Museums of Lombardy

Mantova - Museums

Museo Civico di Palazzo Te

Lonato - Museums

Museo Casa del Podestà-Fondazione "Ugo da Como"

The Casa del Podestà Museum - Fondazione “Ugo da Como” was founded around the fifteenth century and together with the Rocca complex and the former prisons constitutes the buildings managed by the homonymous Foundation. The Museum has approximately 52,000 volumes and several manuscripts and prints. Of particular interest are the letters of Ugo Foscolo dedicated to Countess Marzia Martinengo and several drawings by Tiepolo.

Chiavenna - Museums

Galleria Storica Civici Pompieri della Valchiavenna

The museum collects and exhibits artifacts of firefighting origin present from the beginning. The material was ordered to offer visitors the opportunity to evaluate the technical evolution of the various fire-fighting and rescue equipment during the first half of the 1900s. Among the exhibited pieces is the "MERA 3" hand pump, complete with transport wagon, supplied to the Chiavenna Fire Brigade from 1883 to the second post-war period, fortunately found in 1989 during a fire in a farmhouse. In addition to some accessories and service uniforms, the parade helmet of the Civic Firemen of Chiavenna (1889) is preserved. To recreate the atmosphere of the time, a typical peripheral service center was also set up, such as that of Chiavenna around the end of the 1930s. The Historical Gallery is completed by documents, photographs and relics, kindly made available by the local population. Finally, the Historical Gallery houses an impressive collection of fire vehicle models, self-built in 1:14 scale by a firefighter from Chiavenna. The collection, which currently consists of about 100 pieces.

Sondrio - Museums

Museo Storico Castello Masegra

The Historical Museum Masegra Castle of Sondrio, Valtellina, Lombardia, tells, in its three halls, history and key moments of domination of the Grisons region of Switzerland (Swiss canton).

Como - Museums

Tempio Voltiano

A tribute and recognition to the scientific work of the famous scientist Alessandro Volta. The temple has a collection of scientific instruments and objects belonging to Volta. It is one of the most visited museums in Como.

Sondrio - Museums

Museo Valtellinese di Storia e Arte

The Valtellina Museum of History and Art of Sondrio has been based since 1994 in the historic Palazzo Sassi de' Lavizzari, an austere sixteenth-century building donated by the owners to the Municipality in 1922 for cultural purposes. The collections of the Museum collect archaeological evidence from the prehistoric and Roman times and works able to offer an overview of the history of Valtellina art from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Monza - Museums

Museo e Tesoro del Duomo

The Museum and Treasure of the Cathedral of Monza preserves an invaluable collection of relics and works of art donated by the Lombard Queen Theodolinda to the Duomo of the city. Objects from the collections of the King of Italy, Berengario I, and the Visconti family are also part of the collection.

Mantova - Museums

Pinacoteca di Palazzo Ducale

The picture gallery of Palazzo Ducale is rich in paintings and other priceless objects, some of which survived the sale of the 1600s. Within the structure we can observe among the many, paintings made for monasteries and churches, such as “Gonzaga Family in Adoration of the Trinity” belonging to the year 1605 and many other paintings of the time.

Mantova - Museums

Museo di Palazzo Ducale

In the portion of the building open to the public can be visited the Hall of Sinopia, the courtyard of the Riding School and the Bridal Chamber.

Milan - Museums

Cenacolo Vinciano

The Museum is entirely dedicated to the renowned work of Leonardo Da Vinci: The Last Supper. The painting is located in the Refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie and was commissioned to Leonardo by Ludovico il Moro in 1494. The great artist took three years to complete it, using a new technique for the fresco.

Milan - Museums

Pinacoteca di Brera

The Brera Art Gallery is located inside the Palazzo Brera, it was founded in 1776 by Maria Theresa of Austria. It was created to present a collection of the heritage of ancient and modern art. Currently, the art gallery houses paintings and drawings by artists of the last century. Admission to the art gallery is free of charge.

Pavia - Museums

Musei Civici del Castello Visconteo

The Civic Museums of Pavia are located at the Visconti Castle. The museum structure includes different sections: archaeological, Lombard, Romanesque and Renaissance, modern sculpture and Gipsotheque. The Visconti Castle houses the Pinacoteca Malaspina, the Art Gallery of the '600-'700, the Quadreria of the 1800s and the Morone Collection. In addition, they are part of the civic museums, the Museum of the Risorgimento and the L. Robecchi Bricchetti Museum.

Milan - Museums

Museo della Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio

The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio also known as the minor Roman basilica is one of the oldest churches in Milan, the second for its importance. It belongs to the early Christian and medieval times. The Museum was founded in 1949, and is placed in three rooms, where sacred vestments and liturgical objects from various eras are exhibited that document the history of the Basilica.

Milan - Museums

Museo d'Arte e Scienza

The Museum of Art and Science is located at the Sforzesco Castle. It was founded in 1990 by the will of the German physicist, Gottfried Matthaes. The Museum is located in six rooms, and inside it houses a large collection of Buddhist and African art. It was born to collect and enhance foreign art and culture through paintings, sculptures, tapestries and carpets. The museum is available to the public.

Brescia - Museums

Museo "Rivarossi" dei Treni in Miniatura

At the museum there is a large collection of miniature trains: from the first models built to the recent ones. Inside, we can find a variety of trains: about five thousand models. A collection of American models should be highlighted.

Milan - Museums

Museo Luciano Minguzzi

The Luciano Minguzzi Museum, founded in 1930, is located in a 17th century building. It houses sculptures, models and various works by the Bolognese artist from whom it takes its name.

Milan - Museums

Pinacoteca Ambrosiana

The Pinacoteca Ambrosiana is in the building where the headquarters of the famous Biblioteca Ambrosiana, was founded by Federico Borromeo in 1621 to combine its existing library, and initially began as an academy of painting and sculpture.

Chiavenna - Museums

Parco Archeologico-Botanico del Paradiso e Museo Archeologico della Valchiavenna

The botanical-archaeological park of Paradiso is made up of two hills, the "Paradiso" and the "Castellaccio", which are located on the eastern edge of Chiavenna in a magnificent panoramic position, both over the city and the surrounding area. The two hills, separated by the deep crack of the "Caurga" (ancient Roman ollàre stone quarry), are connected by a daring walkway and crossed by a dense network of well-equipped paths that allow an easy visit and ascent to the most high. There are numerous attractions that justify a visit, in fact on the two cliffs there are concentrated: singular environmental, geological and landscape aspects, botanical varieties of flowers and plants, with rare species and exotic vegetation; various archaeological and historical remains such as the ruins of the old walls and the fortress; artistic and architectural artefacts in soapstone, flooring in "botòn" (scraps of soapstone turning). Inside the Torrione there is the naturalistic section of the Valchiavenna Museum in which geo-mineralogical and faunal installations are presented that illustrate the natural environment of the valley. In the building at the entrance to the ollàre stone quarry, it is possible to find the Archaeological Museum of Valchiavenna on the first floor. During the visit to the rooms it is possible to "walk" in the millennial history of Chiavenna and its Valley. We are accompanied along the path by didactic panels, reconstructive drawings of scenarios and landscapes and, above all, the finds, objects that directly from the past are able to tell us about the life, work and beliefs of those who lived in these places over the centuries.

Chiavenna - Museums

Museo del Tesoro

It is located in the charming collegiate church of San Lorenzo. It preserves a vast set of vestments and sacred furnishings. Main piece: “Peace of Chiavenna” covered with a twelfth century evangelary in embossed gold, gems, pearls and enamels, medieval masterpiece.

Chiavenna - Museums

Mulino Moro di Bottonera

The mill of the former Moro pasta factory is located in Bottonera, the artisan district of Chiavenna, built in the 19th century in the upper part of the village and represents an important work of industrial archeology. It was Carlo Moro who gave life to the pasta factory. The foundation dates back to 1868, although as early as 1851 the Chiavenna Chamber of Commerce reported the presence of a "non-sweet pasta factory", known as "wheat mill and pasta factory" in 1890. The complex has come down to us almost intact. The mill was in operation day and night and the work, distributed over three shifts, was coordinated by a chief miller who, with a team of workers, supervised the operation of the machines and the loading into the bags of processing products: flour, bran, flour and half grains.

Lonato - Museums

Museo Civico Ornitologico

The Ornithological Civic Museum was inaugurated in 1996. It exhibits about three hundred specimens that are part of the Collection of the Municipality of Lonato, purchased in 1979 by the “Don Calabria” Institute. The museum structure expanded in 2000 with the addition of windows with Brazilian birds and migratory birds from Lake Garda.

Gavardo - Museums

Museo Archeologico della Valle Sabbia

The Museum houses the exhibits coming from the Valle Sabbia, from the stilts of Lucone di Polpenazze, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and from the Roman necropolis of Salò: cave bears, pyrogae, mythological water bottles and more.

Gardone Riviera - Museums

Il Vittoriale degli Italiani

Desenzano del Garda - Museums

Museo Archeologico "Giovanni Rambotti"

The museum was established during the 90s, and took its name in honor of Giovanni Rambotti, the famous personality of the '800. In the interior there is a large collection of archaeological finds dating from prehistory, especially the bronze era. The most famous piece of the museum is the Plough of Lavagnone (2000 BC), a wooden object from the civilization of Polada.

Brescia - Museums

Museo Diocesano d'Arte Sacra

The Museum was opened in 1978 by Luigi Mostabilini, Catholic bishop. Inside it houses a large collection of sacred works of art coming from the Brescia territory, well organized into sections: the gallery, the goldsmiths, the illuminated codes and the liturgical fabric. The Museum is managed by the Diocese of Brescia and is available to all interested parties.

Brescia - Museums

Musei Civici: Museo Romano

The Roman Museum, located in the ancient Capitolium, was opened in 1998. Located in an area of great archaeological importance, the structure presents a vast teaching material for the history of the area. You can admire and study closely the typical Roman dwelling in addition to the noble residences of the Middle Ages, the ancient temple (I century AD) and many other structures of ancient origins. Currently, the Museum is closed for reasons related to a renovation.

Camerata Cornello - Museums

Museo dei Tasso e della Storia Postale

The Museum of Tasso and Postal History is divided into four sections, where the documents of the postal activity of the Tasso family are kept as well as postal history in general. Great value piece is a letter franked with the famous Penny Black stamp.

Villa d'Alme' - Museums

Museo Civico Naturalistico "Severo Sini"

The “Severo Sini” Natural Museum was founded in 1973 by the naturalist and passionate about natural sciences, Mr. Sini. The Museum houses a large number of minerals, fossils, animals and herbs, collected since 1947. A beautiful malacological section contains shells from the seas around the world.

Basella - Museums

Museo Africano

The African Museum is located inside the rooms of the convent of Basella di Urgnano, built in 1984 by the Passionists. The Museum exhibits objects from schools and craft workshops in Kenya and Tanzania.

Almenno San Bartolomeo - Museums

Museo del Falegname "T. Sana"

The Carpenter Museum was inaugurated on 20 June 1987 within the company complex. Its founder was Tino Sana, who wanted to tell the story of his trade. The history of the carpenter is narrated with the shops that present the various crafts of woodworking, with vintage equipment and machinery built of wood and with lathes from 1600, 1700 and 1800. The museum also contains a rich exhibition of bicycles, such as the wooden ones of the 800-900, as well as jerseys and trophies by Felice Gimondi, a former Italian road cyclist and sports director to whom the salon.

Sondrio - Museums

Museo Mineralogico - Collezione "F. Grazioli"

The Flavio Grazioli Mineralogical Museum is located in the municipality of Sondrio. It is one of the most important civic museums in Italy. It was established in 1991 to promote knowledge of the geological and mineralogical environment. The Museum exhibits a large collection of minerals, rich in more than 460 species and about 12,000 samples of minerals.

Bormio - Museums

Museo Mineralogico e Naturalistico

The Mineralogical and Naturalistic Museum was opened in 1972. The largest collection that presents all the secrets of nature through a map showing the treasures of the mountains of Sondrio is that of Edy Romani with more than 14,000 crystals and minerals. At the Museum you can also admire curated naturalistic reconstructions and the workshop with the stone cutting machine.

Teglio - Museums

Palazzo Besta

This building was built in 1433 by Azzo I Besta and represents one of the most important Lombard Renaissance residences. It is a typical example of Renaissance architecture Patrizia Lombard. All rooms on the first floor are frescoed with mythological motifs, while the “Antiquarium Tellinum” museum is built on the ground floor.

Varese - Museums

Villa Mirabello

The construction of the building began in the 18th century and takes its name from the hill where it is located. It has an English-style garden that preserves very rare trees such as the centuries-old cedar of Lebanon. Today it is home to the Civic Museum of Varese. Inside the archaeological museum you can observe the ``mummy of the museums of Varese ``, still under study, taken care of by the Institute of Anatomy and Pathological Histology of the University of Pisa. Among the findings of the culture of Golasecca can be noted the tomb of the Warrior of Sesto Calende.

Cremona - Museums

Museo Civico Stradivariano

The museum dates back to 1893, when some finds by the musician Antonio Stradivari were accepted through a private donation from Giovanni Battista Cerani. The museum has always relied on private donations. It is important to mention the donations of the renowned collector Alessandro Cozio. Many arched and pinch instruments from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries are part of the museum.

Cremona - Museums

Collezione di Violini di Palazzo Comunale

In the hall of the Palazzo Comunale di Cremona you can admire nine precious musical instruments, among which the violin of Charles IX of France dated 1566, the viola by Antonio and Gerolamo Amati, Antonio's violin Stradivari and the violin by Enrico Ceruti.

Cremona - Museums

Museo Civico "Ala Ponzone"

The Civic Museum is located at Palazzo Affaitati, built in the '500 in the city center. The Museum reserves sculptures and parts of frescoes from the 15th century. In the local painting gallery of the 16th century you can admire works that testify to the transit to the new Renaissance form. The 'San Domenico' room houses the works of the '600. In the other rooms you can also admire collections of elements belonging to the application arts. In the second floor, there are works from the second half of the 19th century until the 20th century.

Cremona - Museums

Museo Berenziano

The museum was opened in 1913 by Monsignor Angelo Berenzi and has three sections: the archaeological, historical-naturalistic and artistic one. In the museum we can admire paintings, drawings and engravings, wood and terracotta works, hard stones, excavation objects, coins and medals, autographs and commemorative objects.

Como - Museums

Museo Storico Giuseppe Garibaldi

The building dates back to the XV century and is attached to the Palace Giovio by twosteps that form a unified path. Interesting are the sections including the Renaissance,Contemporary History and Ethnography.

Como - Museums

Civico Museo Archeologico Paolo Giovio

The Museum was inaugurated in 1897, the collections include archeology 800, prehistory and early history, the Roman period, the Middle Ages and a library specializing in the archaeological sector.

Como - Museums

Museo Archeologico "Paolo Giovio"

Located within the city High School. The collection is varied: antiques, curios and scientific instruments. A journey through the Egyptian collection, during the prehistoricand proto-historic age, Roman and Medieval period.

Como - Museums

Museo Didattico della Seta

Open to public since 1990, this wonderful museum houses the textile tradition of Como.There are on display: tools, objects, machines and samplers. You can see thereconstruction of historical teaching of silk.

Bergamo - Museums

Museo di Scienze Naturali "E. Caffi"

The Museum was opened in 1918, and was named after Enrico Caffi, his first director. It is a large collection of specimens of a lepidotterological, ornithological, malacological character, in addition to a vast teaching material. Inside you can admire closely exhibitions from the world of zoology, paleontology, geology and many other scientific research. Today, the museum is open for all interested parties.

Bergamo - Museums

Museo Storico della Città

The Historical Museum of Bergamo is located in the convent of San Francesco, within which we can find remarkable testimonies of Bergamo's Risorgimento history, starting from the mid-17th century until World War II. In addition, the Museum offers ample space for temporary exhibitions and exhibitions and is also an educational place where various studies and research are carried out.

Brescia - Museums

Musei Civici: Museo del Risorgimento

The Museum brings together the documents and objects from the period between 1789 (French revolution) and 1870 (taking of Rome). The Museum had several locations, since 1959 it has been headquartered at the great Mile in Castello which was also inaugurated in October 2005. The museum contains a number of documents that testify to the period of the French Revolution given its importance for Brescia.

Brescia - Museums

Museo "Ken Damy" di Fotografia Contemporanea

The Museum was founded in 1990 by Ken Damy, a well-known photographer who, thanks to the experience gained in the most prestigious photo galleries, chose to promote the art of photography for himself, transforming the gallery in cultural association. Inside, the international art scene covers over 500 square meters over 8 exhibition halls. The museum hosts approximately 40 exhibitions per year by international artists.

Brescia - Museums

Museo d'Arte Moderna-Associazione Arte e Spiritualità

The museum presents about 4500 works inside it. It is divided into several sections in which paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphics created by Italian and foreign artists are exhibited. Most of the works belong to the '900. The museum is very accurate to the smallest detail.

Brescia - Museums

Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo

The Art Gallery is housed in Palazzo Martinengo da Barco. First, this art gallery was housed in Palazzo Tosio and then changed its headquarters in 1908. The museum consists of 25 rooms that show the history of Brescia art with works by Lotto del Romanino and Raphael. In addition, in the museum we can also admire contemporary works.

Brescia - Museums

Museo Nazionale della Fotografia del Cinefotoclub

The most important theme museum, not only in Italy, but throughout Europe. In the whole we find photographs by famous authors, ancient cameras, rooms. We can see more than 8,000 volumes dedicated to photography and cinematography. Every year the Museum organizes photographic competitions.

Brescia - Museums

Museo Mille Miglia

Based on initiative of the 'Automobile Club of Brescia and some fans of the Mille Miglia is intended to introduce one of the world's most important and beautiful racing competition.

Pavia - Museums

Museo di Mineralogia e Petrografia

The Museum of Mineralogy and Petrography is located at the Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Pavia. It was created in the 18th century by Lazzaro Spallanzani, Paolo Sangiorgio and other mineralogy enthusiasts. The museum offers the public a rich collection of minerals (sulfates, silicates) and petrography.

Mantova - Museums

Museo Civico d'Arte

It was born in 1962. The history of the museum is linked to the Academy of Fine Arts. Collections are preserved with historical and cultural and artistic works by artists from Modena. It is divided into two sections, an archaeological-ethnological one and the historical and artistic one.

Mantova - Museums

Museo dell'Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana

The Museum of the Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana is a historical museum with an archive and library; it is one of the seven academies present throughout Italy, built around the 1500s and open to the public. In it there is a scientific theater and houses surgical irons from the 18th century.

Mantova - Museums

Museo Storico dei Vigili del Fuoco

The historical museum of the fire brigade located in Mantua, whose access is located at the entrance of the Piazza Arche, houses all the vehicles (including nautical and amphibians) brought to the restoration by the firefighters themselves during the hours free. The historical museum can be visited on Saturday and Sunday and on public holidays from 9:30am to 12:30pm and from 2:30pm to 7:30pm. For the visit of schools and groups of visitors, the other days of the week are always and only with reservation.

Mantova - Museums

Museo Archeologico Nazionale

The National Archaeological Museum is located in the former Cocoon Market in Piazza Castello and is undergoing restoration since it must be adapted to the future needs of the museum itself. It is arranged in three floors that interest, the prehistoric era until the early Middle Ages and, part is dedicated entirely to Mantua. Walking along the ground floor, tourists can observe various materials recovered during archaeological excavations carried out in the city.

Mantova - Museums

Museo Tazio Nuvolari

Borgo Mantovano - Museums

Museo del Po

Milan - Museums

Museo Navale Didattico

The Educational Naval Museum has recently been incorporated by the National Museum of Science and Technology. Inside it, the best known naval weapons are kept starting from the bombs used in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, up to the cannons of the Last World War. The Museum also houses a collection of about two hundred models of the Italian Navy from 1861 to today, as well as a series of historical instruments.

Milan - Museums

Civico Museo d'Arte Contemporanea

Milan - Museums

Museo Collezione G. Lorenzi

The Giovanni Lorenzi Collection Museum was founded in 1929 by Giovanni Lorenzi. The Museum collects and presents the work done by Giovanni Lorenzi after years of experience as a garzone from Arezzo. It is located in the heart of the Monte Napoleone district, in the center of Milan where the shop is also located. Inside the museum houses a large collection of safety razors, almost 3700 models dating back to World War I.

Milan - Museums

Museo del Profumo

The Perfume Museum houses a large collection that consists of single-dose products, dating from 1900 to today. The Museum exhibits the most important collections of perfumes and the world's perfumery production.

Milan - Museums

Museo della Permanente

The Permanent Museum is located inside the Palazzo della Permanente. The building was designed by the architect Luca Beltrami, in neoclassical style, with collections of works from the last nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Within the Museum there are monographic exhibitions, themes and historical exhibitions. The museum is available to the public.

Milan - Museums

Galleria d'arte Moderna

The Gallery of Modern Art is located in the luxurious Villa Reale. It hosts great masterpieces by Italian and European artists such as Andrea Appiani, Tranquillo Cremona, Francesco Hayez and many others. It is known internationally and certainly deserves to be visited.

Milan - Museums

Museo della Fondazione Bagatti Valsecchi

The Bagatti Valsecchi Foundation is a house-museum entirely curated by the two brothers Fausto and Giuseppe Bagatti Valsecchi at the end of the nineteenth century. The interior rooms are very faithful reconstructions of the rooms of the Barons' house. Very special and lavish are the bedroom and the living room with the walls fully decorated.

Milan - Museums

Museo di Storia Contemporanea

The Contemporary Museum of Milan is located in Palazzo Morando. The building dates back to the 18th century. It was owned by the Attendolo Bolognini family, who in 1945 donated the building to the city of Milan. The Museum was inaugurated in 1963, and today houses a collection that presents reality through works of art, with paintings and sculptures.

Milan - Museums

Museo Civico di Storia Naturale

The Civic Museum of Natural History in Milan was established in 1838, at the behest of the naturalist Giuseppe De Cristoforis. It is one of the most important naturalistic museums in Europe. The Museum is located in three rooms covering Italian environments, parks and nature reserves. The Museum presents an exhibition of Natural History dedicated to zoology and the main natural environments. In 1986, an African archaeology study center was also created inside the museum.

Milan - Museums

Museo Ernesto Treccani

The Ernesto Treccani Museum was created in 1986 by the Corrente Foundation. It was born to collect and enhance the work and artistic life of Ernesto Treccani. The Museum contains about 248 works, and inside there are paintings, sculptures, ceramics and graphic works. The museum is available to the public.

Milan - Museums

Museo Studio Francesco Messina

The Francesco Messina Museum was created in 1974 by the City of Milan, in honor of the Sicilian artist, Francesco Messina. It is located inside the ancient deconsecrated church of S. Sisto. The Museum houses about eighty sculptures and thirty works in paper.

Milan - Museums

Galleria d'Arte Sacra dei Contemporanei - Villa Clerici

Founded in 1955 by Bellini Dandolo in the halls of the prestigious Villa Clerici in Niguarda area is the first gallery of contemporary sacred art in Italy.

Milan - Museums

Museo del Risorgimento

The Museum of the Risorgimento was opened to the public in 1885, and is located in the Palazzo Moriggia. It was born from a series of testimonies on the Risorgimento found for the Turin Exhibition in 1884. In the gallery we find documentations of history ranging from 1796 to 1870. It collects various works of art such as rare objects, frescoes, illustrations, and material that lead us to the war of independence.

Milan - Museums

Museo Poldi Pezzoli

The Poldi Pezzoli Museum was established in 1881, by the nobleman Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli. Inside the rooms of the museum is exhibited the enormous artistic heritage of Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli. The majestic collection contains objects such as: furnishings, paintings, sculptures, weapons, watches, porcelain, carpets and tapestries, furniture and goldsmiths.

Milan - Museums

Museo Inter & Milan

In the historical Meazza stadium, home of the two Milan's football teams, you can visit this unique museum that tells the story of Inter and Milan.

Milan - Museums

Museo del Duomo

A museum of twenty rooms that collects the history and artistic works of the Cathedral of Milan. It was inaugurated in 1953. Here you can appreciate the works of sanctuary, graphics, paintings and sketches in clay.

Milan - Museums

Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia

Opened in 1953 with an exhibition on Leonardo Da Vinci, it aims to safeguard the scientific and technological heritage. Of great importance in Italy, it also houses a collection of machine models made ??from drawings by Da Vinci.

Milan - Museums

Galleria d’Arte Moderna GAM

Set in Villa Reale; it collects works by artists such as Andrea Appiani; Giuseppe Bossi;Antonio Canova; Francesco Hayez. But these are only a few names. It boasts a fine collection of the municipal art from the nineteenth century.

Milan - Museums

Museo Teatro alla Scala

Located inside of the Teatro alla Scala, it was established in 1913. There is a great collection of costumes, letters of composers, musical instruments, and other collections. Its library houses over 45,000 volumes.

Milan - Museums

Museo Diocesano

The Diocesan Museum of Milan was founded in 2001 by the Archdiocese of Milan. It was created to collect and enhance the public an exhibition of the artistic heritage of sacred art through frescoes and works dating back to the fourth and 21st centuries. In addition, sculptures, documents, goldsmiths, prayers and old church ornaments are exhibited in the museum. The museum is available to the public.

Milan - Museums

Museo Zucchi Collection

Milan - Museums

Fondo "U. Mursia"

The gallery is located at the National Science Museum and collects a large series of objects, handmade and nautical products. We also find artifacts such as shells, carved sperm whale teeth and ostrich grapes, all decorated by hand by sailors. In addition to this, it also contains seven beautiful wooden statues which were placed on the stern of the boat. These sculptures are called figurehead, and they belong to the 19th century.

Milan - Museums

Museo Popoli e Culture

The Museum of People and Culture in Milan was founded in 1862 by the missionaries, and opened to the public only in 1910. Inside we can admire a large collection of objects of art and everyday life from Asian countries, in particular those coming from China. The museum is available to the public.

Milan - Museums

Museo del Giocattolo e del Bambino

More than two thousand pieces are exhibited in the windows at child height of this museum. But more than quantity, it is the quality of the objects on display that are chosen with extreme care and that are arranged in such a way as to develop a story and stimulate the imagination of children. The toys on display date back to the 18th century until the 20th century. Of great importance are also the educational workshops where children have the opportunity to build a toy.

Milan - Museums

Museo della Basilica di Santa Maria della Passione

The Museum of the Basilica of Santa Maria della Passione presents to the public a testimony of the religious art heritage. The Museum is located inside the church of Santa Maria. It was built in 1486, in Baroque style and decorated by the painter Ambrogio Bergognone.

Milan - Museums

Museo di Arte Paolo Pini

The Paolo Pini Art Museum is located inside the former Paolo Pini Psychiatric Hospital in Milan. A museum is dedicated to contemporary art, it was created in 1993 by Teresa Melorio, Enza Baccei and the Department of Mental Health of the Niguarda Ca 'Granda Hospital. It was opened to the public in 1995, and exhibits the ideas of professional artists and people suffering from psychic distress. Inside the Museum we find a collection of international level that houses the works of over 140 artists.

Medole - Museums

Civica Raccolta d'Arte

The Civic Art Collection was founded during the seventies to collect the works of local artists, with particular attention to the artists who worked in Clarism. The museum site also hosts temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.

Merate - Museums

Museo di Storia Naturale

The Museum of Natural History of Merate was built by Professor Ambrosioni to collect the great naturalistic collection that was located in the former Manzoni College. The collections include a hundred different species, specifically those that are present on the territory. The Museum also exhibits some relics related to the history of Merate.

Mantova - Museums

Museo di Palazzo d'Arco

The Palazzo d'Arco museum located in Piazza d'Arco in Mantua, covers two floors: ground floor and first floor. On the ground floor visitors can observe the greenhouse, the archive, the exedra (sort of opening an interior wall), the theater, concierge, entrance hall, the yellow room, the empire room, chapel, hall caesari, anti-chapel and saddlery.

Grosio - Museums

Museo Civico di Villa Visconti Venosta

The Civic Museum of Villa Visconti is located in the home of the illustrious Visconti family. The Museum welcomes the donation of artistic works by the Marquise Marchioness Pallavicino Mossi and houses in the rooms canvases and cribs of great visual impact.

Dalmine - Museums

Museo del Presepio

The Nativity Scene Museum was established in 1974 by the first parish priest of Brembo, Don Giacomo Piazzoli. The exhibition is divided into two floors, where more than nine hundred cribs different by origin and age are exhibited. The fine collection includes cribs dating from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.

Gazoldo Degli Ippoliti - Museums

Museo delle Cere della Postumia

The Postojna Wax Museum is located in the beautiful Palazzo Ippoliti also known as Palazzo Castello. Part of this building is private, another is owned by the Municipality. The latter is used to present the Waxes. In the museum it is possible to observe about eighty life-size wax statues, presented in particular sets and with as many sound and light effects. In all, there are eight rooms.

Gallarate - Museums

Museo della Società di Studi Patri

Induno Olona - Museums

Civico Museo Insubrico di Storia Naturale

Collections of minerals and fossils are exhibited in the museum. There are about 6,700 finds, including minerals and fossils of fish, vegetables, crustaceans, reptiles found. The three specimens of Lariosaurus Valceresii and the Cave Bear dating back about 215 million years ago are also very important. In addition, there are also two other sections with 700 taxidermised animals from locally sourced and a photographic archive of 8000 slides.

Alta Valle Intelvi - Museums

Museo della Valle Intelvi

The Diocesan Museum of the Intelvi Valley collects important documents and finds from the Val d'Intelvi. The Museum is structured in several sections: sculpture, goldsmith, painting, books, fabrics, drawings, religious events, prints, furniture, archival documents, work tools; literature, photography and newspapers. Among the most precious works is the ancient Cross-style, dating back to the Romanesque era, as well as the splendid statuettes of olive wood, the work of the great sculptor Ercole Ferrata from Pellia.

Laveno Mombello - Museums

Museo Internazionale Design Ceramico - Civica Raccolta di Terraglia

The International Ceramic Design Museum - Civic Collection of Terraglia is located in the interiors of the sixteenth-century rooms of Palazzo Perabò. The exhibition includes vases, plates, umbrella stands and table sets made between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by the excellent manufactures of Laveno Mombello.

Luino - Museums

Museo Ferroviario del Verbano

The Verbano Railway Museum is located in the old nineteenth-century garage of the locomotives of Luino. To make the Museum valuable is an impressive German locomotive BR 50 3673 built by the Borsig workshops in 1941, still working today. In addition, events and initiatives are organized periodically, such as vintage trips to Switzerland by the Verbano Express Association.

Luino - Museums

Museo Civico

The Paleontological Civic Archaeological Museum was founded in 1977. It is located in the beautiful Palazzo Verbania. It was established by the will of Pietro Astini. The Museum consists of a picture gallery, an archaeological section and a vast collection of fossils and minerals, all found in the area. School groups can make guided tours upon reservation.

Malnate - Museums

Museo di Scienze Naturali

The Museum of Natural Sciences, since 2007, is located in the rooms of Villa Braghenti. The materials on display, such as shells and fossils, are divided into eight sections according to specific issues. All objects are linked to the territory. In the Museum there is also a library where we can find all the books on specialization in archaeology and art history.

Mandello del Lario - Museums

Museo del Motociclo MOTO GUZZI

In Mandello del Lario there is one of the most interesting museums for fans of two wheels, the Motoguzzi museum. Located inside the factories where the production of the legendary 'Guzzi' began, it houses about 150 specimens including series motorcycles, sports bikes, experimental prototypes and engines. All exposed in a time path, testifying to the timeless all-Italian myth of two wheels that appreciates throughout the world. Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 3.00 p.m. — 4.00 p.m. free admission — guided tour. The museum will be closed on Monday, April 1

Manerba del Garda - Museums

Museo Civico della Valtenesi

Since 1973, the Civic Museum of Valtenesi has been located within the Visitor Center of the Archaeological Naturalistic Park of the Rocca. The exhibition is divided on two levels where archaeological, landscape and naturalistic finds from the territory of Manerba del Garda are hosted.

Pianello del Lario - Museums

Museo della Barca Lariana

The Lariana Barca Museum was inaugurated in 1982 in the premises of an old spinning mill. The exhibition is divided into fourteen rooms, where you can admire more than one hundred and sixty boats built on Lake Como. Among the most valuable boats there is a Venetian gondola and an English sailing boat called 'Cisco. '