Museums
MUSEUMS
Art & Art History
📍 Pinacoteca di Brera
One of Italy’s most important art collections, featuring works by Caravaggio, Raphael and Piero della Francesca.
Distance: 20 minutes by metro (M2 Gioia → M2 Lanza)
📍 Museo Poldi Pezzoli
A historic house museum featuring Renaissance paintings, antique weapons, porcelain and decorative arts.
Distance: 13 minutes by metro (M3 Repubblica → M3 Montenapoleone)
📍 Museo Bagatti Valsecchi
A Renaissance-style residence featuring original furnishings and artworks from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Distance: 15 minutes by metro (M3 Repubblica → M3 Montenapoleone)
📍 Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
An art collection featuring works by Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio and other Italian masters.
Distance: 17 minutes by metro (M3 Repubblica → M3 Duomo)
📍 Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano
Home to Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic fresco, *The Last Supper*.
Distance: 20 minutes by metro (M2 Gioia → M2 Sant’Ambrogio)
📍 Museo San Fedele
A small museum dedicated to contemporary sacred art.
Distance: 20 minutes by metro (M3 Repubblica → M3 Duomo)
📍 Museo Teatrale alla Scala
A collection of musical instruments, costumes, stage sets and historical archives from Teatro alla Scala.
Distance: 16 minutes by metro (M3 Repubblica → M3 Duomo)
📍 Museo della Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio
A collection of early Christian and medieval art.
Distance: 17 minutes by metro (M2 Gioia → M2 Sant’Ambrogio)
History, Archeology and Culture
📍 Castello Sforzesco
A large historic complex housing museums of ancient art, sculptures, furniture and musical instruments.
Distance: 14 minutes by metro (M2 Gioia → M2 Lanza)
📍 Museo Archeologico
A collection of Roman and prehistoric artefacts, with sections dedicated to ancient Milan.
Distance: 14 minutes by metro (M2 Gioia → M2 Lanza)
📍 Museo del Risorgimento
Tells the story of Italian unification through historical documents, paintings and memorabilia.
Distance: 15 minutes by metro (M3 Repubblica → M3 Montenapoleone)
📍 Museo Diocesano
An exhibition of sacred art and liturgical objects dating from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
Distance: 30 minutes by metro (M2 Gioia → M2 Sant’Ambrogio)
Science, Nature and Technology
📍 Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
Italy’s largest science and technology museum, featuring models of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions.
Distance: 18 minutes by metro (M2 Gioia → M2 Sant’Ambrogio)
📍 Museo Civico di Storia Naturale
Discover minerals, fossils, dinosaur skeletons, zoology and biodiversity.
Distance: 18 minutes by public transport (Tram 9 towards P.ta Genova M2, 4 stops)
📍 Leonardo3 Museum
Interactive exhibitions and working reconstructions of Leonardo da Vinci’s machines.
Distance: 15 minutes by metro (M3 Repubblica → M3 Duomo)
Design and Contemporary Arts
📍 Triennale Design Museum
A museum dedicated to Italian design, located inside the Palazzo dell’Arte, showcasing architecture, fashion and graphic design.
Distance: 20 minutes by metro (M2 Gioia → M2 Cadorna)
📍 Museo del Novecento
A museum dedicated to 20th-century art, featuring works by Boccioni, Fontana and other Italian artists.
Distance: 14 minutes by metro (M3 Repubblica → M3 Duomo)
📍 Galleria d’Arte Moderna (GAM)
A collection of Italian art from the 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring works by Hayez, Segantini and other artists.
Distance: 16 minutes by public transport (Tram 9 towards P.ta Genova M2, 3 stops)