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Museum, 1998
Museo delle Industrie e del Lavoro del Saronnese
Museum in Italy
At a glance
- Type
- Museum
- Period
- Modern era, 1998
- Area
- 2,000 m²
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 45°37′43″ N, 9°01′46″ E
- Address
- Via Don Angelo Griffanti, 6, 21047 Saronno
History and description
The Museo delle Industrie e del Lavoro del Saronnese (literally Saronno Industries and Work Museum) in Saronno is a science and technology museum, displaying industrial heritage strictly related to the industries in the area of Saronno town, north of Milan. It was opened on 25 October 1998.
The museum is hosted inside a former railway workshop owned by Ferrovie Nord Milano, a regional railway company.
Collection
The museum owns a large collection of industrial machines, mechanical parts, products, advertising, related to the vast complex of industrial plants working in Saronno, a little commercial town which developed a large manufacturing sector since the second half of 19th century. The collection includes items from metal-mechanic industries (i.e. Isotta Fraschini, Caproni), food industry (Lazzaroni), electronics (Phonola), textiles, typography. The museum owns also a collection of items and railway stock from Ferrovie Nord Milano, including an electric locomotive, an EMU, a 1930-passenger car, a Saxby interlocking, Edmondson tickets: as far as 1942 the city hosted the large workshop of Ferrovie Nord Milano for steam locomotives maintenance.
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Timeline
- 1998Founded and opened
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
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Getting there
SaronnoTrain, nearest
400 m as the crow flies
Museo delle Industrie e del Lavoro del SaronneseVia Don Angelo Griffanti, 6, 21047 Saronno
Aeroporto internazionale Milano Malpensa "Silvio Berlusconi"23.6 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Museo delle Industrie e del Lavoro del Saronnese?
Museo delle Industrie e del Lavoro del Saronnese is in Saronno, in the province of Varese (Lombardy), Italy. Address: Via Don Angelo Griffanti, 6, 21047 Saronno. GPS coordinates: 45.62856, 9.02939.
How old is Museo delle Industrie e del Lavoro del Saronnese?
Wikidata dates it to 1998.
What else is there to see near Museo delle Industrie e del Lavoro del Saronnese?
Nearby you’ll find: Santuario della Madonna dei Miracoli (400 m away), Museum Giuseppe Gianetti (400 m away), Palazzo Visconti (800 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 2 photos
- Museo Mils — Morands, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trenord Open Day 2012 - Museo delle Industrie e del Lavoro del Saronnese - carrozza X.0011 — FC-1982, CC BY-SA 2.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences