Two very different prototypes from two very different eras, Modulo and Nido, are currently representing Pininfarina at the exhibition Mitomacchina, the "History, Technology and Future of Car Design" which opened on 2nd December 2006 and will run until 1st May 2007 at Mart (the Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Trento and Rovereto), whose Chairman is Franco Bernabé, and independent member of the Board of Directors Pininfarina.

The exhibition sets out the history of car design, focusing on major innovations in aesthetics and technology. Therefore Pininfarina chose two research prototypes: one comes from the past, the other is a present day model. The first one, the Pininfarina Modulo, was realised in 1970, and it won no less than 22 international design awards for its futuristic design; while the second one, Nido, is an operational research prototype focused on innovation in the field of safety; it was presented at Paris Motor Show in 2004 and was winner of L’Automobile più Bella del Mondo award in the category of prototype and concept cars. Together with these two prototypes is a Cisitalia owned by Gino Coen, and the sketches of the Cisitalia, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider and Ferrari 250 SWB.
 

The exhibition, produced by Mart under the direction of Gabriella Belli, has been curated by a committee of renowned designers and experts from the sector, among them Andrea Pininfarina, the Chairman and CEO of Pininfarina S.p.A., who has substituted for the Honorary Chairman, Sergio Pininfarina who resigned from the committee because of his institutional engagements due to his role of Senator for Life.

Pininfarina's contribution also includes the essay “The designer’s point of view” which has been written by Sergio Pininfarina for the catalogue of the exhibition and copy of the corporate video of the company, presenting some of the cars become protagonists thanks to the fascinating suggestions created by international movies.