The Museo Ferrari Maranello & the Enzo Ferrari Museums in Modena & Maranello

We visited these museums in August 2025 as part of a broader road trip of Northern Italy https://www.classiccarwife.com/post/cars-opera-culture-moneypenny-goes-to-northern-italy. We were staying in Modena for two nights and purchased a combination ticket for both Ferrari museums at a cost of around 40 euros. You really need a car (or be part of a tour group) to travel between the two museums. Our first stop was the Museo Ferrari in Maranello.

This museum focusses a lot on the racing side of Ferrari's history. There is a recreation of Enzo Ferrari's office, lots of great photos from the archives and interesting cars from the early days through to current Formula 1 examples. The museum is not that large and it only took us just over an hour to see it all without rushing. It's well set out and has an impressive room with all of their winning trophies, cars and drivers. You can pay extra for a simulator experience and/or a photo in a car. There is also a shop and cafe on site. If you're a Ferrari fan, then this is definitely a must-see museum.

The next day we were able to walk from our accommodation to the Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari in Modena.

We preferred this museum to the other one. The location is set in Enzo's family home where he was born and grew up and there is a sophisticated modern building adjacent to the home which houses most of the museum. Whilst looking at the cars, the lights suddenly dim and there is a movie about Enzo's life complete with "Nessum Dorma" soundtrack. It's a bit 'Hollywood' but hits the spot. What we enjoyed most were the archival photos that were on display. We would definitely recommend visiting this museum. However, it's very commercial and the merchandise is REALLY expensive. Our main suggestion to Ferrari would be to have less focus on the modern super-cars and more on re-creating the story of how Ferrari car designs evolved over time. I guess that most visitors are interested in the current models so perhaps that's why they have taken the direction they have. F has a Ferrari 400 in his collection but there were no cars on display representing this attempt by the company to expand to a 2+2 V12 vehicle. Also, unlike the Panini Museum there was no recognition here of Ferrari owners or classic car club membership. That would have been a nice touch.