History

OIL MUSEUM

“Visiting this museum is living the dream of my father, Umberto. Furthermore, it is precisely because of the link with this special place that our products are called Museum. "
Flavio Turri

THE HISTORY

OF THE MUSEUM

Inaugurated in 1988, ours was the first museum in Italy dedicated to the history of oil. Born as a private collection, by the will of its founder it was then made accessible to the public. Today it houses four hundred and fifty historical pieces, all linked to the olive tradition. Each year the museum receives an average of 50,000 visitors from all over the world.

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THE FOUNDER

Umberto Turri, was born in Grezzana (VR) in 1929. From an early age he learned the secrets of olive growing from his father, Mario Turri, a steward in a Venetian villa for a long time and in charge of managing the olive groves. As a boy, Umberto managed together with his brother a small oil mill in Valpantena, before moving to Bardolino, with his wife Teresita, in the 1960s. Here, he takes over an old oil mill and decides to give it new life, thus starting the history of our company. Always a lover of history, travel and olive growing, he managed to unite his passions, adding a historical collection, unique of its kind, to the production and retail activities.

THE IDEA

During their motorhome trips across Europe, Umberto and Teresita were impressed by the sight of historic pieces of the olive tradition, neglected and forgotten among courtyards, cellars and stables. Ancient presses, huge screws and gears of wooden crushers. Disused pre-industrial masterpieces of craftsmanship, abandoned under piles of rubble and then forgotten. Rare, often unique pieces that Umberto and Teresita decided to recover, restore and later exhibit, in what would become the first oil museum in Italy.

HISTORY

OF THE MUSEUM

THE FOUNDER

THE IDEA

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