Milan Art & Culture
Milan is a major artistic and cultural centre due to its rich history, prestigious architecture and the legacy of artistic movements such as Futurism, with a variety of museums and events offering something for everyone, such as the Museo del ‘900, the renowned Pinacoteca di Brera and the
Triennale. The city skilfully combines tradition and modernity, offering a broad cultural offering ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary art and street art.
Mudec / Museum
The Museum Mudec preserves and exhibits the ethno-anthropological heritage of the Milan City Council's collections, hosts international exhibitions and displays interpreted through different artistic languages, and proposes a programme of events and initiatives in dialogue with the territory. The museum is a centre dedicated to interdisciplinary research on world cultures. Starting with the ethnographic collections and in collaboration with diasporic and international communities, it acts as a space for reflection on contemporary issues through visual, performing and sound arts, design and costume.
Museum of the 20th Century
The Museo del Novecento is a museum of 20th century Italian art located in the Palazzo dell'Arengario in Milan's Piazza del Duomo. It exhibits a vast permanent collection of works of art, ranging from Futurism to Arte Povera, including masterpieces by artists such as Boccioni, De Chirico, Fontana and Klee.
Brera Art Gallery
The Pinacoteca di Brera is a world-famous national art gallery located in Milan, in the heart of the Brera district. Housed in the historic palazzo of the same name, it holds a vast collection of masterpieces by Italian and foreign artists from the 14th to the 20th century and is considered one of the most important museums in Italy. The building also includes the Academy of Fine Arts, the Braidense National Library and the Botanical Garden.
The building that houses the Pinacoteca is a large historical complex that is home to several cultural institutions, including the Braidense National Library, the Brera Astronomical Observatory, the Academy of Fine Arts and the Botanical Garden. It is located at Via Brera 28, in the Brera district, an area known for its artistic liveliness.
The Milan Triennale
The Milan Triennale is an international cultural institution housed in the Palazzo dell'Arte, dedicated to art, design, architecture, fashion and other disciplines. Founded in 1923 as a biennial in Monza, it moved to Milan in 1933 and became a hub for exhibitions, conferences and events exploring innovation and the relationships between culture, industry and society. Inside is the Museum of Italian Design, with an extensive permanent collection of objects, and a theatre.
In addition to temporary exhibitions, it organises events ranging from architecture and design to music and performance. It displays a permanent collection of over 1,600 Italian design objects from 1927 to the present day.Galleries of Italy Piazza della Scala
Inaugurated in 2011, the Gallerie d'Italia occupy a prestigious architectural complex in the heart of Milan and display works from the collections of Fondazione Cariplo and Intesa Sanpaolo.
The tour in the Palazzi Anguissola and Brentani is dedicated to 19th century art, while the section devoted to Italian art of the second half of the 20th century is presented in the palazzo designed by Luca Beltrami for the Banca Commerciale Italiana at the beginning of the last century.
The Gallerie d'Italia - Piazza Scala have been recognised by the Lombardy Region as Museum in 2014.
The La Scala Theatre Museum
The Museo Teatrale alla Scala is a private museum located next to La Scala Theatre in Milan, which houses a vast collection of memorabilia related to the history of melodrama and Italian theatre. Its collection includes paintings, musical instruments, stage costumes, set sketches, manuscripts and props tracing the evolution of theatre from the 18th century to the present day, through its protagonists such as Verdi, Toscanini and Maria Callas. In addition to the collections, the museum also offers the opportunity to visit the theatre itself (if there are no rehearsals) and organises temporary exhibitions, educational workshops and activities for schools and families.
A journey through the history of the theatre, from its foundation in 1778 to the present day.
Leonardo Museum
An interactive exhibition and research centre celebrating Leonardo's ingenuity.
It allows visitors to see and interact with working models of his machines, created following the original drawings, and digital restorations of his masterpieces, such as the Last Supper in its original colours.
It offers a highly interactive experience with multimedia stations to explore manuscripts and projects.
Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology
The Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology is located in Milan at Via San Vittore, 21. Housed in a former 16th-century monastery, the museum has a vast collection of more than 16,000 historical objects tracing the history of science and technology, with a prominent section dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci. Another unique experience is a visit to the Toti Submarine, which you can explore from the inside.
For younger visitors there are interactive workshops designed to stimulate creativity. Finally, for space enthusiasts, there is a real treat: a fragment of the Moon, the only moon rock on display in Italy.