster cast gallery on the foundry’s activity.
- Operated by
- Ditta F.lli Barigozzi
- Visitors per year
- approx. 550
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Zara (M3)
Buses 52, 70, 82, 90, 91 and 92; trams 3 and 7; M3 metro, Zara stop.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The spaces, from 50 to 400 m², are available as venues for exhibitions, presentations and cultural events.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours are booked by e-mail to the museum's address. |
