Enzo Ferrari Museum Modena, Italy: 2026 Tickets and Hours

The Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena costs €27 ($31, £23) for an adult from October to April and €32 ($37, £27) from May to September, and it opens every day of the year except 25 December, 1 January and 17 February. The museum sits on the plot where Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898, joining his father’s restored workshop to a separate gallery under a yellow aluminium roof, and its free car park is behind the building at via Giuseppe Soli 101.

I have never had a thing with cars. My boyfriend does, so when we planned our trip to Italy both Ferrari museums went on the list, and the Maranello one turned out to be shut for a private event on the day we drove out to it. All of our Ferrari time went to Modena instead, which is the reason this page is about that museum rather than the other one. The museum gave us two tickets so that we could write about the visit, and the prices and hours below come from Ferrari’s own ticket page rather than from our receipt.

What is inside the Enzo Ferrari Museum?

The Enzo Ferrari Museum holds two buildings on one ticket: the house Enzo Ferrari was born in, with his father Alfredo’s workshop attached, and a low yellow gallery built beside it. The museum treats them as one visit, so you walk from the cars in the gallery straight into the engines in the workshop without a second queue or a second ticket.

Ferrari runs the site through the Fondazione Casa Natale di Enzo Ferrari, set up in 2003, and the gallery opened on 10 March 2012.

The gallery and the projection show

The gallery is a single column-free hall that turns into a cinema every 50 minutes. When we arrived a film was about to start, so we hurried in and watched it thrown across one whole side of the hall, an ode to every Ferrari that had ever appeared in a film, Italian and international.

When the lights came back up I liked the room more than the cars in it. Jan Kaplický of Future Systems designed it as his last major project, shaping the roof after the bonnets of 1950s racing cars and painting it the yellow of the Ferrari shield. Kaplický died in Prague in 2009, three years before the building he designed opened. My boyfriend went from car to car reading every information panel while I looked at the ceiling, and both of us got our money’s worth.

The engine museum in Alfredo Ferrari’s workshop

The workshop where Alfredo Ferrari worked at the start of the 20th century now holds the engine exhibition, which Ferrari calls Motori. Engines are the point of it, but there are more cars in there as well, and on our visit a race boat.

I found this half less interesting than the gallery, which says more about me than about the collection. If engines are what you came for, reverse the order and start here while you are fresh.

The cars change every February

The gallery is rehung once a year, and the new exhibition opens on 18 February, the anniversary of Enzo Ferrari’s birth. That is why the museum closes on 17 February and on no other ordinary day.

The 2026 exhibition is The Greatest Hits, on the cars that musicians have owned and driven, and it runs until 16 February 2027. Herbert von Karajan’s 250 GT Lusso, the one-off SP12 built for Eric Clapton, J Balvin’s 512 TR and Swizz Beatz’s SF90 XX are among the cars in it, and Ferrari says some of them rotate during the year as availability changes. Older write-ups that describe a fixed display of pre-1988 models, with the Ferrari Enzo as the only modern exception, are describing a hang the museum has since replaced, so treat any list of specific cars as a snapshot rather than a promise.

Modena, the Ferrari hometown

Modena is where Enzo Ferrari was born, where he founded Scuderia Ferrari in 1929, and where the yellow on every Ferrari badge comes from. Modena’s civic colour is that canary yellow, and Enzo put it behind the black prancing horse he had been given by Countess Paolina Baracca, mother of the First World War pilot Francesco Baracca, who had flown the horse as his own emblem.

The gallery roof is painted the same yellow, which makes the building readable from the ring road before you can see anything else on the site. Modena carries the connection elsewhere too, and the city’s cathedral, Torre Ghirlandina and Piazza Grande are a UNESCO World Heritage site about 20 minutes’ walk away. A full day in the city is covered in our guide to things to do in Modena.

How much does the Enzo Ferrari Museum cost in 2026?

The Enzo Ferrari Museum charges by season, with the higher price running from May to September. Ferrari publishes the full list on its own Ferrari Museums ticket page, and the figures below are taken from it.

The reduced rate covers students over 10, adults over 65, carers of disabled visitors and military personnel. Booking online adds a Vivaticket fee of €0.40 plus VAT on a ticket up to €30 and €0.60 plus VAT between €30 and €50, so the online surcharge is smaller than the queue it removes.

Two cheaper routes exist and neither is well advertised. Arriving by regional train on Trenitalia Tper gets you in for €20 (about $23, £17) instead of €27 or €32, and both museums for €32 (about $37, £27) instead of €38 or €42, on production of a one-way Emilia-Romagna regional ticket used in the current year. The Discover Ferrari & Pavarotti Land passport covers three museums, Pavarotti’s house as well as both Ferrari sites, at €52 (about $60, £45) from October to April and €56 (about $65, £48) from May to September.

Enzo Ferrari Museum opening hours in 2026

The Enzo Ferrari Museum opens daily, including public holidays, with a start time of 9.30 for most of the year and 9.00 in high summer. The museum closes on 25 December, 1 January and 17 February, and last admission is 45 minutes before closing.

Two hours covers the gallery, the film and the engine workshop at an unhurried pace. The film runs on a 50-minute loop rather than at fixed showtimes, so arriving mid-cycle costs you nothing more than a short wait in a room worth waiting in.

Is the Modena museum or the Maranello museum the one to visit?

Modena is the museum about Enzo Ferrari and Maranello is the museum about the cars and the racing team. Modena is also the easier one to reach without a car, because it is a walk from the railway station while Maranello is 18.4 km (11.4 mi) away by road, roughly 30 minutes by car.

Doing both on one pass is the cheaper arithmetic whenever you were going to see both anyway. Two separate adult tickets come to €54 from October to April and €64 from May to September, against €38 and €42 for the Musei Ferrari Pass, so the pass saves €16 (about $19, £14) in low season and €22 (about $26, £19) in high season. The catch is the clock: both museums have to be visited inside the same 48 hours, and you have to name a date and time for each when you buy.

Maranello also sells things Modena does not, including a 45-minute shuttle-bus tour of the factory site and the Fiorano track at €25 (about $29, £21) for an adult, taken entirely from the bus. Modena has a GT driving simulator at €25 for a 10-minute slot of which 7 minutes are driving. Neither is included in any museum ticket.

Guided tours of Modena and the Motor Valley

Guided tours are the practical answer if you want more than one Motor Valley museum in a day and do not want to drive. Maranello and Sant’Agata Bolognese both lie within about 15 km (9.3 mi) of Modena in opposite directions, and each marque runs its own museum rather than sharing one.

We drove ourselves and used the free car park, then went on to the Lamborghini museum at Sant’Agata Bolognese the next morning. A guided day tour does the same loop without the parking or the driving, and live availability and prices for tours leaving Modena and Bologna are below.

Reaching the Enzo Ferrari Museum by train, car or shuttle

The Enzo Ferrari Museum is at via Paolo Ferrari 85 in central Modena, under a kilometre from Modena railway station and about 10 minutes on foot. The museum is signposted from the station side of the railway overpass, and the yellow roof does the rest.

The three ways in are listed below, in the order most visitors use them.

1. By train. Modena is on the Milan to Bologna line, and a regional Trenitalia Tper ticket also cuts the entry price to €20. Walk west from the station, cross under the railway, and the site is on your right.
2. By car. Take the Modena Nord exit off the A1 or the A22, then exit 6 on the bypass towards Bologna, and continue towards the centre. Car parks P1 and P2 behind the museum on via Giuseppe Soli 101 are free while spaces last.
3. By shuttle between the two museums. A scheduled shuttle runs between the Modena and Maranello museums and also stops at Modena railway station, booked through Vivara Viaggi rather than at the museum desk.

Coaches may drop off and pick up in the museum car park but cannot wait there longer than 15 minutes. Strollers have supervised storage inside, folding wheelchairs are available at the desk, and amateur photography is allowed throughout.

Where to stay in Modena

Modena’s centre is small enough that anywhere inside the ring road is walkable to the museum, and the countryside options outside it come with free parking instead. Five places we either used ourselves or checked on Booking.com are listed below, cheapest first.

1. Ostello San Filippo Neri, the budget pick. This hostel is at via Sant’Orsola 48/52, a 5-minute walk from Modena railway station, with dorms, free Wi-Fi, a bar and a shared living room. Check dates for Ostello San Filippo Neri.
2. Stella21 BedandBreakfast, the apartment. An attic flat at via Stella 21 in the middle of the historic centre, with timber ceiling beams, a large bookshelf and an Italian breakfast served daily. Check dates for Stella21.
3. La Corte Dei Sogni B&B, where we stayed. We spent the night here before the museum, in a 1700s farmhouse on Stradello Romano about five minutes’ drive out of the centre, with a garden, free parking and a proper breakfast. Check dates for La Corte Dei Sogni.
4. Best Western Plus Hotel Modena Resort, the one for Maranello. This chain hotel is in Formigine, roughly 8 km (5 mi) from Piazza Grande and closer to Maranello than the city is, with an indoor pool, two outdoor pools, a Turkish bath, a gym and free parking. Bike hire costs extra. Check dates for Modena Resort.
5. Hotel Rua Frati 48 in San Francesco, the splurge. A five-star hotel at 48 Rua dei Frati Minori at the southern end of the centre, with a spa, sauna, restaurant, bar and private parking. Check dates for Rua Frati 48.

Don’t forget travel insurance

Travel insurance covers the part of a trip you cannot plan for, including cancellation, illness and injury abroad, and with some policies stolen or broken electronics. I take it out on every trip.

If you do not have cover yet, SafetyWing sells flexible plans you can start after you have already left home. They were the first travel insurer to cover COVID, and when I caught it they reimbursed my expenses without an argument.

Enzo Ferrari Museum FAQ

Is the Enzo Ferrari Museum worth visiting?

Yes, if you have any interest in cars, design or Modena itself, and yes even if you do not, because the building is the reason to go as much as the cars are. Two hours covers it, and it is the only Ferrari site standing on the family’s own ground.

Do you need to book Enzo Ferrari Museum tickets in advance?

No, tickets are sold at the desk during opening hours, but Ferrari recommends buying online and a dated online ticket must be used on the date you chose. An open gift voucher works on any date within 365 days of purchase.

Can you visit both Ferrari museums on one ticket?

Yes. The Musei Ferrari Pass covers Modena and Maranello for €38 from October to April and €42 from May to September, and both visits have to fall inside the same 48 hours.

Is there parking at the Enzo Ferrari Museum?

Yes, car parks P1 and P2 behind the museum at via Giuseppe Soli 101 are free for visitors while spaces last. Paid and disc-controlled parking fills in around the site when they are full.

When is the Enzo Ferrari Museum closed?

The museum closes on 25 December, 1 January and 17 February. The February closure is the changeover day between one annual exhibition and the next.

WonderfulWanderings Pro Tips

Four things we would tell anyone driving out to Modena for this museum are listed below, in the order they save you money or time.

1. Show a regional train ticket at the desk. A one-way Trenitalia Tper Emilia-Romagna ticket used in the current year brings the entry price down to €20 from €27 or €32, and both museums to €32. Nobody offers this; you have to produce the ticket.
2. Do not plan the visit for 17 February. The museum shuts that one day so the new annual exhibition can go up, and it reopens on 18 February with a completely different set of cars.
3. Check that Maranello is open before you drive out there. Ours was closed for a private event with no warning we had seen, and the two museums are 18.4 km (11.4 mi) apart, so a wasted run costs an hour of the day.
4. Walk in during the film rather than waiting for it. The projection runs on a 50-minute loop across the whole hall, so joining it halfway and staying for the start of the next cycle works as well as timing the arrival.

About the author. This guide is written and maintained by the Wonderful Wanderings editorial team. Wonderful Wanderings was founded in 2012 by Sofie Couwenbergh, and the first-hand notes in this post come from her visit to the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena and the Lamborghini museum at Sant’Agata Bolognese, on a trip where the Maranello museum was shut on the day she turned up. The team covers Italy for independent travellers, including the Motor Valley museums, the guided tours worth booking, the hotels in Modena and the travel insurance behind all of it, and updates this page when Ferrari changes its prices, hours and annual exhibition.