The museum was reopened in 2013 after a long period of renovations. The collection gathers the Tesoro del Duomo (Duomo Treasure) and works of art form the Catheral and its many constructions sites. The items in the collection are presented in chronological order, following the construction phases of the Cathedral, from its foundation, in 1386, […]
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La Scala Theater Opera House is one of most praised and notorious stages around the world, its collection preserves many testimonies of the great seasons of the theater. All of the items remember us of great protagonists that worked here, such as Giuseppe Verdi, Eleonora Duse, Giacomo Puccini, Maria Callas and Arturo Toscanini. If no […]
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Works of the nineteenth century belonging to Intesa San Paolo are preserved in the historic headquarters of the Banca Commerciale Italiana in Piazza della Scala. Inside the majestic palace designed by Luca Beltrami we find a great collection of more than 200 works that spans the entirety of artistic styles that formed between the Fifties […]
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Located in Via Manzoni the Anguissola Palace and the Brentani palace preserve a great collection of paintings and sculptures of the XIX century in Italy. The tour starts with 13 amazing bas-reliefs by Antonio Canova, then we find Francesco Hayez and his historic romanticism. Moving on we have sections dedicated to Giovanni Boldini, Giovanni Segantini […]
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This great collection of Nineteenth century art is preserved inside the Palazzo dell’Arengario (Arengario Palace) in Piazza Duomo, since 2010. There are more than 400 works from the various and diverse styles that followed each other during the XX century. The Fourth State by Pellizza da Volpedo opens the tour, bridging the gap between XIX […]
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The GAM is the biggest museum dedicated to the nineteenth century in Milan. The museum takes place inside the beautiful halls of Villa Reale, a Neoclassical masterpiece designed by architect Leopold Pollack, the exhibition is made of two sections:
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This was the first public musuem of Milan, opened in 1618. Bishop Borromeo wanted it to give a free education to those who demonstrated a peculiar intelligence. He donated his entire collection to the art gallery enriched in the following centuries, making it a great addition to the illustrious Biblioteca Ambrosiana (library). Among the masterpieces […]
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No one can resist the charming call of the fortifications and towers of the Sforza Castle. Inside its walls there’s the biggest and complete collection of art and history of Milan that gives the castle its second name: the Citadel of Museums. The collection is organized in big sections:
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The museum was founded in 1776 by Maria Teresa of Austria, Napoleon opened the palace to the public and stocked it with numerous great works gathered by his armies. The original collection of Brera was then enlarged thanks to many donations and legacies. Among the most important works held inside the Brera art gallery we […]
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Milan, Palazzo Reale, from March 23 to July 10, 2016 Discover the masterpieces of the spanish painter Joan Mirò exhibited at Mudec. He developed his unique style: organic forms and flattened picture planes drawn with a sharp line. Generally thought of as a Surrealist because of his interest in automatism and the use of sexual […]
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