What does it mean to make art in Turin today? How has the city’s art scene changed in recent years? What impact has the digital world had on the relationships between artists, curators, and gallerists? DIGITAL VISUAL is a widespread project that, every week in a different cultural venue, brings together two artists and a curator to explore the transformation of visual languages and relationships within the art system—between production, authorship, and distribution. An itinerant journey that engages places, voices, and generations to reflect the complexity of the contemporary visual system. A project by Quartz Studio, in collaboration with MAUTO – Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile, Fondazione Santagata, and the University of Turin.
- THE EXHIBITION
Tne Drake’s Enemies. Enzo Ferrari and the British Teams
02/04/2026 – 11/10/2026
The largest and most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the British teams that, between the 1960s and the 1980s, challenged Enzo Ferrari. On display: 23 cars, documents, memorabilia and photographs recounting the British revolution in motorsport during the era of Swinging London. Curated by Carlo Cavicchi and Mario Donnini with Maurizio Cilli.
Through a selection of 23 iconic vehicles – 22 Formula 1 single-seaters and the legendary Mini Morris – the exhibition, spread across more than 2,000 square meters of exhibition space on the ground floor, tells the story of a season of technical experimentation and formal freedom, marked by extreme risks, intense rivalries and strong visual identities that shaped new cultural imaginaries.
A universe of technology, style and pioneering spirit, in which single-seaters become symbols of an industrial and cultural revolution that redefined the imagination of motor racing. Enzo Ferrari used to call them, somewhat dismissively, “garagistes”: the British teams that – between the 1960s and the 1980s – challenged Ferrari’s dominance, until then the undisputed protagonist of Formula 1.
With lightweight structures, revolutionary chassis and extraordinary speed in experimentation, these independent teams transformed small technical workshops into formidable rivals, capable of defeating Maranello on the track and permanently changing the balance of the championship.
This British revolution extended beyond motorsport to music, fashion, photography and cinema, defining a period of remarkable vitality and optimism, characterized by an explosion of creativity. The exhibition conveys this energy through an immersive narrative capable of capturing the spirit of an era that forever changed not only the language of speed, but also the collective imagination.
- ON DISPLAY
A technological and design revolution
From the epoch-making turning point represented by the Ferrari 246 and Cooper T51, to the emergence of a new era with the Brabham BT20 and Cooper T81-Maserati; from the radical innovation of the Lotus 72, Lotus 56B and March 701 to the technical peak represented by the Tyrrell 006, McLaren M23 and Shadow DN1. A season of unprecedented experimentation expressed through visionary machines such as the Tyrrell P34, March 761, March 2-4-0, Surtees TS19 and Brabham BT45, evolving towards new design philosophies with the Theodore TR1, Arrows A2 and Williams FW07.
The journey ideally concludes with the modernity of the McLaren MP4/5 and the technological breakthrough represented by the Ferrari 640, which in its own way marked Ferrari’s turning point, leading the team to design cars in England.
From 7 April to 11 May, the March 701 (1970), Arrows (1979), Shadow (1973) and Surtees TS19 (1976) will be temporarily absent from the exhibition.
Also on display are 28 helmets and 4 racing suits – worn respectively by Jim Clark in 1965, Jackie Stewart and Vittorio Brambilla in 1972, and Riccardo Patrese in 1978 – together with race programmes from 1958 to 1988, each from a different Grand Prix across five continents.
The exhibition also includes the Ford Cosworth DFV engine, described as “a revolution with the spark plugs lit”: designed in 1967 by Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin with the visionary support of the Ford Motor Company, it debuted on the Lotus 49 commissioned by Colin Chapman.
In a narrative spanning three decades of technical and cultural revolution, the cars – almost entirely expressions of British engineering, with the sole exceptions signed by Ferrari – demonstrate how the United Kingdom became the driving force of a transformation that permanently changed Formula 1 and influenced the entire global automotive industry.
- CONTEXT
An era of cultural creativity
The exhibition design recreates the cultural and social context of Great Britain at the time: the era of Swinging London. A period of extraordinary vitality and optimism, characterized by an explosion of creativity in music, fashion, photography, cinema and, of course, sport. To evoke the atmosphere of the time, the exhibition intertwines the history of motorsport with the stories of its icons, exploring the cultural and stylistic trends of the period in dedicated sections. Special focus is given to the earliest experiments with television filming through rudimentary camera-cars, as well as the role of women in racing circuits, at a time when access to the paddock was still denied to them. These insights reveal how the passion for speed mirrored a rapidly changing world.
- PROJECT ROOM
Rainer W. Schlegelmilch
The exhibition is complemented by a selection of 34 photographs by Rainer W. Schlegelmilch, known as “RWS”, considered one of the greatest photographers in Formula 1. His images are celebrated for their extraordinary quality and emotional intensity. His attention to framing, sensitivity to light and ability to capture the decisive moment make Schlegelmilch an undisputed master, capable of transforming the speed, tension and risk of racing into a powerful and timeless visual narrative.
- BEYOND THE EXHIBITION
Public Program
The Public Program complements the exhibition experience, offering visitors an opportunity to explore its themes in greater depth. Special guided tours and free events – including conversations and meetings with drivers, journalists and designers – bring together key protagonists of the era to share the stories, emotions and challenges that shaped a legendary chapter of motorsport history.
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- PROJECTS AND MEETINGS
Public Program
Talks, screenings and opportunities for discussion as a corollary to the temporary exhibitions.
- Places available
Mobility Without Borders. Between Land, Air and Space,
As part of BIENNALE OFF, an initiative promoted by the Politecnico di Torino that brings the debate on technology into the spaces of the city, the Museum hosts the workshop Mobility Without Borders. Between Land, Air and Space, dedicated to the emerging scenarios of global mobility.
The public program opens with a keynote speech by Magda Kopczynska, Director of the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport of the European Commission, offering a perspective on European policies for integrated and sustainable mobility.
This will be followed by a talk moderated by Pierangelo Soldavini (Il Sole 24 Ore), with the participation of Umberto Fugiglando (MIT Senseable City Lab), Lorenzo Gusman (SAGAT), Claudio Chieppa (Reply), Paolo Cambula (Aeroporti di Roma), Piero Boccardo and Erasmo Carrera (Politecnico di Torino), and Walter Cugno (Thales Alenia Space).
- Places available
Book Presentation / THE PRINCE AND THE DRIVER. THE 1907 PEKING–PARIS RAID
Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 PM
An event dedicated to the presentation of Andrea Gentili’s novel, which retraces one of the most extraordinary feats in the history of wheeled mobility: the 1907 Peking–Paris raid. Through the perspectives of its protagonists – Prince Scipione Borghese, journalist Luigi Barzini, and mechanic Ettore Guizzardi – the story weaves together adventure, innovation and geopolitical tensions, revealing the deeper meaning of a challenge that helped establish the automobile as a symbol of progress and modernity.
Speakers: Andrea Gentili, Davide Lorenzone, and Ilaria Pani.
- Places available
M-TECH Alfredo Ferrari. The Future Educational Hub of Maranello
Tuesday, April 28 at 6 pm
MAUTO hosts the presentation of M-TECH Alfredo Ferrari, the new educational hub that will be built in Maranello and inaugurated in 2029. The event explores the architectural design competition and highlights the proposals developed by the participating teams, fostering dialogue between education, architecture, industry and institutions.
Speakers include Benedetto Camerana, Alessandra Siviero, Michele Antoniazzi and Chiara Ferrari. This will be followed by a presentation from Andrea Gavosto and Raffaella Valente (Fondazione Agnelli), who will outline the objectives and guidelines of the competition and present the awarded projects.
The event is promoted by Fondazione Agnelli in collaboration with Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile, Ferrari, Ordine degli Architetti di Torino and Fondazione per l’architettura / Torino.
Architects attending the event will receive 2 professional training credits (CFP).
The Public Program completes the MAUTO cultural schedule and broadens the discussion on the subject of cars and mobility. A program that explores different languages and transversal approaches, opening up to a contemporary and transmedia discussion.
STORIES, VISIONS, SOUNDS. A calendar of meetings that alternates between conversations, editorial presentations, projections, musical and performance events: stories that embrace art, design, literature and current affairs; visual explorations ranging from auteur films to artist videos and documentaries; sound proposals that move between musical genres, with authors and performers, ensembles and soloists.
Some of the scheduled meetings – all free and upon reservation – develop from the themes addressed by the temporary exhibitions and research activities of the Museum’s Conservation and Restoration Centre and Documentation Centre.
- Places available
Book Presentation / THE PRINCE AND THE DRIVER. THE 1907 PEKING–PARIS RAID
Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 PM
- Places available
