Dec 25, 2014

Domenico Agostinelli, 74, has a passion that has led him over the past 60 years to pick up and collect things of all types, from antique art to everyday objects of the past and present. His collection includes a 65-million-year-old dinosaur egg, meteor fragments, a car that once belonged to American mob boss Al Capone, a lock of hair of Italian national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, toys, weapons, musical instruments of all kinds and much, much more.

: Italian collector Domenico Agostinelli works in his museum in Dragona, near Rome. Agostinelli, 74, has a passion that has led him over the past 60 years to pick up and collect things of all types, from antique art to everyday objects of the past and present. His collection includes a 65-million-year-old dinosaur egg, meteor fragments, a car that once belonged to American mob boss Al Capone, a lock of hair of Italian national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, toys, weapons, musical instruments of all kinds and much more. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: An egg of a dinosaur, believed to be 65-million-years old, is displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Italian collector Domenico Agostinelli checks an old car which belonged to the American gangster Al Capone in his museum in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: A collection of wooden, iron, and plastic hands is displayed in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Toys are displayed in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Political memorabilia is displayed in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Collection of religious figures is displayed in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Italian collector Domenico Agostinelli poses in his museum in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Italian collector Domenico Agostinelli holds buttons in his museum in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: A pistol-shaped lighter dated 1700 is displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Baskets, metal tin boxes and other objects are displayed on shelves in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: A collection of umbrellas is displayed in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Collection of glasses is displayed in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Italian collector Domenico Agostinelli works in his museum in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: An old bicycle and old doors of different ages are seen in a storage of the Museum of Italian collector Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: A petrol pump and other objects are displayed in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Fans and other objects are displayed on shelves in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Goggles are displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: An antique baby feeding bottle is displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Lock of hair from the ‘Hero of Two Worlds’ Giuseppe Garibaldi is displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: A composition of nails is displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: A piece of a meteorite is displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: A 19th century bicycle safety lock is displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: An 18th century tool used by rich people to take food is displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: Dice are displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: A tape recorder is displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: A transistor radio is displayed in an old frame in the Museum of Domenico Agostinelli in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

: A combination picture shows items collected by Italian collector Domenico Agostinelli, displayed in his museum in Dragona, near Rome. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

One man’s junk is another man’s museum

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