MOTOR VALLEY FEST 2024 IN FORMIGINE

MOTOR VALLEY FEST 2024 IN FORMIGINE

 Friday, May 3, 2024 | 20:00 | Council Hall - Formigine Castle
CONFERENCE "DESIGNING ENGINES: A JOURNEY BETWEEN PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE"
Public meeting on the theme of engines and education. Rita Costi will moderate.
Speakers will include Engineer Iacoponi Stefano, author of the book "Becoming Designers"; Vincenzo Bellentani, retired Formiginese mechanic; two professors from the University of Modena and Reggio, Department of Engineering: Giacopini Matteo and Leali Francesco.

 Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5, 2024 | from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Calcagnini Square
EXHIBITION OF THE PAGANI HUAYRA ROADSTER BC
With a dry weight of just 1250 kg, Huayra Roadster BC fully expresses the ideal that has always inspired the creative process of Atelier Pagani: the Leonardesque principle of engineering technique and poetry of forms blend together harmoniously.
Curated by Pagani automobili

 Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5, 2024 | from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Calcagnini Square
HISTORIC PEDAL CARS EXHIBITION
As early as the early twentieth century, toy cars were produced in parallel with real cars; come to the Piazza to admire some of them.
Curated by Modena History Museum

 Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Formigine Castle
PAOLINO AND HIS FRIENDS. THE FORMIGINES OF FORMULA 1
Video interviews and installations about the mechanics of the myth.
EXHIBITION OF SOME ENTRIES OF THE ART COMPETITION "THE MAGIC"
Art contest dedicated to Ayrton Senna, promoted by the Liceo Artistico Venturi of Modena in collaboration with Modena History Museum and with the support of Alessandro Rasponi and Mauro Baldini (Modena Corse - Scuderia Belle Epoque)
 Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Formigine Castle
OPEN CREATIVE WORKSHOP
New free creative space for children to draw and color their dream vehicle!

 Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 8:30 pm | Auditorium Spira mirabilis | Via Pagani, 25
PREVIEW OF THE DOCUFILM "MAURO FORGHIERI, ENGENIUS"
Stories and testimonies about the Italian motoring genius.
Edited by Oral Engineering
To follow
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE BY ENRICO SALIMBENI "LA TERRA DEI MOTORI"
Theatrical monologue tracing fifty years of history that transformed the province of Modena into the world capital of engines.

 Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 4 p.m. | Formigine Castle
GUIDED TOUR "HISTORY OF COATS OF ARMS: FROM BLAZON TO BRAND"
Guided tour by reservation only, by museum guides.
The coats of arms of Formigine Castle will be the starting point for a guided tour to discover
the evolution of heraldic communicative language up to the most iconic and recent automotive logos and brands.

All events will be held with free admission.

Info: Tourism Office, tel. 059 16244, cultura@comune.formigine.mo.it