Fisogni Museum

Fisogni Museum
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Established1966; 58 years ago (1966)
LocationTradate (Varese), Italy
Coordinates45°42′47″N 8°54′05″E / 45.71295°N 8.90128°E / 45.71295; 8.90128
Collection sizeapprox. 8.000 objects
FounderGuido Fisogni
Websitewww.museo-fisogni.org

The Fisogni Museum of the petrol station (in the past also SIRM Museum[1] or Ormad Valseveso Museum[2]), in Tradate, Italy, is a museum about gas pumps, gas stations and petroliana, founded by Guido Fisogni in 1966.

With its 8000 pieces, between gas pumps, signs and gadgets,[3] the collection is the biggest in the world in its genre, certified by Guinness World Records in 2000.[4] The Museum is also part of the "Lombard Circuit of Design Museum"[5] and of the "Italian Design Network" by Triennale di Milano.[6]

  1. ^ "Museo Sirm", Electa, 1993
  2. ^ "Mai a corto di carburante" in "Capital", February 1993
  3. ^ "Cultura, a rischio 15 musei. Li vuole il sultano del Bahrein" in "Corriere della Sera", 18 April 2006
  4. ^ "Guinness World records 2002 : il guinness dei primati", Mondadori, 2001
  5. ^ "Museo Fisogni delle pompe di benzina". museidesign.it. Musei Design. 6 May 2019.
  6. ^ Joseph Grima, "Triennale Milano. La rete dei giacimenti del Design Italiano", Electa, 2020