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.
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| Established | 1998 |
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| Location | Via don Griffanti 6 Saronno - Italy |
| Public transit access | Saronno railway station |
| Website | http://www.museomils.it |
The museum is hosted inside a former railway workshop owned by Ferrovie Nord Milano, a regional railway company.
Collection
editThe 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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