Artribune Maps Corporate Museums in Abruzzo, Basilicata, and Puglia
Artribune is undertaking a project to catalog corporate museums in Italy, beginning with the regions of Abruzzo, Basilicata, and Puglia. These institutions, which combine branding with archival materials, are supported by Museimpresa, an organization established in Milan in 2001 by Assolombarda and Confindustria, and led by Antonio Calabrò, boasting over 130 members. In Abruzzo, visitors can explore the Museo del Centro Spaziale del Fucino, which showcases 170 antennas and includes Telespazio's museum, opened in 1986, known for transmitting images of the 1969 moon landing and housing artifacts from Marconi's ship Elettra. In Basilicata, Essenza Lucano provides a sensory journey into Amaro Lucano, founded in 1894. Puglia is home to Museo del Confetto Giovanni Mucci, which safeguards the Tenerelli Mucci® recipe, and Museo del Pane di Vito Forte, dedicated to Pane di Altamura DOP.
Key facts
- Artribune maps Italian corporate museums region by region, starting with Abruzzo, Basilicata, and Puglia.
- Museimpresa, founded in Milan in 2001 by Assolombarda and Confindustria, promotes over 130 corporate museums and archives.
- Antonio Calabrò is the current president of Museimpresa.
- Museo del Centro Spaziale del Fucino is located at the Centro Spaziale 'Piero Fanti' in Ortucchio, Abruzzo, part of the Leonardo Group.
- The Telespazio museum was inaugurated in 1986 and houses about 50 historical instruments.
- Images of the first moon landing were transmitted from the Fucino space center in summer 1969.
- The ship Elettra's stern, propeller, and rudder are displayed at the museum, donated by the Ministry of Posts in 1978.
- Essenza Lucano in Pisticci Scalo, Basilicata, was founded in 1894 by Pasquale Vena and features street art by Antonio Poe.
- Museo del Confetto Giovanni Mucci in Andria, Puglia, was founded by Nicola Mucci in 1894 and produces Tenerelli Mucci® confetti.
- Museo del Pane di Vito Forte in Altamura, Puglia, opened in 2019 and is dedicated to Pane di Altamura DOP.
- Museo della Civiltà del Vino Primitivo in Manduria, Puglia, is housed in 19th-century cisterns of the Cantina Produttori.
Entities
Artists
- Antonio Poe
- Guglielmo Marconi
- Pasquale Vena
- Nicola Mucci
- Vito Forte
Institutions
- Artribune
- Museimpresa
- Assolombarda
- Confindustria
- Leonardo Group
- Telespazio
- Ministero delle Poste
- Oropan
- Cantina Produttori
- Museo del Centro Spaziale del Fucino
- Museo di Telespazio
- Essenza Lucano
- Museo del Confetto Giovanni Mucci
- Museo del Pane di Vito Forte
- Museo della Civiltà del Vino Primitivo
Locations
- Italy
- Milan
- Abruzzo
- Basilicata
- Puglia
- Ortucchio
- Pisticci Scalo
- Matera
- Andria
- Altamura
- Manduria
- Fucino
- Piana del Fucino
- Centro Spaziale 'Piero Fanti'