Museums and Art collecitions in Milan

Castello Sforzesco

The monumental building and Castel Museums

Museum of Ancient Art

Collections of antique furnishings and art collections

Collections of Applied Arts and the museum of musical instruments

Prehistoric Section of the Archaeological Museum

Egyptian Section of the Archaeological Museum

Visiting hours: 9 a.m. – 5.30 p.m., closed on Mondays, www.milanocastello.it

Duomo Museum

The cathedral museum in Palazzo Reale (Royal Palast) on the cathedral's square tells the story of the cathedral. You find here elements that once were decoration of the cathedral.

Closed for restoration

La Scala Museum

The story of the most popular musical theatre and a collection of valuable theatre-accessoires, as well as a collection from Verdi's works are to be seen in the theatre museum of La Scala..

The Last Supper of Leonardo da Vinci

In the refectory of the domenican convent adjoining the church of S.a Maria delle Grazie, houses one of the world's most celebrated works: Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper".

Piazza S. Maria delle Grazie, Corso Magenta
open Tu - Su 9.00 a.m.- 7.00 p.m., closed on Mondays, bookings are essential.

National Museum of Science and Technology

The museum is situated in the former monastery San Vittore of the 16th century. The Museum s collections tell the history of science and technology. There are esposed models and accurate reconstructions of the machines the Leonardo da Vinci designed while he lived in Milan.

- Via S. Vittore 21 - 20123 Milan
Open Tue-Fri 9.30 a.m.-5.00 p.m., Sa/ Su/ Ho 9.30 a.m.-6.30 p.m.

www.museoscienza.org

Museum of the Palazzo Reale

The Galleria di Arte Contemporanea in the Real Palace in Milan hosts changing exhibitions of paintings, sculptures and photographs.

Piazza Duomo, Milan
Opening hours
Tue-Su 9.30a.m.-7.30p.m. closed on Mondays
www.palazzoreale.it/

Pinacoteca di Brera

The Brera National Art Gallery (Pinacoteca di Brera ) is one of the major art collections in the world.Works of the most oustanding artists are exhibited at Brera (Raphael, Tiziano, Caravaggio, van Dyck, Rubens, Rembrandt).

Via Brera, 28, Milan
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday 8:30am - 7:15pm
www.brera.beniculturali.it

Pinacoteca Ambrosiana

The private Art Collection of Cardinal Federico Borromeo contains master pieces of the greatest artists: Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael's cartoon for his School of Athens, Caravaggio, Tiziano, Jan Brueghel a.o.

Piazza Pio XI, 2, Milan
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday 10:00am - 5:30pm
www.ambrosiana.it

Museum Poldi Pezzoli

The important Milanese private collection of it's founder Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli is housed in an illustrious museum-home (one of the most prestigious in the world). To see: Italian paintings of the 17th and 18th century and Applied Art collections.

Via Manzoni 12, Milan
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday 10:00am-6:00pm
www.museopoldipezzoli.it//

Triennale

The Basilica Sant'Ambrogio and Museum

In one of the oldest churches of Milan, the museum testimonies the story of Milan's Patron Saint Ambrogio with a collection of ancient manuscripts, paintings, precious fabrics and tapestries.

Piazza Sant'Ambrogio, 15

opend: Tu-Fr 10 a.m.-8p.m.
closed for renovation

Museum of Art and Science

The collections of paintings, weapons, photographs, sculptures illustrate the history of Milan from Napoleone Bonaparte (1796) to the Kingdom of Italy (1870).

Via Borgonuovo 23, Milano
Reopening 14 December 2007
www.museodelrisorgimento.mi.it

Museum

Scientific presentations in the Planetario Hoepli.

Corso Venezia, 57
Tu-Th 09.00 p.m. and
Sa/So 3.00 and 4.30 p.m.
Tel. 0288 463 340
www.comune.milano.it/planetario

Basilica St. Ambrogio and Museum

The Basilica Sant'Ambrogio and Museum

In one of the oldest churches of Milan, the museum testimonies the story of Milan's Patron Saint Ambrogio with a collection of ancient manuscripts, paintings, precious fabrics and tapestries.

Piazza Sant'Ambrogio, 15

opend: Tu-Fr 10 a.m.-8p.m.
closed for renovation

Museo del Risorgimento

The collections of paintings, weapons, photographs, sculptures illustrate the history of Milan from Napoleone Bonaparte (1796) to the Kingdom of Italy (1870).

Via Borgonuovo 23, Milano
Reopening 14 December 2007
www.museodelrisorgimento.mi.it

Planetario Civico Ulrico Hoepli

Scientific presentations in the Planetario Hoepli.

Corso Venezia, 57
Tu-Th 09.00 p.m. and
Sa/So 3.00 and 4.30 p.m.
Tel. 0288 463 340
www.comune.milano.it/planetario

Aquario Civico

The sea museum houses many species of aquatic animals and creatures of exotic tropical waters.

Via Gadio 2, Parco Sempione
Opening hours
Tue-Sun 9.00a-m. -1:00 p.m and
2.00 p.m.-5..30 p.m.
www.verdeacqua.eu